Education & Training
San Francisco VA Healthcare System
University of California, San Francisco
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Clinical research fellowship (2019-2021)
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Clinical fellowship in substance use, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders (2018-2019)
St. Louis VA Healthcare System
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Clinical internship (2017-2018)
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Rotations: palliative care, geropsychology, combat PTSD, substance use disorders
Pacific University, School of Graduate Psychology
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PsyD in Clinical Psychology (2018)
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Health Psychology Track
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Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
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MA in Clinical Psychology (2015)
Syracuse University (2012)
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BA in Sociology, minors in Public Health and Gerontology
Research
My research interests involve mind-body medicine and the use of holistic therapies to address psychiatric concerns. I am particularly focused on non-ordinary states of consciousness and the effects of psychedelic medicines on cognition, health, and functioning. I have participated in planning and conducting clinical psilocybin trials, and have provided facilitation to participants in Usona Institute's FDA approved study of psilocybin therapy for major depression. I also received training from the Mutidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) to provide MDMA-assisted therapy to adults with PTSD and will soon be facilitating MDMA- and psilocybin-assisted therapy sessions in clinical trials at the Portland VA. I enjoy the creativity of clinical research and strive to contribute to the scientific understanding of novel, alternative approaches to psychiatric care.
*Please note that I do not condone the use of illicit substances outside of legally sanctioned and ethically responsible research studies or cultural ceremonies. I do not refer clients to sources for obtaining illicit substances.
