Authors
Dr Thomas is an assistant professor in the Henry J.N. Taub Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr Gitlin is the distinguished professor of clinical psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. He is currently the director of the Adult Division in the Department of Psychiatry, Medical Director of the Neuropsychiatric Behavioral Health Services and director of the Mood Disorders Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital.
Dr Yaden is the Griffiths Professor in Psychedelic Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. He is a research associate at the University of Oxford and the cofounder of the Hub at Oxford for Psychedelic Ethics (HOPE). He studies brief experiences with the potential for long-term positive impact. His current research at the Yaden Lab focuses on psychedelic experiences, including their risks, benefits, and mechanisms.
Ms Tobias holds an MS in psychosocial kinesiology from Oregon State University, where she focused her research on access to sport for women and girls. She currently serves on the development team at Coach Across America, supporting the mission to provide every child with a dedicated coach-mentor.
Dr Spada is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. She is an associate program director for the psychiatry residency program at UPMC. She is also codirector of the residency program’s Academic Administrator, Clinician Educator Track and codirector of the Women’s Mental Health and Reproductive Psychiatry Area of Concentration.
Dr Kruse is a forensic child and adolescent psychiatrist, and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan.
Dr Khan is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and serves as a staff psychiatrist at VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
Dr Gurvich is an associate professor at the HER Centre Australia, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University.
Dr Kaplan is a clinical associate professor in the School of Medicine at Western Sydney University, in Sydney, Australia.
Ms Asmar is a psychology PhD student at the University of Denver.
Ms Smith is a retired professional whose career included work in marketing and public service. She lives in Mississippi with her husband of 30 years and has been an active care partner throughout his journey living with bipolar 1 disorder. She is passionate about supporting families navigating mental health challenges and has been an active member of her local garden club for more than 35 years.
Dr Kruse is a forensic child and adolescent psychiatrist, and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan.
Ms Fleming is the communications manager for the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Mr Choi is a fourth-year medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a clinical research coordinator at the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University.
Ms Backman is a senior science writer/editor at Yale School of Medicine.
Dr Rains is a psychiatry resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dr Penberthy is the Chester F. Carlson Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences. She is also the associate director of the UVA Health Clinician Wellness Program and the codirector of the Effective Coping and Communication Skills for Clinicians Program.
Mr Drozek is the clinical director of the Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) Clinic at McLean Hospital. He also serves as a staff psychotherapist in the Gunderson Outpatient Program and the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction at McLean. He is a trainer and supervisor in MBT through the Anna Freud Centre in London, England, and a teaching associate in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr Hathaway is a PGY-3 resident at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York.