I was recently interviewed by @HuffPostLife about collective effervescence - what it is, what its benefits are, and why people should seek it out. #sociology #socialscience #psychology

Analysis of US college syllabi by the Open Syllabus project shows that bell hooks is assigned more than Aristotle, Judith Butler more than Plato, Edward Said more than than Kant, and Foucault more than everybody. (Thanks to Jon Shields for these comparisons.)

don't realize he provided an important theoretical and methodological framework for understanding how social learning influences psychedelic use and, notably, psychedelic experiences. I revisit this history to show how today's sociologists can meaningfully contribute to research.

The "second wave" of psychedelic culture and research is flourishing yet sociologists have yet to really engage its this social, cultural, scientific, and medical phenomena. Over 70 years ago Howard Becker paved the way for sociological research into drug use, yet many scholars..

New paper alert⚠️: "Becoming a Psychedelic User: Reflections on Howard Becker and the (Future) #Sociology of #Psychedelics." Published in @WileySociology (Sociology Compass). https://t.co/aolf427Ypv

West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate

The “@Harvard deserves it” crowd is missing the point: This isn’t just about Harvard. If the government can demand ideological litmus tests from them, what will schools—or nonprofits—with less power do when they're the ones on the chopping block?

My Community & Behavioral Health students (and our Dean) enjoying the weather and gearing up for the @SUNYPolyInst Research Showcase. We studied the impact of social media on students' mental health and campus culture. Got great insight from interviews and a survey!

@SciPsychedelics, @michaelpollan, @PsySciBerkeley, @PsychedelicSF, @CIIS_SF, @RCarhartHarris, @TrPR_Program, @ElliotMarseille , @thebandlab, @psybalazs,

people to talk to in the psychedelic space? Open for recommendations! Please and thanks!

I have been invited to give a talk on psychedelics and social connectedness at @UCBerkeley, at a conference run by @CalCogSci. It's been two years since I was in San Fran (when my partner and I rode bikes from there to Orange County!). Any recommendations on things to do or...

The time has come for another Summer of Love.

Highlighting my recent paper on collective effervescence and therapeutic community in group-based psychedelic-assisted therapy. Exploring group dynamics in psychedelic therapy https://t.co/sU2VGS5rTH @SUNYPolyInst

In psychedelic science, culture, and therapy, we are lacking in evidence and theories to explain what occurs in the most common contexts of psychedelic use: group-based, naturalistic, or retreat settings. In a new paper in @SHIjournal, I provide empirical evidence for the classic

@PsydelicsToday, @JHPsychedelics, @MAPS, @BeckleyResearch, @PsychedelicSci, @Imperial_PRG, @nctsn, @ptsdusa, @PsychToday, @UWTCRPS, #MentalHealth, @MHCHarvard, @PetrieFlom, @SciPsychedelics

literatures in the social sciences, humanities, trauma studies, and psychedelic-assisted therapy.

repressed and/or forgotten traumatic memories. This qualitative, interdisciplinary paper highlights the importance of the interconnections between trauma, memory, and autobiographical narrative in the reconstruction of the self in the process of healing. It brings together...

#PTSD brings a variety of invasive, recurring symptoms that are complicated and difficult to treat. This is especially the case when PTSD has resulted from sexual abuse in childhood. The classic psychedelics--psilocybin the focus here--can assist sufferers in revealing...

My new paper: Memory, trauma, and self: Remembering and recovering from sexual abuse in psychedelic-assisted therapy

I Was a Best-Seller. Then I Went Back to School.