B.A in Philosophy, M.P.A. with a concentration in health policy, PhD on the therapeutic application of psilocybin completed in 2023.
23 years in front line harm reduction, community health, mental health and addictions. I started as a prison outreach worker at the height of the AIDS epidemic, helped start a needle exchange program, then founded Street Health Centre, a multi-disciplinary community health centre for people facing multiple barriers to health, including homelessness and addiction. I have taught for 16 years at Canadian university, including Queen's (Introduction to the Study of Alcohol and Drug Problems) and University of Ottawa (Psychedelics, Politics and Harm Reduction). I am also Faculty in the Michener Institute Foundations of Psychedelic Psychotherapy Program.
I am now the Research Scientist for the Queen's Psychedelics Collaborative and the Lead Clinical Trial Therapist in our clinical trial of psilocybin for alcohol use disorder, Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University.
Experience
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2023–presentAdjunct assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Queen's Health Sciences
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2020–presentAssociate research scientist, Queen's Health Sciences
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2021–2022Postdoctoral fellow, Public Health Sciences, Queen's University
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2006–2021Adjunct assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University
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2020–2021Adjunct assistant professor, Department of Classical and Religious Studies, University of Ottawa
Education
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2023Queen's University, Doctor of Philosophy
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2002Queen's University, Master's of Public Administration
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