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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Teaching at the Intersection of Psychedelics & Design
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DESIGN CHALLENGE
How might we explore the role of design in building out the psychedelic ecosystem?
DESIGNIMPACT
First, convince, then... build and teach Stanford University’s first-ever course on psychedelic medicine and design.
Partner with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) to allow students to explore how both licensed and traditional (underground) practitioners might integrate into a formalized healthcare landscape.
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Voices from across the psychedelic ecosystem — clinicians, paliative care providers, therapists, lawers, policy makers, indigenous wisom keepers, mystics, business people, regenerative economics, artists — in a 10 week course.
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Interdisciplinary students from each one of Stanford’s seven schools.
Guest Speakers
Dr. Giancarlo Glick
Psychiatrist, Stanford
Dr. J. Christian Greer
Harvard Divinity School / Stanford Lecturer
Ayize Jama-Everett
Starr King School for the Ministry
Patricia James
Medicine Woman
William Brewer
Author, Stanford Lecturer
Bennett Zelner
Economist, University of Maryland
Ismail Ali, JD
Director of Policy & Advocacy, MAPS
Liana Gillooly
Strategic Initiatives Officer, MAPS
Dr. Joseph Barsuglia
Psychologist, Psychedelic Journeys
Dr. Joseph Barsuglia
Psychologist, Psychedelic Journeys
Tricia Eastman
Psychedelic Journeys
Dr. David Yaden
Johns Hopkins University, Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Krisna Trevor-Oswalt (East Forest)
Musician, Psychedelic Composer
Dr. BJ Miller
Palliative Medicine Physician, Founder of Mettle Health
Ladybird Morgan
Palliative Care Consultant, Mettle Health
Mariavittoria Mangini, PhD, FNP
Brian Muraresku
Author, The Immortality Key
Joe Moore
CEO, Psychedelics Today
Dr. Boris Heifets
Professor, Stanford University
Dayna West
Self-appointed Ambassador for the Renaissance of Psychedelic Medicine
Graham Pechenik
Founder, Calyx Law
Wendy Tucker
Shulgin Farm
Peter Vitale
Shulgin Farm
Reggie Harris
Oakland Hyphae
George Kembel
Founding Executive Director, Stanford d.school
Bernie Roth
Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
Student voices
“My interest was superficial. I saw psychedelics in the class description and was like, This sounds really cool, let's do it! ...it turned out to be so much deeper than I ever expected. When the speakers started talking about the emotional and physical preparation, and what’s required to go through a journey, I got a better grasp of what these compounds can actually do to help people.”
“It's been powerful seeing where my cohort and I can be held accountable when thinking of how experiences are delivered in the world. These compounds are part of systems just like the rest of healthcare. There are power dynamics and trust that needs to be considered.”
“I used to think there’s no way there’s ten weeks worth of information about psychedelics. Now I think it’s a huge, complex beautiful subject.”
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