Re: MAPS: Aspiring psychedelic researcher looking for guidance

[Jon Freedlander <jfreed1@xxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, PsilocyberSpore wrote:

> Hello, I will first start off by introducing myself.  My name is Tom and I am 20 years old.  I am currently a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island.  I am a psychology major with a minor in philosophy.  I am also involved with the honors program, as well as several on campus student organizations  I am a very serious student.  I am deeply interested in psychedelics and their potential for utilization in psychological treatment.  I have immersed myself in the literature regarding this topic for the past 3 or 4 years.  I recently joined MAPS, as I believe that it is a very important organization, and vital to the continuation of psychedelic research in this country.
>
> With that said, I was hoping that you fine folks on this list could give me some guidance as to how to most effectively pursue my goal of one day becoming a researcher in the field of psychology and studying these interesting chemicals and their potential benefits.  I am planning on attending graduate school as soon as I finish my undergraduate work here at URI.  Do any of you know of any graduate study programs in the country with professors who are interested in the topic of psychedelic research?  I would also appreciate any advice at all that you may have that could help me along the way to achieving my goals.


hi tom,


I am in a similar situation. I am currently attending the University of
MD, Baltimore County, and will be graduating this May with a B.A. in
psychology. I have had some difficulty locating graduate schools with
programs related to psychedelics. The University of Arizona has a Center
for Conciousness Studies, but as far as I know, it is not affiliated (at
least not directly) with the graduate school there. The University of
British Columbia has recently introduced an undergraduate philosophy
course on psychedelics, but i am not aware of this being including in any
of the graduate curricula. What I probably intend to do is attend a
graduate program in either Experimental Psychology or
Behavioural/Cognitive Sciences, and focus my thesis work on some aspects
of psychedelics. If you do find any graduate programs that are more
directly psychedelic oriented, I would be eternally grateful if you could
send me the contact info for them; and if i find any, I will gladly do the
same for you.

good luck! =)

_______________________________________________________________________________
Jon Freedlander
Research Assistant
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
www.maps.org

"Wisdom cannot be transmitted, it keeps you hanging on..."
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