Please join the CPDRE and the CBSC for this event, taking place on Thursday, November 9th at 6:00pm in Stillman Hall 100 on OSU’s Main Campus.

Panelists include:

• Dawn Davis: A mother, a wife, CEO of NativeSci LLC, co-editor of the Journal of Native Sciences, a founding member of Source Research Foundation, a Newe and a citizen of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. Dawn is an Indigenous Researcher and educator with a PhD in Natural Resources and Water Resources. Her research has focused on Peyote [Lophophora williamsii] decline and conservation efforts since 2006. Dawn has shared her research among Indigenous, academic, ethnobotanical, and psychedelic audiences nationally and internationally. 

• Mariah Delmindo-Moore: An Independently Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor with both a Gambling Treatment and Clinical Supervision endorsement from the state of Ohio. Mariah's educational accomplishments includes both a Bachelor's and Master's in the field of Psychology, a Post-Masters certificate in Teaching Psychology, and has completed her Doctoral coursework for her PhD in Psychology at Walden University. Mariah has over thirty years of experience in the field of human services. 

• Rafaelle Lancelotta: A PhD student at The Ohio State University College of Social Work studying the importance of human relationship in psychedelic therapy interventions. They received their Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Wyoming and worked for several years as a somatic-focused, trauma-informed counselor who has supported clients use of cannabis and ketamine to enhance the therapeutic process. They are passionate about increasing accessibility and responsible clinical applications of psychedelics/entheogens for under-represented populations. 

To celebrate its official opening this summer, the Center will be screening an Episode of the Netflix docuseries “How to Change Your Mind”, which focuses on the history and therapeutic potential of psilocybin. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Center’s director, Dr. Alan Davis. The event will take place on October 20th from 7-9 pm on Campus in Meiling Hall 160. Tickets are $5 and all proceeds will go towards funding future research at the Center. Click the button below for further details and to purchase tickets.