N. Neal Pike Scholar and Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law Academic Fellow Alumnus2008-2010 Paul Gillis-Smith is a program lead on psychedelics and spirituality, as part of the Transcendence and Transformation Initiative at the Center for the Study of World Religions. He is an alum of Harvard Divinity School (M.Div ’24), where he focused…
The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) Affiliated Researcher School of Psychology, University of Ottawa Tahlia R. Harrison is a licensed marriage and family therapist, researcher, and bioethicist. Tahlia holds an MA in Bioethics and Science Policy from Duke University and an MA in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy from Lewis and Clark Graduate School…
The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) Affiliated Researcher Executive Director of the People of Color Psychedelic Collective and 2022 Soros Justice Fellow Ifetayo Harvey is the Executive Director of the People of Color Psychedelic Collective (POCPC), which educates and builds community with people of color interested in psychedelics and ending the war on…
Psychedelic Use, Law, and Spiritual Experience (PULSE) Affiliated Researcher Lewis and Clark College Pilar Hernandez-Wolfe, Ph.D. is a Professor at Lewis & Clark College. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Professional Counselor, and approved clinical supervisor. She has taught, written, and conducted research in national and international contexts including her native Colombia and…
The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) Affiliated Researcher Board of Directors, Students for Sensible Drug Policy; Post-Bar Law Clerk, Manzuri Law Callie Hoffmann is a drug policy movement lawyer, organizer, and advocate. She advises entrepreneurs and healthcare practitioners at the forefront of the highly regulated and rapidly evolving psychedelic and cannabis industries on matters…
Fellow in Psychedelic Law and Spirituality Visiting Professor of Law, Roger Williams University School of Law Principal, Victoria Litman Law Victoria Grace Litman M.Div., J.D., LL.M. is a visiting professor at Roger Williams University School of Law, where she teaches Torts, Cannabis Law, and Psychedelics Law. She is also a Fellow in Psychedelic Law and…
Psychedelic Use, Law, and Spiritual Experience (PULSE) Affiliated Researcher Gruss Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School (Spring 2025) Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson is a field scholar at the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, and will be the Gruss Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School in Spring, 2025. He holds a Ph.D. in Jewish Thought from Hebrew…
The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) Affiliated Researcher Vanderbilt University Law School Robert Mikos is one of the nation’s leading authorities on federalism, separation and powers, and drug law and policy. He has published, consulted, and lectured extensively on competing approaches to regulating drugs and the struggles among federal, state, and local officials for…
The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) Affiliated Researcher Director of Drug Markets & Legal Regulation, Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) Distinguished Cannabis Policy Practitioner in Residence, Ohio State University Drug Enforcement and Policy Center Cat Packer is a leading expert on cannabis law and policy, dedicated to advancing equity in cannabis and broader drug policy…
The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) Affiliated Researcher William Leonard Pickard is a former research associate in neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, Harvard fellow in drug policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Deputy Director of the Drug Policy Analysis Program at UCLA. His 1996 prediction of the fentanyl epidemic was…
