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Rosalind Stone (27 September 2024)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rosalind (Ros) Stone is a media strategist with 8+ years\u00b4 specialised experience in communications regarding psychedelic research and policy reform. Transfixed by the intertwining of policy, stigma and public perception, she co-hosts the language-focussed discussion series The Semantrix Sessions. She is currently Press Officer for Breaking Convention, and coordinates outreach for the Bass\u00e9 Root church and Onaya\u2019s new Psychedelic Mentorship Training programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Timmerman (18 October 2024)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chris Timmermann obtained his PhD in 2020, at the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London. He is currently a research fellow in the same university, where he leads the DMT Research Group, studying the mechanisms of action of the potent psychedelics N,N-DMT and 5-MeO-DMT. His empirical and theoretical work employs an interdisciplinary approach to the neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, and ethics of psychedelics, their relationship to consciousness and applications in mental health. The aim of his work is to explore altered states, such as psychedelics and meditation, to understand their contribution to the study of human consciousness and their impact on mental health. His work has been published in high-regarded scientific journals and covered by mass media outlets (BBC, CBC, Wired, The Times, New Scientist).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rosalind Mc Alpine (15 November 2024)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rosalind completed her BA in Experimental Psychology at Oxford University, followed by her MRes in Developmental Neuroscience at UCL\/Yale. She is currently completing her PhD in Mental Health Science at UCL, where her research focusses on investigating the neural and subjective effects of various psychedelic substances (5-MeO-DMT, psilocybin), in both research and retreat settings. She has a particular interest in psychedelic preparedness and the crossover between psychedelic science and contemplative practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Martha Newson (29 November 2024)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr Martha Newson is a cognitive anthropologist and Future Leaders Fellowship known for her work on group bonding, social identity, and the psychology of rituals. She has a particular focus on how these dynamics relate to extreme behaviours, such as those observed in football fan communities, prisons and rave culture, as well as in therapeutic and ritual contexts involving psychedelics. Martha is Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Greenwich, and Leader of the Changing Lives Lab Group at the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Luke (4 December 2024)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr David Luke is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Greenwich. His research focuses on transpersonal experiences, anomalous phenomena and altered states of consciousness, especially via psychedelics, having published more than 100 academic papers in this area, including thirteen books, such as Otherworlds: Psychedelics and Exceptional Human Experience<\/em>. When he is not running clinical drug trials with LSD, conducting DMT field experiments or observing apparent weather control with Mexican shamans he manages a small ancient woodland and is a cofounder and trustee of Breaking Convention: International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness. He lives life on the edge, of Sussex, England. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tehseen Noorani (13 December 2024)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tehseen Noorani studies the co-evolving epistemics, therapeutics & economics of extreme experiences. He is an interdisciplinary social scientist based in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, where he co-leads the project, Community Strategising about Psychedelic Therapy in Aotearoa<\/a>. Tehseen also convenes the Reimagining Psychedelic Trials working group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brian Stanton (17 January 2025)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Born, adopted and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Brian Stanton currently makes his living as a stage actor based in Los Angeles, California. He received his MFA in Acting at California Institute of the Arts. Beyond theatre, Stanton recently received a Certificate for Psychedelic- Informed Practice, Harm Reduction and Integration from Psychedelics Today\u2019s Vital Education Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Naina Eira (7 February 2025)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Naina is a scholar-practitioner of Vajray\u0101na Tantra and a psychedelics researcher at the University of Exeter, supervised by Dr Peter Sj\u00f6stedt-Hughes, Dr Leor Roseman, and Professor Celia Morgan. Her research explores Mapping Unitive States\u2014profound experiences of oneness\u2014through The View<\/em> (M\u0101dhyamaka and the N\u0101land\u0101 tradition), integrating phenomenology and ontology. She developed the Ved\u0101nta course in Exeter\u2019s postgraduate Psychedelics programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iryana Mosina (21 February 2025)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Iryana is a curious and restless explorer of the world in its most intriguing expressions – culture, art, science, human psyche, and altered states of consciousness. She is a researcher passionate about psychedelic education. She is a raver actively engaged with diverse psycare and harm reduction services in care for vulnerable people in substance-induced distress. Her main research interests involve psychedelics, recreational settings, intentions in the psychedelic space, and harm reduction strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Darren Le Baron (7 March 2025)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Darren is a knowledgeable and dynamic speaker who is passionate about sharing his research and findings on ethnomycology, ancient African plant medicines and their various applications.  He is a member and presenter at the London Psychedelic Society, a chair and Breaking Convention committee member. He is also a regular presenter at the Detroit Psychedelic Conference, All Things Fungi, Ozora, Noisily and Lightning in a Bottle Festivals, as well as numerous gatherings around the world sharing his extensive research on psychedelics and how they can help support humanity in the here and now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Simon Ruffell (21 March 2025)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Simon Ruffell is trained across three modalities: Western medicine (as a medical doctor specializing in psychiatry), research psychology (with a PhD in Amazonian ayahuasca and mental health), and traditional plant medicine (as a student of curanderismo). He is the Chief Medical Officer of MINDS (Multidisciplinary Investigation into Novel Discoveries & Solutions), a nonprofit research organization exploring the potential of psychedelics and consciousness practices to explore the science of breakthrough insights for humanity\u2019s greatest challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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James Collins (13 June 2025)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

James Collins, MPhil, MBACP, GMBPsS, is a trainee counselling psychologist completing his DCPsych at the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (NSPC), London, where his research focuses on how individuals make sense of profound psychedelic experiences, particularly with 5-MeO-DMT, utilising Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. As former Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Awakn Life Sciences, James established Europe’s first chain of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy clinics, scaling operations across six countries and securing regulatory licenses for ketamine-assisted therapy targeting anxiety, depression, PTSD, eating disorders, and addiction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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