Meet the team
Contributors
Richard Knowles is faculty at Sofia University and teaches classes on psychology and consciousness studies. He is also a licensed psychologist and works as a psychotherapist in a local clinic. As a researcher, his topics of inquiry include consciousness studies, altered states of consciousness, psychedelic studies, and anomalous cognition. He currently works in the Trans Tech Lab at Sofia University as a post-doc researcher, and also for the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies as a lead adherence rater for their MDMA-assisted psychotherapy research treating PTSD. He is proud to serve as principal investigator of this LSD microdosing study, and wishes to foster psychedelic research of all types.
Born Bogota, Colombia, Diego earned his Bachelors degree of Science in Psychology from The University of Canberra, Australia. He currently resides in Melbourne and devotes his time to working in the Community Mental Health sector while also completing his Masters degree in Transpersonal Psychology with Sofia University. Diego has developed a deep interest in traditional medicines and a shares a passion for the field of psychedelic studies. He is dedicated to furthering research into substances that have the potential to benefit those who are in great need of healing. In his spare time, Diego enjoys spending time with his partner, reading, studying and practising Buddhism.
Michael Doty is a psychotherapist, researcher, and artist. Michael exhibited a keen interest in studying consciousness from a young age, often using methods such as hanging upside down, merry-go-rounds, and sensory deprivation using himself and his brothers as test subjects. His formal entry in studying consciousness came as an undergraduate at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, where he double majored in psychology and philosophy, studying the role of psychedelics in Taoism and Buddhism, as well as the impact of spirituality on alcohol consumption. After receiving his master’s in counseling psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, Michael began working as a psychotherapist, specializing in the use of expressive arts therapy to foster personal growth. Michael is currently finishing coursework for his PhD at Sofia University, where he is studying the therapeutic benefits of psychedelic medicine.
Liz earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Seton Hall University, and a Master of Arts in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Her main goal and purpose have been to contribute to the new frontier in our scientific understanding of consciousness and spirituality. She has hands-on experience in the field of parapsychology, working for The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), and as a research assistant for the ACES Study (Anomalous Cognition with Electromagnetic Shielding). Her most current role was as an admissions counselor for Sofia University, home of The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Elizabeth is driven and dedicated towards revolutionizing our understanding of ourselves and our place in the universe.
Megan graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Michigan State University. She is currently a research coordinator at the Michigan State University Clinical Psychophysiology Lab and focuses heavily on EEG techniques. Megan has been invested in the field of psychedelic science from a young age and is interested in the neural mechanisms of how psychedelics interact with memory, emotion, and trauma. Specifically, she aims to understand how brain activity during the psychedelic state can help maximize healing in the therapeutic context and how this can be applied to individuals suffering from PTSD. In her free time, she enjoys spending time in nature, playing guitar and singing, and having deep conversations about spirituality and life. Megan plans to apply to clinical Ph.D. programs this coming year.
If you think you qualify for this study please email our Principal Investigator Dr. Richard Knowles
drrichardknowles@gmail.com