100 recorded interviews (up to 60 minutes each) with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) and low-income individuals in Colorado completed in the study from January 2023 to December 2024.
In 2025, Dr. Otañez and student research assistants are organizing and analyzing interview data, writing up findings and creating an archive of educational videos.
Details
“Psilocybin Use Among BIPOC Community Members in Denver” (COMIRB #22-1797)
Funds ($5,000.) provided the University of Colorado Denver College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Research Innovation Seed Program
Contact
Marty Otañez, Principle Investigator, Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, University of Colorado Denver, marty.otanez@ucdenver.edu (https://linktr.ee/otanezmg)
Mac Ervin, Research Assistant, Undergraduate Anthropology Student (graduated May 2024) and Student Assistant in the Education Through Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (EURēCA!) Program, University of Colorado Denver, mckaylyn.ervin@ucdenver.edu