CU Denver Psilocybin Study

selection of mushroomsPARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH ON PSILOCYBIN ('magic') MUSHROOMS USE AMONG BIPOC (black, indigenous and other people of color) AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN COLORADO

This ethnographic and visual anthropology study is designed to learn more about patterns of psilocybin use, stigma reduction and indigenous knowledge about psilocybin.

Complete 1 Videotaped Interview (e.g., 60 minutes) about Psilocybin Use to Improve Wellness, Address Trauma or Increase Spiritual Development in Colorado and Receive Through Regular Mail a $50.00 King Soopers Gift Card (COMIRB #22-1797). 

Criteria for participation are that you are 21-75 years of age, have used psilocybin within the past 12 months, and self-identify as BIPOC or a member of a marginalized community who is unable or uninterested to pay for a psilocybin-assisted therapy session that costs between $200 and $1,500 in Colorado.

STEPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY

  1. Complete the eligibility e-form

  2. After study team members confirm your eligibility, review and complete the consent e-form

  3. Schedule a time and day for an in-person videotaped interview

  4. Prior to the in-person videotaped interview, complete the recording release e-form

Contact study team members with questions or if you need additional information 

Marty Otañez, Principle Investigator, Chair and Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, University of Colorado Denver, marty.otanez@ucdenver.edu

Mac Ervin, Research Assistant, Undergraduate Anthropology Student and Student Assistant in the Education Through Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (EURēCA!) Program, University of Colorado Denver, mckaylyn.ervin@ucdenver.edu