The active dissertation study is on microdosed LSD — that’s the work in motion right now. A psilocybin follow-up is planned post-dissertation, under the same researcher. Drop your email and you’ll hear from us when it opens.
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Why Two Studies
A doctoral dissertation has to commit to a certain study direction. The ethics-approved protocol and the data-analysis plan are built around microdosing LSD — that’s where the research started and where it has to finish. Broadening the active study mid-stream isn’t an option without restarting the approval process.
So Study One is LSD. Study Two — the same questions, applied to microdosed psilocybin — is planned to follow under the same researcher. It will require a new protocol approved by the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Human Research Review Committee (HRRC).
What we can say: psilocybin microdosers are a real and growing share of the underground veteran community, and the qualitative experience deserves to be on the record. This waitlist is how we keep that community in the loop without overpromising.
Recruiting now. Ethics-approved doctoral research. Combat veterans (Operation Iraqi Freedom — OIF, Operation Enduring Freedom — OEF, and other recent eras) ages 21–50 with a PTSD diagnosis and microdosing LSD experience (with or without psilocybin). 80-minute interview, fully remote, completely confidential.
For veterans whose microdosing experience has been psilocybin only. Planned post-dissertation under the same researcher. New HRRC approval required before recruitment opens. No firm date. The waitlist is the way to be among the first contacted when it does.
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One email when the psilocybin study opens. Optional study updates between now and then — sometimes monthly, sometimes quieter. No marketing, no spam, easy to unsubscribe.
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One More Thing
If you’ve used both, the active study may be a fit for you right now. The 5-minute screening will tell you in plain English whether you qualify. No commitment to participate — eligibility check only.
Patrick Nienaber is an OIF combat veteran and CIIS doctoral candidate. The research is veteran-led, by design.
Study One is reviewed and approved by the CIIS Ethics Board. Study Two will go through the same process before recruitment opens.
Data is de-identified and never shared with federal agencies. Joining the waitlist creates no record tied to your service or benefits.
Selected for the Tillman Scholarship in 2023 for service-driven academic work. The mission outlasts the dissertation.