Rick Doblin | |
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Born | |
Alma mater |
New College of Florida (B.S., 1987) Harvard University (Ph.D., 2001) |
Occupation(s) | Founder and Executive Director, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) |
Known for | Psychedelic therapy, MAPS |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology, Public policy, Political science |
Thesis | Regulation of the medical use of psychedelics and marijuana (2001) |
Doctoral advisor | Frederic M. Scherer |
Richard Elliot Doblin (born November 30, 1953) is an American drug activist and executive who is the founder and former [1] executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).
After 37 years, Doblin stepped down as Executive Director of MAPS in February 2023, replaced by Kris Lotlikar. [1]
As director of MAPS, Doblin has given comment on the publicised serious allegations of sexual assault by MAPS-employed therapists engaging in a clinical trial trialling psychedelic MDMA as therapy for survivors of sexual assault. Four years after Meaghan Buisson submitted a formal complaint to MAPS regarding the series of incidents, Doblin defended the organisation failing to review all videos of the sessions, stating "This unethical sexual misconduct happened after the therapy was over … So that made us think that we didn't need to review the video." [2]