Citizen Science Meets Cannabis!

Cannabis is one of the oldest medicinally used plants recorded in human history. Yet, even after all this time, there is still a heated public debate about what the exact benefits and risks of cannabis-use on well-being and mental health. The absence of good, reliable data is such an obstacle that in 2017, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommended that MORE research be conducted to better understand the effects of recreational and medicinal cannabis use.

Dr. Ceaser, a veteran of the US Armed Forces, is an expertly-trained clinical and cognitive neuroscientist dedicated to creating innovative tools for mental health treatments that improve daily functioning and quality of life. Combining his extensive training in mental health research (including research at the Clinical Brain Disorders Branch in the National Institute of Mental Health, clinical doctoral research at Washington University in St. Louis, and advanced research training as an Interdisciplinary Scholar at the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at the Stanford University School of Medicine), with entrepreneurial insight gained as a graduate from the Stanford Ignite program at the Graduate School of Business, Dr. Ceaser has an acute understanding of the intersection of mental health, integrative health care, and brain research. Dr. Ceaser’s insight will help center mental wellness in our studies of cannabis and well-being by leveraging his rich understanding of mental illness through the lenses of clinical psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

Dr. Karhson is a highly trained translational neuroscientist on a mission to bridge the gap in mental health research between preclinical bench-science and human applications for cannabinergic neuromodulators. Informed by her research training in biomedical engineering (Drexel University), cognitive neuroscience (Tulane University), and developmental neuropsychiatry (Stanford University School of Medicine) as well as patient-based self-advocacy organizations, Dr. Karhson’s perspective on mental health research landscape is unparalleled. Accordingly, her research expertise in the human endocannabinoid system (which mediates the effects of cannabis) and technique training in neuroimaging (i.e., electroencephalography, EEG) are indispensable inquiry tools for our current and future studies. Dr. Karhson’s knowledge and expertise will help center innovative data-driven approaches to our studies on cannabis and well-being.

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