Anya Ragnhildstveit, PhD(c)
Ms. Ragnhildstveit, PhD (candidate), is the Founding Director of the International Collaborative for Psychedelic Medicine. She is pursuing her doctorate in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, funded by King’s College and the Cambridge Trust, where she specializes in eating disorders. She is also helping establish the first Psychedelic Group at the University of Cambridge, which will support future experimental studies and clinical trials on psychedelics. Externally, Ms. Ragnhildstveit collaborates on research at Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Baylor, Duke, and the University of Toronto. She is contributing to the world’s first randomized controlled, cross-over trial on microdosing psilocybin vs. placebo for major depression; is leading the first validation and extension studies on group ketamine-assisted therapy using the internal family systems (IFS) model; and is leading multiple naturalistic studies on ayahuasca, DMT, and psilocybin. Ms. Ragnhildstveit is also the Founding Director of the Integrated Research Literacy Group, where she leads an international team of 25+ junior researchers and data analysts.
Miriam Kaiyo, PhD(c)
Ms. Kaiyo, PhD (candidate), is the Co-Founding Director of the International Collaborative for Psychedelic Medicine. She is pursuing her doctorate in Human Development and Social Policy at The University of Utah, where she conducts research on psychedelic facilitation practices in naturalistic settings, working with diverse populations. Here, she teaches courses on trauma and human development, inclusion and family diversity, and love and intimacy. Additionally, Ms. Kaiyo is the Director of Ethnographic Studies for the Integrated Research Literacy Group, leading independent research on psychedelic therapy and harm reduction. As a Psychedelic Facilitator, trained and certified by the Psychedelic Somatic Institute, Ms. Kaiyo has worked under and alongside Psychedelic Facilitators and Shamans, both nationally and internationally. She is passionate about informed, safe, and effective facilitation practices, as well as practical assessment tools that increase collaboration, transparency, and credibility in the field.