Laura Kaertner is a Research Assistant at the Centre of Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London. She is currently organizing and conducting a lab-based investigation of naturalistic psychedelic microdosing. Furthermore, she is involved in harm reduction work with PsyCareUK. Her vision is to work on identifying evidence-based practice guidelines for the therapeutic application of psychedelics and supporting personal development while following her career in psychology and train as a psychotherapist.
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Laura Kaertner has a degree in Psychology (M.Sc) with a focus on Clinical & Behavioural Psychology. During her Master’s project at Imperial College, she investigated the subjective effects of microdosing psychedelics, focusing on identifying potential risks and therapeutic benefits using a prospective web-based survey study.
Notable Research Papers
- Psychedelic Communitas: Intersubjective experience during psychedelic group sessions predicts enduring changes in psychological wellbeing and social connectedness (Kettner et al., 2021)
- Positive expectations predict improved mental-health outcomes linked to psychedelic microdosing (Kaertner et al., 2021)
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She has given many talks:
- Insights on psychedelic microdosing – Study Drug Sessions (Drug Science, 2020)
- Women in Psychedelic Science (Drug Science, 2020)
- Ciara Sherlock & Laura Kaertner – The Ceremony Study – Findings from The Experience Retreats (Breaking Convention, 2019)
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