Exploring what’s possible
by reclaiming our expansive
sense of self.
I’m a health researcher, psychologist, writer, and speaker living in New York City and San Francisco.
My work focuses on transgender health and psychedelics.
Psychedelic Selves
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Psychedelic Selves explores the intersection of psychedelic experiences and identity, with an emphasis on queer, transgender, and gender expansive experiences.
About Jae Sevelius, PhD (they/them)
I am a clinical psychologist licensed in California and New York, and Professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center, and Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. My community-led research is focused on building community leadership to develop and evaluate transgender–specific, trauma-informed interventions to promote holistic health and wellness among transgender and gender expansive people. I am funded by the National Institutes of Health, CDC, and various state-level agencies and philanthropic organizations.
My research has focused primarily on serving transgender women of color and those affected by HIV in California and São Paulo, Brazil. More recently, my research focus has expanded to include psychedelic-assisted therapies for gender expansive and queer people. My research and clinical interests lie at the intersections of social justice, self-exploration, health, community, and identity.
My academic profile at Columbia University
My academic profile at University of California, San Francisco
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed scholarly articles and links to more mainstream writings. Please reach out if you have trouble accessing any of the journal articles - I’d be happy to send you an author’s copy.
RESEARCH
Descriptions of my current and past research projects, mostly funded by the National Institutes of Health. Also find out more about some dream projects for which I am currently raising funds.
SPEAKING + Consulting
Past and upcoming talks as well as details about booking me as a speaker for your event, engaging me as a consultant for your research, or booking an informational session.
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on self-reclaiming
Self-reclaiming is the belief that even within the context of social oppression, we can liberate ourselves and in doing so, liberate our communities.
Speaking
I am a passionate and experienced speaker at the intersections of social justice, self-exploration, whole-person health, community, and identity.
Examples of recent talks are linked below. Click here to submit a booking request for a speaking engagement.
transgender health
Gender Affirmation: An Intersectional Framework Informing Intervention Science to Promote Transgender Health, presented at Columbia Psychiatry Grand Rounds, April 6th, 2023
queering Psychedelics
Boston Psychedelic Research Group, Diversity, Outreach and Inclusion Meeting, December 6th, 2020
PsychedElics & social justice
Psychedelic Justice: Exploring the Intersections of Healing, Liberation, and Social Change, presented at Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics, New York City, October 7th, 2018