Michael Winkelman
Retired Associate Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University
Key Impact
A leading medical anthropologist and psychedelic scholar whose work helped frame psychedelics in relation to shamanism, religion, evolution, and therapeutic applications.
Background & Research
Michael James Winkelman is a retired Associate Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. His research focuses on medical anthropology, shamanism, altered states of consciousness, neurotheology, and the cultural and biological bases of healing systems. He has also written extensively on psychedelics, including their potential roles in addiction treatment, religion, sociality, and evolutionary adaptation.
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Immunology & InflammationSubstance Use Disorders (SUD)Neuroimaging & Brain MeasuresTobacco/Nicotine Use Disorder (TUD)Public Health, Prevention & Behaviour ChangeDepressive DisordersSafety & Risk ManagementCreativityMedicinal Chemistry & Drug DevelopmentInterpersonal Functioning & Social ConnectednessNeurocognitive Disorders