Meet Our 2024-2025 Leadership Team

Taylor A. Flatt is a PhD student at the Ohio State University and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She is passionate about pediatric mental health and flourishing, and her research focus is on the intersections of children, parents, family systems, and psychedelics. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing at the University of Virginia and her Master’s in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. She has over 7 years of clinical experience working in pediatric psychiatry and is currently a PMHNP at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Taylor is the co-founder and Director of Community Engagement for the Penn Psychedelics Collaborative at the University of Pennsylvania, organizing community collaborations including the annual PhilaDelic Conference for the past 2 years. Taylor joined the Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network in 2023 as the IPN Labs Media Coordinator and transitioned into the Director of Strategy role in 2024. In her free time, she enjoys practicing yoga, painting, photography, and skiing.

Bianca (she/her) completed her BA in Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and Clinical Neuropsychiatry Master of Sciences at King’s College London. She is a Research Coordinator in the Social Neuroscience and Psychotherapy Lab based at the Portland VA. She is interested in the potential therapeutic application of psychedelic assisted therapies as a transdiagnostic approach for mental health conditions including anxiety and depression, PTSD, substance use and addiction, and exploring altered states of consciousness. She is passionate about diversity, access and equity in the psychedelic space, aspiring to help bridge the treatment gap between conducting research and implementing clinical interventions with an interest in trauma informed and culturally attuned care for BIPOC individuals. She is a social justice and harm reduction advocate and volunteers with the People of Color Psychedelic Collective and Fireside Project as a psychedelic peer supporter.

Maya Trivedi (She/Her) is a Master’s student in the Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She graduated in 2023 from Texas A&M University with a degree in Biomedical Sciences, focusing on Neuroscience. Maya is a peer-support volunteer at The Fireside Project and serves on the leadership team for Discussing Research On Psychoactive Substances at UW-Madison. She is passionate about exploring the role of altered states of consciousness in expanding our understanding of psychiatric disorders, challenging conventional classifications, and integrating holistic approaches into clinical care, particularly in the realm of psychedelics as potential therapeutic agents. Her work also explores neuroimmune interactions that shape mental health outcomes and focuses on harm reduction within both the psychedelic and illicit drug spaces. Maya joined IPN in 2023 as the Career Webinar Series Coordinator before stepping into the role of Director of IPN Labs. In her spare time, Maya enjoys yoga, dancing, running, traveling, skating, and exploring the world with humility and curiosity.

Bianca (she/her) completed her BA in Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and Clinical Neuropsychiatry Master of Sciences at King’s College London. She is a Research Coordinator in the Social Neuroscience and Psychotherapy Lab based at the Portland VA. She is interested in the potential therapeutic application of psychedelic assisted therapies as a transdiagnostic approach for mental health conditions including anxiety and depression, PTSD, substance use and addiction, and exploring altered states of consciousness. She is passionate about diversity, access and equity in the psychedelic space, aspiring to help bridge the treatment gap between conducting research and implementing clinical interventions with an interest in trauma informed and culturally attuned care for BIPOC individuals. She is a social justice and harm reduction advocate and volunteers with the People of Color Psychedelic Collective and Fireside Project as a psychedelic peer supporter.

Daniel Oliver, originally from Colorado, studied Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology, and Music at Rutgers University where he was one of the founding members of the Rutgers Psychedelic Society. He previously worked as a research assistant at the Rutgers-Princeton Center for Computational Cognitive Neuro-Psychiatry (CCNP) and as a crisis counselor on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline through CONTACT of Mercer County. Presently, he works on brain-computer-interaction research at Meta and also assists with studies at the The Parsons Research Center for Psychedelic Healing & Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research on a part-time, volunteer basis. He is specifically interested in the potentially reciprocal relationship between psychometrics, the development of better diagnostic criteria, and novel paradigms of psychedelic therapy. Outside of this, Daniel deeply enjoys playing the cello, rock climbing, and backpacking in the Rockies.

Maya Ibrahim completed her B.Sc. in Psychology at the University of Houston and hopes to attend graduate school for Clinical Psychology in the near future. Currently, Maya serves as the study coordinator and assisting therapist for a COMPASS Pathways clinical trial of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. She also leads an observational study on recreational psychedelic use in bipolar disorder, and she recently helped design and develop the first investigator-initiated clinical trial of psilocybin for suicidality in bipolar disorder. Her research focuses on developing culturally informed, neurobiologically grounded interventions, including psychedelic-assisted therapies, for trauma-affected populations and individuals with chronic and treatment-resistant mental health conditions. She is passionate about bridging scientific innovation with clinical practice and aims to advance holistic, accessible, and effective mental health treatments, especially for underserved populations.

Kiki Preka is a psychology researcher specializing in substance use disorders, psychedelics, and harm reduction. She holds an MSc in Neuropsychology from Maastricht University and a BA in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy from the Open University UK & The American College of Greece. Currently, she serves as an All-Purpose Assistant at PsychedelX, part of the Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network, where she facilitates discussions on mental health, substance use, and psychedelic research among others. With experience in psychopharmacology, neuroimaging, and behavioral studies, she integrates research with community support, focusing on trauma-informed care and LGBTQ+ advocacy. She is committed to bridging scientific research with real-world mental health applications.

Andreia (she/her) is a Portuguese PharmD who has dedicated her professional career to advancing clinical and preclinical research while providing nutritional and medical support to marginalised populations and immigrants. She pursued a PhD in neurosciences, focused on the development of novel iPSCs-derived models of Major Depressive Disorder from outpatients and since then, has developed a strong interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances for treating mood, eating and substance-related and addictive disorders. When she’s not whipping up culinary masterpieces (one of her love languages!) or getting lost in a good book that fuels her intellectual curiosity and personal growth, you can find her frolicking around town, nurturing her relationships, and embracing moments of introspection. With a love for podcasts, journal clubs and music, she also proudly cares for ten adorable cats, rescued from the streets.

Zoe (she/her) completed her BA in Psychology from Columbia University. She studied co-rumination and attachment in adult romantic couples at the Columbia Couples Lab, and now works as a lab manager for the PSU DYADIC Health Lab, where she studies how interpersonal relationships influence health and well-being through the lens of alcohol use, loneliness, and perceived partner responsiveness. She is also a research assistant at the Social Neuroscience and Psychotherapy Lab based at the Portland VA, where she assists in running studies on using psychedelics to assist therapy for veterans with PTSD and depression. Parallel to her research, she has also worked in peer counseling, sexual violence response, and social work. She is interested in how individuals’ relationships to those around them can both contribute to and buffer against psychopathology, and how interpersonal and psychedelic-assisted interventions can be used to support healing. When she’s not in lab, she enjoys swimming with the Portland Timberfish team, ceramics, cooking, and frequenting local movie theaters.