I’m also an organizational consultant for companies at the intersection of consciousness and technology, focusing on the ethics of human optimization. Some of the brands I’ve consulted include The Chopra Foundation, JIYO, and the Centre for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona.
As a research scientist, my ongoing curiosity has always resided in the largest open question in science, surrounding the ‘hard-problem’ of consciousness characterized by philosopher David Chalmers: What is the neural correlation of consciousness? And how does an updated scientific approach to defining consciousness evolve culture?
My foundational background is in neurobiology, where I focused on the effects of transcendental meditation on the neuroendocrine stress response. Since 2016, I’ve been working as a Research Associate at the Transformative Technology Lab in Palo Alto, CA alongside founder Dr. Jeffrey Martin, collaborating on the analysis of a large dataset on the neuroscience and psychology of higher states of consciousness. The analysis covers how people (safely, reliably, and rapidly) transition to higher states, how these states result in a fundamental wellbeing, and how that shift can be permanent.