Erika Dyck, Ph.D.

Erika Dyck, Ph.D. (History), is a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, and a Canada Research Chair in the History of Health & Social Justice. Erika is also part of Chacruna’s Board of Directors and hosts the two series “Women in the History of Psychedelic Plant Medicines” and “Global History of Psychedelics.”

Recent Posts by Author

Introduction to Women and Psychedelics

Women and Psychedelics: Uncovering Invisible Voices highlights the overlooked contributions of women in the history...

Global History of Psychedelics: A Chacruna Series

Our new Chacruna series will highlight the global history of psychedelics. It will highlight some...

Can Psychedelics Promote Social Justice and Change the World?

Through an understanding of significant histories, social justice issues, and ideas presented by psychedelic thought...

Kathleen Harrison: Wisdom, Endurance, and Hope – Reflections from a Psychedelic Woman

What do our current movements lack that the psychedelic movement of the 1960s and '70s...

Chelsea Osmond: Linking the Past and Future of the Psychedelic Renaissance

Chelsea Osmond, granddaughter of Humphry and Jane Osmond, reflects on the values that her grandparents...

The Izumis & Osmonds: Friendship & Resilience in the Canadian Psychedelic Community

Kiyoshi and Amy Izumi found friendship and shared resiliency in Jane and Humphry Osmond as...

Mrs. So-and-So, Women’s Participation in Psychedelic Trials

Finding evidence of women's experiences in early psychedelic trials is challenging, but not impossible....

Hippie Girls in Yorkville: Canada’s Haight-Ashbury

Yorkville, Toronto brought its own Canadian twist on being hip in the age of countercultural...

Susi’s Tram Ride: Recognizing the First Woman to Take LSD

Susi Ramstein was the first woman to take LSD and the first psychedelic guide, yet...

Is Peyote the same as mescaline?: A Cultural History

The history of transforming peyote into mescaline is a story of separating plants from people....
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