Ethan Hurwitz, M.A.
University of California, San Diego
Department of Psychology
Department of Psychology
| ehurwitz@ucsd.edu | www.EthanHurwitz.com | EthanHurwitz |
Education
| dateFormatted | what |
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| Sep 2017 — Present |
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of California, San Diego Supervisors: Dr. Adena Schachner & Dr. Caren Walker |
| Dec 2019 | M.A., Experimental Psychology, University of California, San Diego |
| May 2013 | B.S., Psychology, Towson University Summa Cum Laude | GPA: 3.92 |
Grants and Funding
| year | what |
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| 2021 | UCSD Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Collaboratories ($30,000), Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Phantom Limb Pain. Supervisor: Caren Walker |
| 2020 | UCSD Course Development and Instructional Improvement Program ($4,836), Enhancing the Psychology core methods curriculum: a new emphasis on computational literacy, open-science practices, and project-based collaboration. Supervisor: Drs. Judy Fan, Emma Geller, Celeste Pilegard |
Awards and Honors
| year | what |
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| 2022 | Barbara and Paul Saltman Excellent Teaching Award for Graduate Students |
| 2019 | Norman Anderson Summer Research Fellowship |
| Norman Anderson Graduate Travel and Research Award | |
| Cognitive Science Society Student Travel Award, The 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society |
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
| year | citation |
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| 2022 | Comparison of Psychedelic and Near-Death or Other Non-Ordinary Experiences in Changing Attitudes About Death and Dying. PloS one, 17 (8), e0271926. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271926. |
| 2020 | Survey of entity encounter experiences occasioned by inhaled N,N-dimethyltryptamine: Phenomenology, interpretation, and enduring effects. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 34 (9), 1008-1020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881120916143. |
| 2019 | Survey of subjective “God encounter experiences”: Comparisons among naturally occurring experiences and those occasioned by the classic psychedelics psilocybin, LSD, ayahuasca, or DMT. PloS one, 14 (4), e0214377. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214377. |
| 2018 | Double-blind comparison of the two hallucinogens psilocybin and dextromethorphan: effects on cognition. Psychopharmacology, 235 (10), 2915-2927. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-018-4981-x. |
| Double-blind comparison of the two hallucinogens psilocybin and dextromethorphan: similarities and differences in subjective experiences. Psychopharmacology, 235 (2), 521-534. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-017-4769-4. |
Peer-Reviewed Conference Publications
| year | citation |
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| 2019 | Detecting social transmission in the design of artifacts via inverse planning. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 457-463. Montreal, CA: Cognitive Science Society. |
Conference Presentations
Oral Presentations
| year | citation |
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| 2019 | Detecting Social Transmission in the Design of Artifacts Via Inverse Planning. Cognitive Science Society, Montreal, QC. |
Poster Presentations
| year | citation |
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| 2020 | People use inverse planning to rationally seek social information from objects. Cognitive Science Society, Virtual Meeting. |
| 2018 | Examining the acute subjective and persisting effects occasioned by N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT): A latent class analysis. Johns Hopkins Bayview Research Symposium, Baltimore, MD. |
| 2017 | A comparison of psilocybin-occasioned vs. naturally-occurring experiences of personal encounters with the divine. Psychedelic Science, Oakland, CA. |
Invited Talks
| year | citation |
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| 2017 | The Mycological Association Of Washington, DC. – An overview of psilocybin research at Johns Hopkins University (Mar 2017) |
Teaching Experience
Instructor of Record
| year | what |
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| Psyc 193L - Introduction to R for Social Sciences Summer 2022 x2, Fall 2022, Summer 2023 x2 |
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| Psyc 111a - Honors Research Methods Winter 2023 |
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| Psyc 111b - Honors Research Methods II Spring 2023 |
Teaching Assistanceships
| year | what |
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| Psyc 60 - Introduction to Statistics Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Summer 2019, Fall 2019 |
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| Psyc 111a - Honors Research Methods Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022 |
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| Psyc 111b - Honors Research Methods II Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022 |
Senior TA
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| Sep 2019 — Jul 2023 |
University of California, San Diego Department of Psychology Summary of Responsibilities: – Be a source of information to the graduate community and to aid in any TA issues – Coordinate departmental TA training each academic quarter and as needed – Coordinate Mentor TAs and provide training on assisting their mentees on their lecture and providing feedback on the lecture – Organize practice talks for first year graduate students – Handle TA conflicts |
Service, Outreach, and Professional Activities
Reviewer:
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| Cognitive Science Society; Journal of Psychoactive Drugs; John Templeton Foundation |
Clinical Experience
Research Program Coordinator
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| Jan 2014 — Sep 2017 |
Johns Hopkins University Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit Supervisor: Dr. Roland Griffiths Effects of Hallucinogens and Other Drugs on Mood and Performance (NCT02033707) Effects of Psilocybin-facilitated Experience on the Psychology and Effectiveness of Professional Leaders in Religion (NCT02243813) – Serve as Session Monitor, providing clinical support and administering cognitive tasks to participants during active psilocybin and placebo drug sessions – Design novel study instruments – Manage all data collection – Coordinate all study related responsibilities including communication between participants, study team members, and different study sites – Manage recruitment and advertising utilizing Google AdWords, Facebook Advertising, Website listings, Listervs, Magazine ads, and Radio ads |