
Chris Stauffer
Oregon Health & Science University
Physician-Researcher
Chris Stauffer is a psychiatrist, psychedelic therapist and researcher, and Director of the Social Neuroscience & Psychotherapy Lab housed at Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland VA. Dr. Stauffer's research aims to maximize the benefits of therapeutic alliance through the adjunct use of social psychopharmacology, such as oxytocin, MDMA, and psilocybin. Dr. Stauffer is a supervisor and assistant trainer for MAPS' MDMA Therapy Training Program, is an advisor and trainer for Alma Institute, serves on the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board, and is Principal Investigator of the first MDMA-assisted group therapy clinical trial as well as a randomized trial of psilocybin-enhanced psychotherapy for Veterans with methamphetamine use disorder.