Ongoing Projects
Protective Strategies for Psychedelics Scale (PSPS) Development and Validation
Psychometric development and validation of a scale assessing safety practices for psychedelic use, in collaboration with University at Albany, SUNY.
An exploratory study to identify and investigate psychedelic use in the context of pregnancy
Qualitative study investigating beliefs and experiences of perinatal psychedelic use among postpartum patients, in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Beliefs, Attitudes and Perceptions of Prenatal Cannabis Use Among Early Start Clinicians (ESSS)
Mixed methods study investigating beliefs and perceptions of prenatal cannabis use among mental health providers providing substance use interventions to pregnant patients, in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Community Use of Psychedelics: Safety and harms in US psychedelic churches: A community-based participatory research study (CUPS)
Qualitative (ethnographic observation, interviews, focus groups) examination of safety practices and adverse events in US psychedelic/entheogenic church communities, in collaboration with University of California, San Francisco.
Selected Publications
Mian, M.N., Dinh, M., Coker, A.C. & Mitchell, J.M. & Anderson, B.T. (In press). Psychedelic regulation beyond the Controlled Substances Act: A three-dimensional framework for characterizing policy options. The American Journal of Psychiatry.
Satre, D.D., Mian, M.N., Van Doren, N., & Iturralde, E. (2024). Addressing Alcohol or Cannabis Use When Patients Have an Anxiety Disorder. Psychiatric Times.
Mian, M.N., Altman, B.R., Low, F., & Earleywine, M. (2023). Development of the Protective Strategies for Psychedelics Scale (PSPS): A novel inventory to assess safety strategies in the context of psychedelics. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 38(1), 101-109
Earleywine, M., Mian, M.N., & De Leo, J. (2023). Expectancies for Subjective and Antidepressant Effects in Psilocybin Users. Journal of Humanistic Psychology.
Mian, M.N., Foti, T. R., Green, A., Iturralde, E., Altschuler, A., Does, M. B, Jackson- Morris, M., Adams, S.R., Satre, D.D., Ansley, D., & Young-Wolff, K.C. (2023). Exploring Preferences for Different Modes of Cannabis Use During Early Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study. Addictive Behaviors. 146 (107812).
Mian, M.N., Osilla, K.C., & Blonigen, D. (2023). Cannabis use among US Military Veterans following residential substance use disorder treatment. Military Medicine. 88(11-12), e3591-e3598.
Mian, M.N. & Earleywine, M. (2022). Savoring as an intervention for cannabis use: Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Results. Addiction Research & Theory. 1(4), 296-305.
Mian, M.N., Vogel, M., Altman, B.R., Ueno, L.F., & Earleywine, M. (2022). Policing Pot: State-level cannabis arrests increase perceived risks and costs but not use. Cannabis. 5(2), 40.
Earleywine, M., Mian, M. N., Altman, B. R., & De Leo, J. (2022). Expectancies for Cannabis-Induced Emotional Breakthrough, Mystical Experiences and Changes in Dysfunctional Attitudes: Implications for Cannabis-Assisted Psychotherapy for Depression. Cannabis. 5(2), 16.
Altman, B.R., Mian, M.N., Ueno, L.F., & Earleywine, M. (2021). Expectancies about the effects of cannabidiol products on anxiety symptoms. Journal of Substance Use. 28(1), 46-52.
Gilbert, C., Earleywine, M., Mian, M.N. & Altman, B.R. (2021). Symptom specificity of ayahuasca’s antidepressant effects. Journal of Psychedelic Drugs. 5(1), 37-43.
Earleywine, M., Ueno, L.F., Mian, M. N., & Altman, B. R. (2021). Cannabis-Induced Oceanic Boundlessness. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 35(7), 841-847.
Mian, M.N., Altman, B.R., Luba, R., Ueno, L.F., Dalal, D. & Earleywine, M. (2021). A Factor Analysis of the Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale Short Form. Addictive Behaviors. 117 (106852).
Mian, M.N., Altman, B.R., Morrissey, C., Ueno, L.F. & Earleywine, M. (2021). Packing cannabis, pouring alcohol: Validating a Free-Pack Assessment among college students using cannabis. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 35(8), 877.
Donahue, J., Mian, M.N., Scharff, D., Hormes, J.M., Gordis, E., & Prelow, H. (2021). Addressing Disparities in Professional Psychology through Undergraduate Mentorship: Lessons Learned and a Call to Action. the Behavior Therapist, 4(2) 84-49.
Mian, M.N., Altman, B.R., Ueno, L.F. & Earleywine, M. (2020). Confirming Savoring’s Link to Fewer Cannabis Problems. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 53(3), 201-206.
Altman, B.R., Mian, M.N., Dalal, D., Ueno, L.F., Luba, R., Slavin, M., & Earleywine, M. (2020). Gender-based differential item functioning in the cannabis-associated problems scale: A replication and extension. Addictive Behaviors, 112 (106658).
Altman, B.R., Mian, M.N., Ueno, L.F., & Earleywine, M. (2020). Examining and validating the factor structure of the Cannabis-Associated Problems Questionnaire. Journal of Substance Use. 26(3), 292-298.
Mian, M.N., Altman, B.R., & Earleywine, M. (2019). Ayahuasca’s Antidepressant Effects Covary with Behavioral Activation as well as Mindfulness. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 52(2), 130-137.
Mian, M.N., Altman, B.R., & Earleywine, M. (2019). Who Volunteers for Cannabis Research? Examining potential participation in cannabis research among emerging adults. Cannabis, 2(2), 135-143.