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Darron Smith, PhD, PA-C DFAAPA
Dr. Darron T. Smith is a physician assistant and US Army veteran with over twenty years of healthcare-related experience as a PA educator and mental health treatment provider in psychiatry, and he has trained with MAPS’ MDMA-assisted therapy. His research and scholarship examine US-based systems of racial oppression and systemic inequality found in all societal domains, including healthcare, the family (transracial adoption), healthcare disparities, religion, sport, culture, and politics. Dr. Smith’s current research and practice intertwine the study of applied neuroscience, race-based trauma, and mental illness by looking at the impact of EEG biofeedback versus MDMA-assisted psychotherapy on brainwave activity in individuals with racial trauma (PTSD) using EEG technology. He is featured in the CBS Sports Documentary, "The Black 14: Wyoming Football 1969,” and the Loki Mulholland film on transracial adoption, “Black, White & Us: Love is Not Enough.” He is the author of When Race, Religion & Sports Collide: Black Athletes at BYU and Beyond. Dr. Smith is a board member of the American Psychedelic Prescribers Association. He also serves as a curriculum advisor for the Alma Institute, an Oregon-based Psilocybin training facility. He also serves on Chacruna’s Racial Equity and Access Committee. Learn more at D. Smith's LinkedIn profile.
