Joanna Kempner is a widely sought-after speaker on topics like gender, sexism, and bias in medicine; migraine and stigma; the political suppression of science; and the social, political, and ethical implications of psychedelic medicine.
Upcoming Talks, more or less…
September 30, 2024: Farleigh-Dickenson University
Selected Past Talks
“The Invisible Endemic: Migraine and the Perpetuation of Inequality.” The Quadrangle, Haverford, PA. March 8, 2024.
“The Social Mycelium.” Pain and Psychedelics Association. Psychedelic Science, Denver, CO, June 22, 2023.
“Psychedelic Outlaws.” First Annual UK/European Clusterbusters Conference. Glasgow, UK. May 7, 2023.
“Evidence, Authority, and Ownership: Emerging Evidence and Epistemological Problems in the Regulation of Psychedelic Medicine.” Center for Health and Wellbeing. Princeton University. March 1st, 2023.
“Role of Citizen Science in Psychedelic Research,” PhilaDelic Conference. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, July 13-15th, 2023.
“Migraine Stigma and Advocacy,” ACT Now Fellows and Advocates Program. Miles for Migraine, annual presentation, 2020-22.
“The Social Life of Psilocybin: Past, Present, & Future.” Keynote Speaker. 2nd Annual Neuroscience Conference on the topic The Neuroscience of Hallucinogens in Treating Depression and PTSD. Montclair State University. October 14th, 2022.
“Psychedelics and Pain,” Panelist at Student Psychedelic Conference. Sponsored by Students for Sensible Drug Policy UK, Drug Science Student Society, and the Southampton Psychedelics Research Society, April 10, 2022.
“Standards without Labs: Drug Development in the Psychedelic Underground.” School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin. March 31, 2022.
“A Population Health Approach to Migraine.” Panelist for the Health Equity and Inclusion Course presented during the 2021 American Headache Society annual meeting. Virtual Presentation.
“Women’s Chronic Illness During a Pandemic.” Panelist at Roundtable Discussion in Collaboration with the Bipartisan Women’s Congressional Caucus, August 12th, 2020.
“Patient-Led Research as a Source of Pharmaceutical Innovation,” Presented by Joanna Kempner and John Bailey to the Jefferson Headache Center, Philadelphia, PA, November 7, 2019.
“Psychedelic Healing: A Public Panel.” University of Edinburgh, July 17th, 2019.
“Pain-related Stigma, Prejudice, and Discrimination.” Research Priorities in Ethics and Chronic Pain Management. University of Toronto. Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. May 30, 2019.
“The Daytrippers: Psychedelics, Citizen Scientists, and the Will to Survive.” Keynote Speaker. 36th Qualitative Analysis and Ethnographic Research Conference. May 23, 2019.
“Migraine and Stigma: What Do We Know.” Shut the Door on Stigma: Collaboration to Reframe Migraine Disease. Coalition for Headache and Migraine Patients. Washington, DC, April 23, 2019. Co-Chair and Presenter.
“Citizen Science in the Psychedelic Renaissance: Surviving Pain During Prohibition.” Anthropology and Sociology Senior Class Speaker. Williams College, March 5, 2019.
“Our Bodies, Our Identities: What’s Standing Between Women and Quality Health Care?” Invited Panelist at the United State of Women Summit. May 5th, 2018.