Daniel Kruger earned his Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology at Loyola University Chicago and completed a NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. Dr. Kruger conducts a wide range of basic and applied research, including many community-based collaborative projects designed to bring direct benefits to the community. He integrates a community-based approach into psychedelic research. His research has been funded by the NIH, CDC, state health departments, and foundations.

Psychedelic experiences affect sexuality, gender, and intimate relationships

Systematic research on psychedelics and sexuality is scarce, especially on the impact of psychedelics more broadly on intimacy, gender, and sexual attraction. Most participants (70.2%) in an on-line survey (N = 581) reported that psychedelic experiences affected their sexuality and/or sexual experiences, most commonly on the quality of their romantic/intimate relationships, attraction to current partner(s), and their experience of sexual activities. About one in ten participants reported that psychedelic experiences affected their gender identity and/or expression. One-quarter of women and one-eighth of men reported higher same-sex attraction after using psychedelics, one-third of those with other gender identities reported changes.