Erica Siegal, M.S.W., is a research assistant on a MDMA-assisted psychotherapy clinical trial at Los Angeles BioMedical Research Institute and works as a mindfulness meditation practitioner at Alternatives Addiction Treatment Centers based in Beverly Hills, CA. Erica is also a volunteer with MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies) doing community outreach and works within their festival-based harm-reduction program, the Zendo Project.