Christopher Nicholas PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WSDr. Christopher Nicholas is trained as a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist; and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research examines the clinical efficacy and therapeutic mechanisms of psychedelics (psilocybin and MDMA) and other psychoactive compounds for addiction and trauma. He also provides specialty clinical services in the overlapping areas of chronic pain and addiction and is a behavioral health supervisor for the UW Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Nicholas earned his PhD in clinical psychology and neuroscience at the University of Tennessee. He then completed his internship in health psychology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) and post-doctoral fellowships with the US Department of Defense and UWSMPH.