I have been conducting and summarizing research related to cannabis use in sport and physical activity since 2017.

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    Exploring Cannabis and Exercise Podcast

    A podcast exploring the anecdotes and data about cannabis and exercise that inform personal practices and sport policies.

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    Co-Director of HIIMR

    As the co-director of HIIMR, I lead an interdisciplinary team of faculty who conduct research related to cannabis across Humboldt State University’s campus.

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    Cannabis in Sport and Physical Activity

    I wrote a book chapter summarizing the available research on the impact of cannabis on physical activity, regulations in sport, and future directions and considerations for research on the topic moving forward in the Routledge Handbook of Post-Prohibition Cannabis Research - 2021

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    Why People Use Cannabis Before Physical Activity

    I’d been interested in this topic for years based on personal experience and genuine interest in a scientific evaluation of how cannabis may impact different aspects of performance. Within a month of getting my first job as a professor at HSU, I created an interdisciplinary team to start doing survey studies to investigate how and why people use cannabis in conjunction with physical activity.