Dr. Lily Kay Ross is a feminist writer, educator, and violence prevention facilitator. Her work takes a feminist approach to theorizing ethics in psychedelic spaces, especially with regard to sexual misconduct, abuses of power, charlatans, and the dominance of traditional gender norms in psychedelic spaces.
Ross's research looks at how neoliberal discourses burden survivors of sexual violence with the directive to individually overcome social problems, and the trouble with posttraumatic growth. Her other projects advance best practice and evidence-based policies and responses to sexual harm.
Ross received her M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School, and her Ph.D. in Gender Studies from the University of Otago.