From the Podium to the Booth: Our ASA Conference Presenter & Exhibitor Experience

Written By Ali McGhee

Originally published March 25, 2026.

We just returned from our first Appalachian Studies Association Conference, held this year in Huntington, WV, feeling inspired by the energy, conversations, and questions that emerged.

Two smiling people sit at a booth displaying flyers and a woven textile.
A slide image displayed on a projector with information about a talk being given

A new chapter in Appalachian mental health is already unfolding, including a potential $20 million toward ibogaine studies at West Virginia University & Marshall University. Our workshop highlighted Appalachia at this historic crossroads.

We focused on what it will take to build responsible, community-informed pathways in psychedelic access and education.

Click here to see our talk.

Ali McGhee
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