My name is Malin, and I’m a research scientist working at the intersection of physiology, psychology, and altered states of consciousness.

My research asks a central question: why can similar high-intensity experiences lead to markedly different outcomes, from adaptation and transformation to dysregulation?

I completed my PhD in Pharmacology at Maastricht University in 2020, where I studied the acute and longer-term effects of ayahuasca and 5-MeO-DMT. Since then, my research has expanded across both pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically induced altered states, from psychedelic compounds to breathwork, freediving, and extended darkness.

Across these contexts, I investigate how physiology, subjective experience, individual variability, and context interact to shape both what happens during an altered state and what follows from it. My work combines psychophysiology, multimodal biomarkers, psychometrics, and longitudinal outcomes to better understand response, safety, adaptation, and lasting change.

My academic path has been deliberately unconventional, extending beyond the laboratory into field-based research embedded in real-world environments. This has shaped an approach that moves between controlled science and complex human experience, using different models of altered consciousness to investigate how the body and nervous system respond when pushed beyond their ordinary operating state.

Alongside empirical research, I have co-developed concepts and theoretical frameworks including Bodyset and Pivotal Physical States, which explore the role of physiology in shaping psychedelic experience and periods of heightened sensitivity to change.

Ultimately, I’m interested not simply in how altered or high-intensity states are produced, but in what determines what happens next: why some experiences become catalysts for meaningful and lasting change, while others do not, and whether the physiological and behavioural processes underlying these trajectories can be meaningfully measured and translated.

My work spans psychedelic therapeutics, psychophysiology, human adaptation, and extreme physiology, with ongoing collaborations across academic, clinical, field, and technology settings.

For research collaborations, scientific advisory work, industry partnerships, or speaking inquiries, feel free to get in touch.