Shannon Dames

RN; MPH

Dr. Shannon Dames comes to the RTT-KAT team with a focus on research and development, ensuring program methods are evidence and patient informed. She developed the Roots Theory and works as a nursing professor and resilience researcher. As a byproduct of her doctoral work that focused on the core factors that promote human flourishing, and as a Health Professional Investigator for the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Dr. Dames is now spearheading the ongoing development of Roots to Thrive (RTT) and the integration of psychedelic-assisted therapies (RTT-KaT).