Samuel Goldberg

Samuel B. Goldberg is a researcher working at the intersection of psychedelic science, contemplative practice, and population health. His work focuses on large‑scale and longitudinal analyses that probe how lifetime and recent use of classic psychedelics relate to engagement with meditation practices, health behaviours, and markers of physical and mental well‑being. Goldberg frequently applies epidemiological methods to survey datasets from the United States and the United Kingdom to identify associations and temporal patterns rather than conducting interventional trials.

Goldberg's contributions emphasise nuanced, data‑driven characterisations of who uses psychedelics and how such use correlates with subsequent or concurrent meditation practice and lifestyle factors. Key outputs include cross‑sectional and longitudinal studies on classic psychedelic use and current meditation practice, investigations of whether psychedelic experiences may benefit meditation, and analyses linking psychedelic exposure to health behaviour and physical health outcomes in population samples. His research supports a more integrative understanding of psychedelics within broader behavioural and mental‑health contexts and highlights directions for hypothesis generation and future experimental work.