Dara G. Friedman-Wheeler

Dara G. Friedman-Wheeler is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice here in Maryland and a Research Psychologist at the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from American University in Washington DC, taught at Goucher College, and has experience working with mood and anxiety disorders, health concerns, and substance use disorders. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, co-authored the book Being the Change: A Guide for Advocates and Activists on Staying Healthy, Inspired, and Driven with Dr. Jamie S. Bodenlos, and served as Co-Editor for the Sage Encyclopedia of Mood and Anxiety Disorders with Dr. Amy Wenzel. Her interests are in coping, expectancies, culturally-informed empirically supported treatments, and in centering equity and justice. 

Appearances at the 2026 Baltimore Book Festival:

Snug Books Presents: The Family Secrets We Inherit