Junior Scholar and Frontline Supportive Care Professional
Alison "Ali" Forster
BSc. BSc.(MRS) MTS MPhil PhD(c)
Authentic. Driven. Unconventional.
A former radiation therapist for 12 years, I moved to a second career in residential mental health and addictions. I conduct doctoral research on the philosophy of psychedelic-assisted therapy, and my broader work lies at the intersection of philosophy, mental health, and spirituality.
Blog Posts
Clinician-Patient Friction: The Phenomenological Mismatch and the Embodied Clinician - The Academic (Peer-Reviewed)
Putting Patients First: It's Harder Than You Think - Nursing Notes
Publications
Cataphatic Śūnyatā? A Pure Land Alternative to Dialogue Between Eckhart and Japanese Buddhism - Journal of Interreligious Studies
Hope, Grief and Value: A Reflection on the Humanities - The Independent
Facing Death at the End of the Anthropocene: A Buddhist Take on Eco-anxiety and Ethics - A New Climate (Publication edited by Tim Smedley)
The Cultural Revolution and Collective Memory: Fractured, Incongruent and Heterogenous - Counter Arts
Graduate Studies as a Mature Student - Memorial University Newfoundland
Professional CV
Academic CV