Shana Harris

Shana collaborates with the Florida Harm Reduction Collective, a state-wide organization committed to improving syringe access, overdose prevention, and healthcare for people who use drugs.

Shana collaborates and volunteers with IDEA Orlando, the syringe services program of Orange County, Florida. One of only a handful of such programs in the state, IDEA Orlando started in July 2021 and is run by Hope & Help.

Shana is the Vice Chair and former Chair of the Society for Medical Anthropology's Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco Study Group (ADTSG). The mission of ADTSG is to facilitate communication and collaboration among anthropologists engaged in the study of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and other psychoactive substance use across cultures.

Shana founded the Florida Medical Anthropology Network (FMAN) in 2018.  This network facilitates conversations, collaborations, and camaraderie among Florida-based medical anthropologists, and serves as a way to establish connections, communicate research, and share information about local health-related issues and initiatives.

2022. "What Ethnographers Have Learned From People Who Use Drugs." Undark Magazine.

2022. "UCF Professor's Research Seeks To Find If Psychedelic Drugs Helps Drug Addiction." NSM Today, University of Central Florida.

2022. "Research in 60 Seconds: How Taking Psychedelics Can Be Therapeutic." UCF Today, University of Central Florida.

2019. "Q&A with Dr. Shana Harris on Psychedelic-Based Drug Treatment." HED Matters (August 2019, Vol. 2, Issue 1 - Theme: Psychedelics)

2019. "UCF Students Learn to Recognize Health Benefits of Psychedelic Drugs." NSM Today, University of Central Florida.

2017. "Anthropologist Studies Alternative Treatment for Addiction." COS News, University of Central Florida.