UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1136

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Mason Marks
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: He/Him
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Prof.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): mmarks@law.fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Law
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: College of Law
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Psychedelic Law: Foreign, International, and Comparative Perspectives on Drug Control 
Project Keywords: drug policy, psychedelics, international law, United Nations, FDA
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 4
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors. Project may be particularly suitable for students interested in law, criminology, sociology, political science, chemistry, anthropology, etc. However, there is no requirement that students are pursuing these majors, and interdisciplinary perspectives are welcome. 

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: No, the project is remote
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Fully Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 5
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
Legal reforms regarding psychedelic substances have become a global phenomenon affecting nearly every continent. UROP students will complete at least one of the following projects: analyze the relevant legal reforms of a foreign country and make recommendations to improve them, analyze how a foreign country's psychedelic laws compare to those of the United States, or analyze the extent to which they comply with the international drug control system, which is administered by the United Nations from Vienna. 

Research Tasks:
Literature review, data collection, literature summary, analysis and comparison of national and international legal frameworks. All students must attend a standing virtual research meeting that will occur every two weeks. The dates and time will be selected based on student and research mentor schedules.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Required: Experience or skill conducting library research, experience or skill integrating information from different sources and summarizing that information, interest in learning about the legal systems of other countries and/or the United Nations system of international drug control, self-motivation and willingness to stay on schedule. 

Recommended: Interest in federal law, international law, drug policy, psychedelic policy, healthcare, or traditional ceremonial use of psychedelic substances. 

Mentoring Philosophy:
As a research mentor, my goal is to help UROP students become confident, curious, and ethical researchers regardless of the undergraduate majors or careers they aim to pursue. I do this by (1) teaching the subject matter from first principles, (2) offering candid professional advice and opportunities, (3) encouraging interdisciplinary perspectives and methods, and (4) striving to tailor projects to each student’s interests, strengths, and goals. In addition to discussing their research projects with their mentor, UROP research students in my department will meet periodically as a cohort to learn from each other as their projects advance. My goal is to create an encouraging and supportive learning environment where students can do work they will be proud to share. 

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=z2Jb7aoAAAAJ&hl=en
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FSU Profile: https://law.fsu.edu/faculty-staff/mason-marks


Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: No
Roundtable times and Zoom links:
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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes

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Year: 2025
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