Dr. Azul DelGrasso

Scholar-practitioner · Ecopsychologist · Artist · Educator

I’m Azul, and my work lives at the meeting place of consciousness, culture, and the living world.

For more than 30 years, my work has centered human dignity, from national HIV-prevention and health-equity initiatives to teaching, research, and non-clinical support for people navigating profound experiences and life transitions.

I hold a PhD in Transformative Studies, an MA in Ecopsychology, and an MA in Latin American Studies. My research explores 5-MeO-DMT, unitive consciousness, and ecological identity—asking how experiences of connection can become ethical, grounded change in everyday life.

My Romani heritage, decades of public-health service, and long relationship with contemplative and earth-based practice shape the way I listen: with respect for lineage, context, consent, and the realities each person carries.

My approach is relational, culturally humble, trauma-aware, and rooted in right relationship. I do not offer therapy, diagnosis, or medicine. I offer education, consultation, ceremony preparation, and integration-oriented reflection for people seeking meaning, clarity, and a deeper sense of belonging.

This work is an invitation: to remember your own wisdom, restore relationship with the more-than-human world, and move forward with greater presence and care.

Selected Credentials

A concise view of the education, service, and scholarship that shape my work. A full CV is available upon request.

Education

• PhD, Transformative Studies (Consciousness Studies) — California Institute of Integral Studies, 2025. Recipient of the Kranzke Scholarship for Psychedelic Research.
• MA, Ecopsychology — Naropa University, 2020.
• MA, Latin American Studies — California State University, Los Angeles, 2008.
• BA, Modern Languages and Chicano Studies — Metropolitan State University of Denver, 2004.

Experience & Service

More than 30 years in public health, capacity building, health equity, curriculum development, and trauma-informed education. Former adjunct faculty in Ecopsychology at Naropa University and teaching fellow at CIIS. National training and technical assistance across HIV prevention, PrEP implementation, culturally affirmative care, and social determinants of health.

Research & Scholarship

My work includes ecopsychology, consciousness studies, altered-state phenomenology, ecological identity, cultural humility, public health, and collective transformation. Selected publications include Defining 5-MeO-DMT in Historical and Cultural Contexts and Visionary Art as Evolving Consciousness.

Teaching, Speaking & Community

I have presented nationally and internationally on consciousness research, ecopsychology, psychedelic harm reduction, HIV-related trauma, culturally responsive care, and social transformation. I am fluent in English and Spanish, with working knowledge of Italian.

For academic collaborations, speaking, or a full CV, please use the contact form below.