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Eirini's research explores normality-challenging and diversifying experiences, investigating how disruptions in perceptions of ‘normality’ activate cognitive and social mechanisms with layered impact on individual and collective potential for transformation.

Her PhD, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), focuses on the pluripotency of psychedelic-induced psychological transformations (supervised by Celia Morgan, Leor Roseman, Oliver C. Robinson, 2021–2025). She examines the mechanisms that unlock mental plasticity—particularly the interplay between trauma and growth—and their influence on how we construct, negotiate, and experience reality at personal, interpersonal, and societal levels.

Her transdisciplinary approach integrates cognitive, social, and developmental psychology with philosophical inquiry, guided by the principle "The past informs and constrains us through the probable; it does not have to restrain us from the possible."

Her work engages with questions of diversity, interpersonal connection, and psychological inclusion, aiming to inform mental health, education, and social policy.

Eirini joined the University of Exeter’s Psychology Department in September 2019, moving from London where she was working as a Research Consultant for a Human Resources consultancy, exploring the role of technology partnerships for employee wellbeing and flourishing company cultures. She has since held diverse roles and contributed to projects including:

At Exeter University

Lab Manager for the Developmental Intergroup Processes Lab (PI: Prof. Adam Rutland, 2019-2022)
Research Associate for the Bystander Project (ESRC-funded): Investigating children’s and adolescents’ social-moral reasoning about social exclusion and those who challenge it, and the role of social norms across development. (PI: Adam Rutland, 2019-2022)
Research Coordinator for the Diversity and Identity Lab (PI: Teri Kirby, 2020-2021)
Coordinator and founding member of the Transdisciplinary Psychedelic Colloquium (since its inception in October 2021)

Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project

Research Fellow (since 2023 for the University of Greenwich, continuing independently as consultant Research Fellow since 2025)

Eirini advocates for transdisciplinary approaches to psychology and works to foster open, honest discussions that challenge assumptions and inspire collaborative change.

With Johanna Sopanen they were awarded a Researcher Led Initiative by Exeter University, for running the discussion series 'Transdisciplinary Consiousness Conversers' in 2022.

In December 2023 Eirini co-founded the Holistic Integration community group with Joseph Rennie, facilitating the creation of a regular space for peer-led group processing of altered states experiences.

She also co-organised and hosted with Mark Juhan the multidisciplinary event 'Psychedelic Mayhem' at Exeter's Phoenix Theatre in 2024.

Qualifications:

Associate Fellow Higher Education Academy (AFHEA, ASPIRE Associate Fellowship)

MSc Psychology of Education (UCL Institute of Education, Distinction)

Ptychion (Degree) in Philosophy, Pedagogy & Psychology (Psychology pathway; University of Ioannina, Greece)

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Eirini Ketzitzidou Argyri