Our Generous Sponsors and Community Partners
It takes a village to make this project happen.
Fortunately, we have one.
Our Founder
Dr. Justin Feinstein, Ph.D.
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Dr. Feinstein is an expert in the neuroscience of fear who is trailblazing a new path forward for the treatment of anxiety and PTSD. He has over 75 peer-reviewed publications in some of the world's top scientific journals. Dr. Feinstein received his Ph.D. in Clinical Neuropsychology from the University of Iowa and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the California Institute of Technology. He earned his undergraduate degree in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego, where he later returned to complete his clinical internship at the San Diego VA hospital with a focus on the treatment of veterans with PTSD using prolonged exposure therapy.
Before moving to Maui to be closer to his family, Dr. Feinstein was a professor in the Oxley College of Health Sciences at the University of Tulsa, as well as the founder and director of the Float Clinic & Research Center at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research where he spearheaded the first studies to show how floating could rapidly and reliably ease the suffering in patients with anxiety and PTSD. In 2021, he started the Float Research Collective, a Maui-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
"I live on Maui with my extended family and I will never forget that fateful day of the fires and all the devastation and heartbreak. Having spent my career exploring innovative ways to ease stress and anxiety, I immediately felt a deep calling to help our community overcome this tragedy. The healing power of water has always held a sacred place in Hawaiian culture and I truly hope that this unique form of healing will help bring back some peace and calm to the people of Maui.”
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Dr. Feinstein's float research has received positive national press
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Our Organization
Float Research Collective
The Float Research Collective is a community of researchers, doctors, healthcare professionals, and float therapy advocates. Our mission is to establish worldwide acceptance for floatation therapy as a medical treatment so that it can be accessible to everyone.
Members of the Float Research Collective:
Justin Feinstein, PhD, President and Director of the Float Research Collective
Sahib Khalsa, MD, PhD, Director of the Float Clinic and Research Center at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Thomas Fine, MA, LPCC, Associate Professor at the University of Toledo Medical Center
Colin Stanwell-Smith, CEO and Owner of Floataway
Dylan Calm, Art of the Float and Co-owner of The Float Shoppe
Sandra Calm, MS, RN, and Co-owner of The Float Shoppe
Toni Basile, BSW and President of Floatation Therapy Australia
Andy Larson, CPA, Owner of Float Milwaukee and FRC Treasurer
Kim Hannan, President of the Float Conference
Jonathan Roug, President of the Floatation Tank Association
Beth Jones, Former President of the Floatation Tank Association
Mandy Rowe, President of True-REST
Callum Wilcock, Community Builder
Bryce Evans, CEO of More Floats
Brad Dauk, Owner of Float Calm and Project Arcturus Manager
