I’m so grateful that Keith was my mentor in grad school at UF. His enthusiasm for discovery, relentless pursuit of knowledge, and commitment to cultivating his student’s intellectual curiosity enriched my life tremendously.
He had a seemingly encyclopedic depth of knowledge on just about any topic. That is impressive enough, but what made his intellect sparkle- was how he could weave seemingly unrelated phenomena to deepen his student’s understanding of the world. Saccadic eye movement during Ayahuasca use? He could deliver a perfectly cogent and interesting lecture on the topic extemporaneously. In the more emergent field that I studied, arts in medicine, his experience as a musician and expertise in neurobiology made our work together all the richer. As a non-traditional graduate student who had a circuitous, non-academic career, he helped me feel at home in the psych lab. It is an honor to have learned from him and to have been his friend.
To date, his scholarship has been cited in nearly 4,000 academic papers. His legacy will include generations of scholars who will continue to build on his rigorous academic work, as well as friends who will be strengthened by memories of him.
