Marlene Dobkin de Rios

Marlene Dobkin de Rios FRAI
Dobkin de Rios in 2002
Born	(1939-04-12)April 12, 1939 The Bronx, New York City, U.S.[1]
Died	November 10, 2012(2012-11-10) (aged 73) Placentia, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Cultural anthropologist, medical anthropologist, psychotherapist
Children	2
Academic background
Alma mater	Queens College, City University of New York New York University University of California, Riverside
Academic work
Institutions	California State University, Fullerton

Marlene Dobkin de Rios FRAI (April 12, 1939 – November 10, 2012) was an American cultural anthropologist, medical anthropologist, and psychotherapist. She conducted fieldwork in the Amazon for almost 30 years. Her research included the use of entheogenic plants by the indigenous peoples of Peru.