Health, Equity, & Addiction Lab (HEAL)

HEAL attended the 46th annual SBM Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, CA. All the graduate students presented their current work related to health equity and behavioral medicine! Below is some additional information about the posters presented! Katt presented her poster related to cannabis use and suicidality, specifically aiming to provide some descriptive information about […]

HEAL is thrilled to welcome our newest graduate students and future clinical psychologists, Luis Solorio and Sabrina Muzac! Luis comes to UMaine from University of California, where he worked as a Full-Time Health Psychology Lab Manager after graduating with honors with a B.A. in Psychology and Public Health in 2023. Luis is interested in researching […]

Leah’s 2YP Thesis, “The Rural Trans Health Research Study” involved community-engaged collaborative data collection efforts at Pride Festival’s across the state of Maine this summer. Their project will characterize health behaviors in transgender and non-binary adults across the rural state of Maine, clarifying novel minority stressors contributing to increased substance use rates. This project will […]

HEAL attended the 86th CPDD Annual Scientific Meeting in Montreal, QC, Canada June 15-19, 2024. Katt’s national cross-sectional survey data from 400 young adults found that subjective social status and coping styles may function as intermediate factors contributing to rural disparities in hazardous cannabis use. Current findings may inform intervention targets and clinical recommendations tailored […]

Congrats Katt on being named the 2024-2025 Graduate Communications Fellow for the Scholars Strategy Network (SSN), Maine Chapter! SSN is a national organization that connects journalists, policymakers, and civic leaders with America’s top researchers to improve policy and strengthen democracy. This competitive position involves helping coordinate chapter activities (e.g., visiting scholars, political engagement) and relationships with […]

Congratulations to Leah Cingranelli for receiving this year’s Dr. Susan J. Hunter Presidential Graduate Research Impact Award at the UMaine Student Symposium! Thanks for representing HEAL and our program so well! Leah’s project was titled “Lifetime Trauma as a Risk Mechanism for Hazardous Cannabis Use in LGBTQIA+ Young Adults.” Findings revealed that, although LGBTQIA+ and […]