Patricia Goodhines, PhD

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Dr. Patricia A. Goodhines (they/them)

I joined the Clinical Psychology faculty at University of Maine Orono in Fall of 2022. I aim to foster a lab culture of collaboration, community, and excitement for psychology research to support health equity. Outside of work I enjoy hiking, live music, and community volunteering. I am on the Board of Directors at Mabel Wadsworth Center and Affirming Behavioral Health (MTN).

Research Interests

My health psychology research program focuses on the dynamic interplay of substance use and sleep across adolescent and young adult development. Primary interest areas include (1) risk mechanisms and (2) sociodemographic disparities (e.g., socioeconomic, LGBTQ+, race/ethnicity). My lab utilizes intensive longitudinal designs, advanced statistical techniques, and ambulatory technology for measurement and modelling of health risk behaviors. Ultimately, these findings may inform targeted prevention/intervention efforts to curtail inequity and reduce public health burden resulting from sleep problems, substance use, and associated harms.

Doctoral Mentees

  • Krutika Rathod, 2022-present
  • Leah Cingranelli, 2023-present
  • Sabrina Muzac, 2024-present
  • Luis Solorio, 2024-present

Clinical Interests

As a health psychologist, I am committed to evidence-based and measurement-informed practice. I have extensive experience working in integrated and multidisciplinary healthcare settings, including specialty and consultation models. Specific areas of interest include emerging adulthood, substance use and sleep intervention, sexual health promotion, and LGBTQ-affirming care. I supervise doctoral trainees from a developmental and relationship-focused framework, including adult psychotherapy and gender affirming surgery assessment. I am also the immediate supervisor for Behind You (Southern Smoke Foundation; 2023-present), a doctoral practicum providing no-cost counseling for food and beverage workers in Maine. I strive to center cultural humility across my clinical and broader professional roles.

Teaching Interests

My teaching philosophy is characterized by communitarian learning, liberatory and decolonial models, scientist-practitioner-advocacy interrelations, and accessibility. As such, social justice is actively integrated into all of my coursework. Specialty content areas include clinical psychology, health psychology / behavioral medicine (including sleep health and substance use disorder treatment), and sexual orientation and gender diversity.

Courses Developed and Taught

  • PSY 212 Abnormal Psychology
  • PSY 412 Foundations of Clinical Psychology
  • PSY 491 Senior Seminar | “Drugs & Behavior” (Fa25)
  • PSY 494 Senior Research Project | “Alcohol Use Disorder Etiology and Disparities” (Sp23)
  • PSY 592 Directed Readings |
    • “Cannabis Theory, Mechanisms, & Research” (Rathod; Sp23)
    • “Transgender Behavioral Health: Theory, Clinical Practice, & Research” (Cingranelli; Fa24)
  • PSY 634 Advanced Psychopathology (APA Core)
  • PSY 677 Substance Use Treatment
  • PSY 677 Health Psychology (APA Biological Bases of Behavior)

Professional Service & Roles

Selected Publications (Google Scholar)

  1. Goodhines, P.A., Rathod, K., & Cingranelli, L. (2025). Sleep Health, Self-Medication, and Cannabis Risk: A Bidirectional Model and Research Agenda. Current Sleep Medicine Reports, 11. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40675-024-00314-8
  2. Cingranelli, L., Rowan, C.B., Gormley, Q.E., & Goodhines, P.A. (2025). Social Determinants of Rural Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescent Health: An Integrative Model and Call to Action for U.S. Behavioral Health Providers. Evidence-based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Advance online. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2025.2509298
  3. Goodhines, P.A., Rathod, K., Schwarz, A.A., LaRowe, L.R., & Wedel, A.V. (2024). Sleep-Related Cannabis Expectancy Questionnaire (SR-CEQ): Factor Analysis Replication, Reliability, and Validity. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 57(1), 84-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2024.2308803 PMID: 38288965
  4. Zhao, J., Goodhines, P.A., & Park, A. (2022). The Intersection of Neighborhood and Race in Urban Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors. Journal of Community Psychology, 51(4),1785-1802. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22963 PMID: 36434809 PMCID: PMC10081941
  5. Goodhines, P.A., Wedel, A.V., Dobani, F., Zaso, M.J., Gellis, L.A., & Park, A. (2022). Cannabis use for sleep aid among high school students: Concurrent and prospective associations with substance use and sleep problems. Addictive Behaviors, 134, 107427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107427 PMID: 35872526 PMCID: PMC9999445
  6. Desalu, J.M., Goodhines, P.A., & Park, A. (2021). Vicarious racial discrimination, racial identity, and alcohol-related outcomes among Black young adults: An experimental approach. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 35(3), 283–294. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000707 PMID: 33705156 PMCID: PMC8084893
  7. Wedel, A.V., Goodhines, P.A., Zaso, M.J., & Park, A. (2021). Prospective Associations of Discrimination, Race, and Sexual Orientation with Substance Use in Adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(2), 263-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.2002904 PMID: 34809528 PMCID: PMC9132580
  8. Goodhines, P.A., Desalu, J.M., Zaso, M.J., Gellis, L.A., & Park, A. (2020). Sleep problems and drinking frequency among urban multiracial and monoracial adolescents: Role of discrimination experiences and negative mood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49, 2109–2123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01310-1 PMID: 32860577 PMCID: PMC7487034
  9. Goodhines, P.A., Gellis, L.A., Ansell, E.B., & Park, A. (2019). Cannabis and alcohol use for sleep aid: A daily diary investigation. Health Psychology, 38(11), 1036-1047. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000765 PMID: 31169378 PMCID: PMC6800769
  10. Desalu, J.M., Goodhines, P.A., & Park, A. (2019). Racial discrimination and alcohol use and negative drinking consequences among Black Americans: a meta-analytical review. Addiction, 114(6), 957-967. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14578 PMID: 30714661 PMCID: PMC6510626
  11. Goodhines, P. A., Gellis, L.A., Kim, J., Fucito, L.M., & Park, A. (2019). Self-medication for sleep in college students: Concurrent and prospective associations with sleep and alcohol behavior. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 17(3), 327-341. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2017.1357119 PMID: 28749704 PMCID: PMC5787047

Education & Training

  • PhD: Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University
  • Pre-doctoral Internship: Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine Track, Brown Medical School
  • BS: Psychology & Music, St. Lawrence University

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