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Rachel Goetze, PhD accepts postdoctoral fellowship at Mayo Clinic

MMDL is thrilled to announce that Rachel Goetze has accepted a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology at Mayo Clinic Rochester with a major emphasis in obesity. Rachel, a fifth-year doctoral student currently completing internship at VA Boston Healthcare System, has focused her research on physiological correlates and predictors of binge eating symptom severity. Congratulations, […]

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Victoria Quinones, MA receives Susan J. Hunter Teaching Fellowship

MMDL congratulates Victoria Quinones, a fourth-year doctoral student, on her recent award of the Susan J. Hunter Teaching Fellowship. This fellowship, established in honor of the University of Maine’s President, Dr. Susan J. Hunter, seeks to foster excellence and integrity in teaching and assessment. Great work, Victoria!

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MMDL represents at ABCT, IASR, and the Technology in Psychiatry Summit

Members of the MMDL attended the 51st Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy in San Diego, California. Colin gave a symposia presentation on evaluating cognitive and mood reactivity as risk factors for relapse to depression, Rachel presented a poster on investigating the relationship between perceived control, negative mood, and binge eating symptoms severity. Olivia […]

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Dr. Emily Haigh accepted to National Institute on Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholar’s Program

MMDL Director, Dr. Haigh was accepted to attend the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholar’s Program. The program includes lectures, seminars, and small group discussions in research design relative to aging. In addition, the program will include consultation on the development of research interests and advice on preparing and submitting research grant applications to […]

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Meaghan Delcourt awarded Center for Undergraduate Research Summer Fellowship

More great news! Meaghan Delcourt has been awarded a 2017 Center for Undergraduate Research Summer Fellowship for her work examining depressive rumination and stress-mediated physiological reactivity among individuals who engage in self-injurious behaviors. Meaghan will receive an award medal and certificate during the UMaine Student Research Symposium on April 24, 2017. Congratulations Meaghan! Very well-deserved!

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Victoria Quinones, MA receives Honorable Mention for Ford Foundation Fellowship

MMDL is very pleased to announce that Victoria Quinones, MA’s  application for a Ford Foundation Fellowship sponsored by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine was sufficiently meritorious to receive an honorable mention!  Victoria’s research examines the relationship between self-injurious behavior, social problem-solving, and stress-mediated physiological reactivity. Terrific work!

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