The COVID-19 pandemic has been an isolating and lonely time for almost everyone. For adolescents especially, the loneliness accompanied by pandemic-related school closures and the like has led to an increase in mental health issues like depression and self-destructive behavior, according to a University of Maine-led study. Read more here.

WMTW reported on researchers at the University of Maine who are working with schools across the state to assess how students are doing with their mental health and well-being, and what schools need to do to support them. Rebecca Schwartz-Mette is the director of the UMaine Peer Relations Lab, which goes into schools to work […]

Maine’s research and innovation reputation takes a monumental step forward as the state’s public research university earns an R1 Carnegie Classification, UMaine joins the ranks of the nation’s top 146 doctoral research universities engaged in “very high research activity.” Read the article in UMaine News here.

Read more

The study was recently featured in UMaine News. The CARE Lab, led by Dr. Rebecca MacAulay, an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department, recently published an article in the Journal of Aging and Mental Health that found that trait mindfulness mediated the relationship between perceived stress and inhibitory control in older adults. Additionally, trait mindfulness […]

A $1.5 million award launches WellNurse, a research collaboration between the Clinical Psychology Program, the School of Food and Agriculture, and the New Balance Rec Center. Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology,  Dr. Rebecca Schwartz-Mette,  is a co-investigator and will lead the psychological intervention aspect of the project, which involves implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of […]

Browse the 2020-2021 Clinical Psychology Newsletter to catch up on all the latest research, awards, internship placements, post-doctoral fellowships and more.

Congratulations to Liv Valö! Liv’s presentation “Stress & Resilience in the Wake of COVID-19” was selected as the best presentation at the 2021 Maine Psychological Association Annual Conference.

The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Jordan LaBouff, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Honors, titled “Why representation matters, from Sesame Street to Main Street.” LaBouff is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public challenges and their policy implications. Labouff […]

The University of Maine has received a transformational gift from the Judy Glickman Lauder Foundation to support the efforts and initiatives of the Clinical Psychology Program to help meet the increasing demand for high-quality, evidence-based mental health providers in Maine. The gift, made through the University of Maine Foundation, will allow UMaine’s accredited doctoral training […]