Psychology

Tune in to Season 5 Episode 2 of The Maine Question to hear Emily Haigh (Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training for the Clinical Psychology Doctoral program), Jeff Hecker (Professor of Psychology), and Sandy Butler (Director of the School of Social Work) disscuss mental health needs in Maine and efforts by the […]

The Clinical Psychology program and the School of Social Work received 1.48 million dollars of funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for a four-year project to support students in gaining education and skills in integrated behavioral health. Sandra Butler, director of the School of Social Work, will lead the development and implementation […]

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Congratulations, Dr. Schwartz-Mette for being awarded the APA Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists. Recipients are recognized for their achievements and demonstration of astute leadership in the field of psychology. Well deserved!

The Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at the University of Maine has been reaccredited for the next 10 years, the longest professional accreditation period granted to only the strongest programs reviewed by the Washington, D.C.-based American Psychological Association (APA). Accreditation by the APA reflects the quality of educational programs, speaks to a sense of public trust, […]

Congratulations to Angel Boeve! Angel’s oral presentation on the link between gait disturbances, sleep quality and cognition in older adults was awarded the best graduate student Social Science presentation at the 2020 UMaine Virtual Student Symposium.

Congratulations to undergraduate Teagan LaPiere! Teagan’s presentation “Understanding Veteran Suicides: Difference in Combat Deployed and non-Combat Deployed Risk of Suicide” was awarded the best undergraduate student Social Science presentation at the 2020 UMaine Virtual Student Symposium.    

Congratulations to undergraduate Savannah Michaud who presented results from her senior thesis project titled, “The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Working Memory in Older Adults” at the 2020 New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Annual Meeting.

The International Research Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society has awarded Sally B. Swanson, a PhD student in Psychological Sciences, a grant of £5,000 for her project, “The Impact of Higher Education on the Science-Religion Relationship: A Social Identity Perspective”.  Ms. Swanson’s work will examine the effects of higher education, like earning a UMaine […]

The Psychological Service Center has developed a four- to five-session therapy program to help people gain skills to manage stress reactions or emotional difficulties that have arisen because of or been exacerbated by the pandemic.  They are now accepting new clients for programs including general teletherapy and the COVID-19 Stress Clinic (CSC).  For more information or […]