Psychology

Dr. Alan Cobo-Lewis talks to WVOM about statistics related to COVID-19 here in Maine.  Listen to the broadcast here.

The Psychological Services Center has opened a teletherapy program as a way to offer therapy to the community during the time of quarantine and beyond. In response to the closure of in-person services in March, we developed a telehealth program that allows us to continue providing services to our ongoing clients and to reach beyond […]

Teagan LaPiere Understanding Veteran Suicide Mentored by Assistant Professor of Psychology, Mollie Ruben Teagan LaPiere, a military veteran himself, researches why non-combat deployed veterans have a higher rate of suicide than combat-deployed veterans. He hopes that this research will indicate factors that lead to military suicide, so policies for veteran mental health can be changed […]

Northern Light Health produced a video titled “When Memory Fades” about its Alzheimer’s Research Program that involves collaboration with the University of Maine and The Jackson Laboratory. “What if disruption of sleep was the earliest sign of neurodegeneration,” asks Marie Hayes, UMaine psychology professor and co-founder of Activas Diagnostics with Ali Abedi, professor of electrical and computer […]

Leigh Neptune examines body language in gender and sexual minorities as part of an independent study mentored by Assistant Professor of Psychology, Mollie Ruben