Clinical Faculty
Fayeza S. Ahmed, Ph.D. (University of Georgia, 2011). Assistant Professor.
Teaching interests: Abnormal psychology, health psychology, neuropsychological assessment
Research interests: Adult and geriatric neuropsychology, health Psychology, risk factors for cognitive decline
email: fayeza.ahmed@maine.edu
Jennifer Blossom, Ph.D. (University of Kansas, Clinical Child Psychology Program, 2018). Assistant Professor.
Teaching interests: Psychopathology, child development, child and adolescent interventions
Research interests: Mental health service delivery, efficiency, & access; implementation science; integrated behavioral health; youth depression, anxiety, & suicide prevention
email: jennifer.blossom@maine.edu
**Note to applicants: Dr. Blossom plans to recruit a graduate student to start in fall 2023.
Cynthia Erdley, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, 1992). Professor.
Teaching interests: Child and adolescent psychology, social development.
Research interests: Social cognition; children’s peer relationship experiences and psychological adjustment.
email: erdley@maine.edu
**Note to applicants: Dr. Erdley plans to recruit a graduate student to start in fall 2023.
Patricia Goodhines, Ph.D. (Syracuse University, 2022). Assistant Professor.
Teaching interests:
Research Interests: characterizing risk pathways contributing to youth substance use and sleep problems, identifying social determinants underlying sociodemographic disparities (e.g., race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, socioeconomic).
Email: patricia.goodhines@maine.edu
**Note to applicants: Dr. Goodhines plans to recruit a graduate student to start in fall 2023.
Jeffrey E. Hecker, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 2009). Professor and Director of Clinical Training
Teaching interests: Forensic Psychology
Research interests: Forensic psychology, Sexual offending
email: hecker@maine.edu
**Note to applicants: Dr. Hecker plans to recruit a graduate student to start in fall 2023 to be co-advised by Dr. Kristen Woodberry at the Maine
Medical Center Research Institute.
Rebecca K. MacAulay, Ph.D. (Louisiana State University, 2016). Associate Professor.
Teaching interests: Neuropsychological and personality assessment, life span development, and foundations of clinical psychology.
Research interests: Biopsychosocial models of aging, to include biological, neuropsychological and behavioral factors that affect quality of life and cognitive functioning across the adult life span.
C.A.R.E. Lab email: rebecca.macaulay@maine.edu
**Note to applicants: Dr. MacAulay plans to recruit a graduate student to start in fall 2023.
Douglas W. Nangle, Ph.D. (West Virginia University, 1993). Professor and Director of the ADHD Clinic.
Teaching interests: Abnormal psychology, child psychopathology, clinical assessment, child and adolescent psychotherapy.
Research interests: Child and adolescent peer relations; close relationships and psychological adjustment; and social skills assessment and intervention.
Social Interactions and Adjustment Lab
email: dnangle@maine.edu
Rebecca Schwartz-Mette, Ph.D. (University of Missouri, 2013). Associate Professor.
Teaching interests: Developmental psychopathology, ethics and professional issues
Research interests: Psychopathology and peer relationships in adolescence; interpersonal theories of depression; ethics and graduate training in clinical psychology.
Peer Relations Lab email: rebecca.schwartzmette@maine.edu
Cooperating Faculty
Stephen Aita, Ph.D.
VA Maine Healthcare System
Research Collaborator
Jonathan Borkum, Ph.D.
Health Psych Maine
Research Collaborator
Joshua Caron, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
VA Maine Healthcare System
Neuropsychology Supervisor
Elizabeth Cuddy, Ph.D.
Private Practice
Clinical supervisor
Annie O’Neil Derthick, Ph.D.
Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Clinical supervisor
Luke Douglass, Ph.D.
Supervisor
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology
Rachel Grover, Ph.D.
Loyola University of Maryland
Research Collaborator
Irene Harris, Ph.D.
VA Maine Healthcare System
Senior Clinical Investigator
Research Collaborator
Shalene Kirkley, Ph.D.
Maine State Forensic Service
Training Coordinator
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology
Susannah R. Kondrath, Ph.D.
VA Maine Health System
Staff Psychologist
Sarah Miller, Ph.D., ABPP-
Maine State Forensic Service
Training Director
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology
Anthony Podraza, Ph.D., ABBP-CN
Northern Light Acadia Hospital
Neuropsychology Supervisor
Sue Righthand, Ph.D.
Private Practice
Research Collaborator
Asia Serwick, Ph.D.
Northern Light Health
Clinical Supervisor
Laura Shaw, Esq.
Legal Studies Coordinator
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology
Stacy Whitcomb-Smith, Ph.D.
HealthPsych Maine
Clinical Supervisor
Andrew Wisch, Ph.D., ABPP
Supervisor
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology
Kristen Woodberry, Ph.D.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Research Collaborator