Clinical Faculty

Fayeza AhmedFayeza 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

HAL Lab

email: fayeza.ahmed@maine.edu

.**Note to applicants: Dr. Ahmed plans to recruit a graduate student for fall 2025.

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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

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Cynthia ErdleyCynthia 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

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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).

Goodhines’ Lab Page

Email: patricia.goodhines@maine.edu

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Jeffrey E. Hecker, Ph.D. (University of Maine, 1986).  Professor and Director of Clinical Training

Teaching interests: Forensic Psychology

Research interests: Forensic psychology, Sexual offending

email: hecker@maine.edu

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Rebecca MacAulayRebecca 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 2025.

Cara Struble, Ph.D.  Assistant Professor.

Teaching interests: Personality Assessment, Psychopathology, Community Psychology, Drugs & Behavior

Research interests: substance use, health disparities, treatment development

email: cara.struble@maine.edu

**Note to applicants: Dr. Struble plans to recruit a graduate student to start in Fall 2025.

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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