Department News

Salon Series: Navigating the Political Landscape featuring Clinical Psychology doctoral student, Cassandra Rowan, M.A.

The Fogler Library Salon series is hosting a discussion Tuesday, October 8th from 6pm – 7:30pm titled, “Navigating the Political Landscape: Mental Health, Social Media, and Constructive Dialogue.” Join for a discussion around the intricate relationship between mental health, social media, and politics. We’ll explore ways in which social media shapes our political views and, […]

Dr. Kate Darling (Nursing) will give a research colloquium on Understanding Injury, Pain & Substance Use among Lobster & Shellfish Harvesters: An Ecosocial Perspective

On Monday, September 23rd, 2024, from 3:00PM – 4:30PM, Dr. Kate Weatherford Darling will be giving a talk in rm 211 Williams Hall on Understanding Injury, Pain & Substance Use among Lobster & Shellfish Harvesters: An Ecosocial Perspective, presented by the Department of Psychology. The event is free and open to the public. For more […]

Congratulations to All The Psychology Majors On the UMaine Spring 2024 Dean’s List

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has released their Spring 2024 Dean’s List. The Department of Psychology wishes to extend congratulations to all Psychology majors who have been recognized for your outstanding academic work in the Spring 2024 semester. Last Name First Name Agostino Larissa Almonte Niomi Anderson Ellie Bachetti Julia Baez-Vazquez Estephanie Bene […]

2024 Undergraduate Student Awards in Psychology

The Psychology Department is pleased to announce the Undergraduate Student Awards in Psychology for the 2023-2024 academic year! Conan Kornetsky Psychology Prize and Outstanding Graduating Senior Sophia Lambert Michele Alexander Scholar Award Alexandria Morgan Douglas Glanville Research and Scholarship Fund Awards Madison Landry Caroline Mosca

Kathryn Roderick is the 2024 Kent & Billie Anger Graduate Student Research Award Recipient

The Psychology Department is pleased to announce that Kathryn Roderick is the inaugural Kentand Billie Anger Graduate Student Research Fund award recipient. This fund was establishedwith a gift in 2023 from Kent and Billie Anger. Kent earned his doctorate in experimentalpsychology in 1974 from the University of Maine. Kathryn Roderick is a 4th year PhD Candidate […]

Data from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study (MSLS) have been de-identified and are available for use by students and faculty at the University of Maine.

Funded by the National Institutes for Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute on Aging, the MSLS study is a multidisciplinary study relating cardiovascular risk factors and disease to cognitive function. Merrill F. Elias, Ph.D., M.P.H. is director of the MSLS, alongside and Michael A. Robbins, Ph.D. as co-director, and […]

Krutika Rathod Receives 2023 Harry and Miriam Levinson Scholarship from American Psychological Foundation

Congratulations to Krutika Rathod (Clinical Area) for receiving the 2023 Harry and Miriam Levinson Scholarship from the American Psychological Foundation (APF)/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship program, as well as the Junior Scientist Fellowship from the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) and Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology. These awards recognize outstanding trainees to help them begin successful research […]

Maine Scholars Strategy Network Retreat on May 31st

Maine Scholars Strategy Network will once again be holding their annual retreat to assess and strategize about the important work of connecting research with policy, journalism, civic organizations and broader public discourse. Co-directed by our own Dr. Jordan LaBouff, the Scholars Strategy Network is an organization that helps connect academics with policymakers so their research can […]

Morgan Tallman and Krutika Rathod Awarded Institute of Medicine Graduate Summer Fellowships

Clinical psychology Ph.D. students, Morgan Tallman and Krutika Rathod, were two among the nine graduate students awarded the University of Maine Institute of Medicine 2023 summer fellowship to support their research. The fellowship includes up to a $6,000 stipend and graduate credit to facilitate student research alongside a faculty advisor. Krutika Rathod, advised by Patricia […]

Curtis Wojcik Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Award

The National Science Foundation award is a significant national accomplishment and graduate student Curtis Wojcik has developed a highly innovative research program as part of this award. The planned project includes two studies aimed at exploring anhedonia—a prevalent symptom seen across several psychiatric disorders that involves a loss of pleasure and disinterest in typically rewarding […]

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