Department News

Dr. Schwartz-Mette receives APA Achievement Award

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!

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UMaine Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program Reaccredited

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, […]

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Graduate student Sally Swanson awarded research grant on “The Impact of Higher Education on the Science-Religion Relationship”

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 […]

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Psychological Services Center launches virtual COVID-19 Stress Clinic

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 […]

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