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!
Read moreUMaine 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, […]
Read moreGraduate student, Angel Boeve, wins 2020 UMaine Student Symposium award
Congratulations to Angel Boeve! Angel’s oral presentation on the link between gait disturbances, sleep quality and cognition in older adults was awarded the best graduate student Social Science presentation at the 2020 UMaine Virtual Student Symposium.
Read moreCongratulations to undergraduate student Teagan LaPiere on an award winning presentation at the 2020 UMaine Virtual Student Symposium
Congratulations to undergraduate Teagan LaPiere! Teagan’s presentation “Understanding Veteran Suicides: Difference in Combat Deployed and non-Combat Deployed Risk of Suicide” was awarded the best undergraduate student Social Science presentation at the 2020 UMaine Virtual Student Symposium.
Read moreCongratulations to undergraduate Savannah Michaud on her 2020 New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Annual Meeting presentation
Congratulations to undergraduate Savannah Michaud who presented results from her senior thesis project titled, “The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Working Memory in Older Adults” at the 2020 New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Annual Meeting.
Read moreGraduate 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 […]
Read morePsychological 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 […]
Read moreColin Bosma, Clinical Ph.D student awarded Research Grant
The Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapy has recognized the broader significance of Colin Bosma’s innovative and creative research. Read about it here.
Read moreDr. Alan Cobo-Lewis talks with WVOM
Dr. Alan Cobo-Lewis talks to WVOM about statistics related to COVID-19 here in Maine. Listen to the broadcast here.
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