Clinical student accepts postdoctoral position at Brown University
Congratulations to Clinical Ph.D student, Victoria Quinones! She has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship in Primary Care Behavioral Health at Brown University.
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Highlighting Psychology Research: UMSS20 Student Profile
Teagan LaPiere Understanding Veteran Suicide Mentored by Assistant Professor of Psychology, Mollie Ruben Teagan LaPiere, a military veteran himself, researches why non-combat deployed veterans have a higher rate of suicide than combat-deployed veterans. He hopes that this research will indicate factors that lead to military suicide, so policies for veteran mental health can be changed […]
Read moreHayes, Abedi featured in video about Alzheimer’s research collaboration
Northern Light Health produced a video titled “When Memory Fades” about its Alzheimer’s Research Program that involves collaboration with the University of Maine and The Jackson Laboratory. “What if disruption of sleep was the earliest sign of neurodegeneration,” asks Marie Hayes, UMaine psychology professor and co-founder of Activas Diagnostics with Ali Abedi, professor of electrical and computer […]
Read moreHighlighting Psychology Research at the UMS Spring 2020 Student Symposium
Leigh Neptune examines body language in gender and sexual minorities as part of an independent study mentored by Assistant Professor of Psychology, Mollie Ruben
Read morePostdoctoral Fellowship Received from Harvard Medical School
Clinical Ph.D student, Hannah Lawrence, has accepted a postdoctoral research position at Harvard University/ McLean Hospital.
Read moreAPAGS 2020 Psychological Science Research Grant Awarded
Clinical Ph.D candidate, Colin Bosma, has been awarded a competitive 2020 Psychological Science Research Grant from the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students for his proposal, “Do Digital Behaviors Describe Individual Differences in Emotion Regulation? Using Smartphone Data to Characterize Physiological and Subjective Responses to Sadness.” The intent of this APAGS-sponsored grant is to fund […]
Read moreMusic Training Boosts Cognitive Function and Well-being
For older adults, music training boosts cognitive function and well-being according to a new study led by Rebecca MacAulay, assistant professor of psychology, and Philip Edelman, assistant professor of music education. The study asked whether it was feasible to teach older adults without prior music training how to read music and play the recorder using […]
Read moreJoin us for a public panel discussion on January 27th from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Bangor Public Library
“Redemption” in Criminal Justice Policy and Practice Dr. Larisa Heiphetz is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University. Her work explores questions related to perceptions of morality in the criminal justice system. How do people think about the justice system and people who have been inside it? Are people socially “redeemed” by their time in the justice […]
Read moreFormer graduate student, Katrina Daigle, found that opioid-dependent mothers with reduced oxytocin levels give fewer gentle touches to babies
UMaine Psychology research found that mothers being treated for opioid-dependency showed impaired responsiveness and sensitivity to their babies, compared to mothers not dependent on opioids, but similar in socioeconomic and lifestyle factors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-11-opioid-dependent-mothers-oxytocin-gentle-babies.html
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