U Miami Dept of Psychology
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyNeonatal mimicry of caregivers at home: Feasibility of an asynchronous online paradigm #OpenAccess by @lauriebayet.bsky.social & team! doi.org/10.1111/infa...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyExcited to share Jongmin Lee’s discovery of abstract codes guiding prospective working memory! Thread below. doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyWant to support science on infants' emotions? Parents of babies (2-24 months) can complete our short, online study: umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyHow do children’s surroundings impact their mental health? In this new study, we found that youth living in areas of greater neighborhood disadvantage exhibited more severe anxiety and depression and had longer delays to care. There is a critical need to reduce barriers to youth mental health care.
- As the year comes to an end, we extend our warmest wishes for a happy holiday season. May this special time bring you joy, rest, and meaningful moments with your loved ones. Please enjoy a few highlights from the Annual UM Department of Psychology Holiday Celebration.
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyNew study: Individuals with hoarding symptoms experience strong, vivid memories associated with their possessions, which motivate the urge to save. doi.org/10.1017/S135...
- TODAY IS THE DAY! DECEMBER 1st is the final day to apply to our Ph.D. Program for Fall 2026 admission. To receive full consideration for entry into the Ph.D. program for the Fall of the next school year. UMiami Application: applygrad.miami.edu/apply
- Repost Dr. @lynnkperry.bsky.social: My graduate student Celia Romero was interviewed by Radio Health Journal about her master's thesis work on multilingualism and executive function in autism spectrum disorder, and the segment aired today! radiohealthjournal.org/why-kids-wit...
- HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Our application deadline is less than ONE WEEK away! To receive full consideration for entry into the Ph.D. program for the fall of the next school year, ALL application materials must be received no later than December 01, 2025. www.psy.miami.edu/graduate/how...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyLooking forward to this clinical workshop tomorrow at @abctnow.bsky.social! Dr. Jill Ehrenreich-May and I will be discussing theories and applications of exposure therapy for youth anxiety disorders. Join us!
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of Psychology👇Happening this afternoon at #SfN25 #SfN2025 as part of a nano poster group on finescale organization of the PFC, including work from @rodbraga.bsky.social @derekevannee.bsky.social @abbynoyce.bsky.social @visscherlab.bsky.social @neurojacob.bsky.social and more! Come see them all 👀👀👀
- 1) @zachladwig.bsky.social will be available on SATURDAY PM at poster CC14 He’ll show his work using precision fMRI to identify new common network motifs in the PFC and investigate how network borders support executive function. Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Congrats, Dr. @tiffany6390.bsky.social! 👏 news.miami.edu/stories/2025...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyPresenting on contingency representations in PFC during WM on Saturday at SfN! Featuring fMRI and multi-area RNN modeling from my time with John Murray 🤓 And, recruiting a PhD student for Fall ‘26 in my new lab at U-Miami! Check us out here, and feel free to reach out: jam-lab.org (apps due 12/1)
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyIndividual differences in sick face sensitivity: females are more sensitive to lassitude facial expressions than males - @tiffany6390.bsky.social Free for the next 50 days: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyNew work with @skucker.bsky.social! Screen time isn't just associated with a reduction in children's vocabulary size, but it also relates to the specific types of words they're learn first. More screen time is associated with knowing fewer body part words but more people and furniture words.
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyWe are starting a new longitudinal study at the University of Miami! news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyOur amazing department (Psychology) at U-Miami is hiring in their Adult division, with open topic / focus area! Come apply and check out the job ad here: umiami.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMFaculty/jo...:
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyStage 2 report now out! Newborn Auditory Brainstem Response and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome doi.org/10.1002/jnr.... #OpenAccess
- November is National Family Caregivers Month. The Committee for Culture & Belonging would like to share some resources and upcoming events to help raise awareness of the mental and physical health challenges of individuals in the caregiver role.
- Read all about the new longitudinal study at the University of Miami. news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyWe're hiring at the University of Miami! The Department of Psychology is looking for a Child Clinical Psychology faculty member. As search chair, my contact info is in the job ad if anybody would like to discuss the position further umiami.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMFaculty/jo...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyFirst human newborn paper from my NSF CAREER Award! Automated detection of mouth opening in newborn infants - with our amazing @umiamipsych.bsky.social team: Guangyu Zung, Yeojin Amy Ahn, @tiffany6390.bsky.social, @semaylott.bsky.social, Arushi Malik, @dmessinger.bsky.social doi.org/10.3758/s134...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyToday’s grad cog neuro course is being taught by your very own Hippo (on) campus! And yes, he feels strongly about his position atop the Felleman / Van Essen wiring diagram
- Youth Strong and After The Storm contains information, activities and coping strategies to help caregivers, youth, and children cope with their reactions and feelings resulting from a hurricane and its aftermath. Free copies, visit psy.miami.edu/faculty/alag...
- Repost @amishijha.bsky.social: 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠 Excited to be on @melrobbins’ podcast today! We discuss how to: OWN YOUR ATTENTION Attention has three systems — flashlight, floodlight, juggler. Strengthen all 3 with repeated practice: 12 minutes/day for 4 weeks with the Pushups for Mind app!
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyExcited to share findings from a new randomized controlled trial evaluating the Unified Protocol for youth misophonia: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- We are so proud of Clinical Psychology PhD Student Bianca Braun, appointed Dean’s Fellow entering the 2025-2026 academic year. Thanks to an award from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Bianca will be able to utilize the Dean’s Fellowship on a deferred basis starting in Fall 2028.
- Undergraduates Exploring Research in Psychology! Last week undergrad psych majors had the chance to meet with faculty and current lab members from the department, learn about ongoing research, ask questions about lab involvement, and explore the incredible topics studied here.
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyU-Miami has a postdoctoral mentored research training program in Alzheimer's / neurodegeneration, with 2 years of funding for fellows. If you're interested in my lab and applying cognitive neuroscience and precision neuroimaging methods to studying AD, please reach out! mbi-umiami.org/training/
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyIn this month’s “Liftoff,” @neurojacob.bsky.social talks about how there is no one “holy” method in neuroscience, and @izzynchristie.bsky.social reflects on her mentor’s advice and the value of persistence. By @franciscorr25.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/liftoff-new-...
- Congratulations Amelia, Norik & Tiffany this year’s recipients of the Gail Ironson Distinguished Speaker Series Colloquium & Awards! This annual award recognizes outstanding research efforts by graduate students in psychology.
- On World Mental Health Day, we looked back at articles featuring our University psychology and psychiatry experts on how to recognize some of the most common mental health challenges and support those who are affected. @drehrenreich.bsky.social
- Repost @lynnkperry.bsky.social: New work out in Developmental Psychology led by Sarah Kucker and her students Syakira and Sneh! Parent personality, child temperament, and digital media: Pathways to language development in early childhood doi.org/10.1037/dev0...
- Dr. Daniel Messinger is hoping to accept a doctoral student for fall 2026 admission. If you are interested in working with Dr. Messinger, please visit www.umkids-lab.psy.miami.edu for more information. For more information, see www.psy.miami.edu/graduate/how-to-apply
- Repost from Dr. Amy Weisman: I’ll be giving a talk on my research in schizophrenia this Friday, joined by Todd Akryn Crush, a person with lived experience and an accomplished author, including his inspirational book From Beneath the Ice. The event is free & open to the public…
- The University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Psychology and the Pediatrics division at the Miller School of Medicine have several experts who study weather-related anxiety—and anxiety in general—in children and young adults.
- Dr. Kiara Timpano IS hoping to accept a doctoral student for Fall '26! To receive full consideration for entry into the Ph.D. program apply by Dec 1, 2025 for full consideration. For more information, see psy.miami.edu/graduate/how... Paso Lab pasolab.org
- Dr. Lynn K. Perry IS planning to accept a doctoral student for Fall '26! To receive full consideration for entry into the Ph.D. program apply by Dec 1, 2025 for full consideration. For application information, see: www.psy.miami.edu/graduate/how-to-apply
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyRethinking the study of newborn sociality: Challenges and opportunities. #devpsy Free link until Nov 7th: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
- Dr. Amy G. Weisman IS planning to accept a doctoral student for Fall '26! To receive full consideration for entry into the Ph.D. program apply by Dec 1, 2025 for full consideration. For more information, see: www.psy.miami.edu/graduate/how-to-apply Dr. Weisman: www.bit.ly/AWeisman
- Repost @amishijha.bsky.social: New paper alert! Performance steadily worsened and mind wandering increased as undergraduates performed a 10-minute sustained attention task online. Higher motivation and interest buffered against these costs. 🧵 1 of 2
- 📢TOMORROW - Join Prof. Maria Magdalena Llabre for the Cooper Fellow Lecture Series! 🗓️ Sept 11 | 🕒3PM ET 💻Zoom: events.miami.edu/event/cooper... 🗣️ "Language and health: What does Spanish have to do with it?" Explore the #HispanicParadox & the power of language.
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyCan adults be trained to better recognize and avoid sick faces? New research findings from our lab, led by PhD student Tiffany Leung (@Tiffany6390.bsky.social)! @UMiamiPsych.bsky.social @UnivMiami.bsky.social #SickSelfie news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...
- The definition of resilience is the capacity to withstand and recover quickly from difficulties. It denotes toughness. Several University of Miami experts shared their thoughts on how we can build resiliency. news.miami.edu/stories/2025...
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- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyWelcome to our #BabyCanes team, Anastassia Somerville! She’s a junior studying psyc. From Santiago, Chile, moved to Miami when she was 10 & loves it. Passionate about understanding human behavior. Enjoys traveling, staying active, & exploring new matcha spots with family & friends.
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyMy lab will have one PhD position open focused on fMRI decoding of spontaneous thoughts and/or rumination/worry.
- INTERESTED IN APPLYING TO OUR DOCTORAL PROGRAMS? Applications for Fall 2026 admission will be accepted from September 01, 2025 - December 01, 2025. ALL application materials must be received no later than DECEMBER 01, 2025. psy.miami.edu/graduate/how...
- JOIN US! UM's Psychology PhD Program Applicant Information Session To register and obtain the Zoom link, visit miami.zoom.us/j/94715501868 We also offer an ABA master’s program with a separate application process (opens Dec 1, closes Feb 28): aba.psy.miami.edu
- INTERESTED IN APPLYING TO OUR DOCTORAL PROGRAMS? Applications for Fall 2026 admission will be accepted from September 01, 2025 - December 01, 2025. ALL application materials must be received no later than DECEMBER 01, 2025. psy.miami.edu/graduate/how...
- Welcome to our new UM Psychology grad students! We’re excited to have you on board! Thinking about joining us next year? Learn more and apply: www.psy.miami.edu/graduate/how...
- Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology presented to Dr. Annette La Greca for distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to Clinical Psychology throughout her career. Presented at the APA Annual Convention on August 8, 2025.
- We are pleased to welcome the incoming cohort of Psychology Ph.D. students. We are delighted to have you join our academic community and look forward to supporting your growth as scholars and researchers in the years ahead.
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyJust published: Treatment barriers and preferences for youth and adults with OCD and related disorders. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40760198/
- Welcome Back, PSY Majors! Whether you're just beginning your journey or returning for another exciting year, we're thrilled to have you back on campus! Let's make this semester unforgettable. Here's to new discoveries, meaningful conversations, and growing together. Visit us at www.psy.miami.edu
- The Sylvester researcher, clinical psychologist and associate professor of psychology at the University of Miami helps her patients and their families navigate their post-diagnosis reality. news.med.miami.edu/q-and-a-with...
- Hispanics are the largest ethnic minority group in the U.S., yet studies on factors associated with health outcomes in Hispanic communities are limited. Dr. Frank Penedo, a professor in our department, is among the researchers trying to change this. news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...
- We are pleased to share with you the Summer 2025 UM Department of Psychology Newsletter. Read here: www.yumpu.com/en/document/...
- Repost @amishijha.bsky.social: Was honored to join Provost Willy Prado and U Miami Medicine Dean Henri Ford for a roundtable discussion on empowering faculty and staff wellness at UHealth @univmiami.bsky.social. Leadership support matters. Science-informed solutions… (Thread 1/2)
- Download your free copies of After the Storm and Youth Strong www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/alag... #TexasFloods #DisasterRelief #TexasStrong
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyDay 2 at the International OCD Foundation Conference! Our team at University of Miami teamed up with folks at the McLean OCDI to discuss theories of exposure therapy, novel approaches to measuring change during exposure, and implications for clinical care.
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyAppointments available - Reserve one for your child & #SupportScience at #UMiami! #ScienceMatters umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyHad a great time presenting at the International OCD Foundation research symposium on my research applying the Unified Protocol to youth with OCD. More to come!
- Repost @CAMATatUM: Our hearts are with all of those impacted by the devastating floods in Texas over this past weekend. For caregivers unsure how to interact with their children regarding this tragedy or media surrounding it, we share resources… #trauma #loss #coping
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyJoin us! The Developmental Psychology Doctoral Program at the University of Miami (dev.psy.miami.edu) invites applications for fall 2026. Students are fully funded & receive excellent research training for careers... #DevSci #DevPsy #PsycSciSky #AcademicSky #PhDLife #GradSchool #UMiami (thread 1/10)
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- The cognitive complexity behind tears - by Daniel Sznycer & Debra Lieberman psyche.co/ideas/the-hi...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologySmiles as bright as sunshine! 💛 Thanks for supporting science! Learn more about our paid infant & kid studies: umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyAt #OHBM2025 in Brisbane? I'm presenting at ~9am tomorrow on structural-functional architectures in the PFC as part of the neuroanatomy educational session! (Which honors the late Karl Zilles) Full session details: ww6.aievolution.com/hbm2501/Events/viewEv?ev=2229 @ohbmofficial.bsky.social
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyNew paper by PhD student, Arushi Malik! Stability of individual differences in social and nonsocial visual attention from newborn to 14 months #OpenAccess w/ wonderful team @tiffany6390.bsky.social, @shuoz.bsky.social, @semaylott.bsky.social, @dmessinger.bsky.social, et al. doi.org/10.1002/dev....
- Reposted by U Miami Dept of PsychologyCheck out our new work in JSLHR where we consider ethical issues in collection of daylong audio recordings in children with language delays and disabilities. This work was part of a bioethics supplement from NIDCD. @dmessinger.bsky.social
- Using automated, digital data collection -- e.g., daylong audio recordings of children's language environments -- is yielding important insights for research in CSD. But ethical issues have yet to be thoroughly explored. This study does just that. on.asha.org/45hnjh5 @sigperspectives.bsky.social
- We are very sad to report that Jean Schomber, one of the true and original South Florida disability advocates has passed. Know that her legacy will live on in the work we do at CARD for years to come. She was a force for so much good, and her memory will live in our hearts. (Thread 1/5)
- “Readiness" is more than academics. Prof. Rebecca Bulotsky Shearer and the Miami-Dade IDEAS Consortium are developing tools to assess kids’ social, emotional, and behavioral skills—paving the way for more equitable early education. news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...
