U Miami Dept of Psychology
@umiamipsych.bsky.social
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How 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.
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.
Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Youth Emotional Symptoms and Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Outcomes - Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Youth living in low-resource geographical areas may have a greater need for and/or poorer access to mental health care. Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with a range of adverse mental health sy...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
How 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.
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.
Please enjoy a few highlights from the Annual UM Department of Psychology Holiday Celebration.
December 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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.
Please enjoy a few highlights from the Annual UM Department of Psychology Holiday Celebration.
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New study: Individuals with hoarding symptoms experience strong, vivid memories associated with their possessions, which motivate the urge to save. doi.org/10.1017/S135...
The Proust effect and hoarding symptoms: relationships among memory vividness, object type, and urge to save | Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy | Cambridge Core
The Proust effect and hoarding symptoms: relationships among memory vividness, object type, and urge to save
doi.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New 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
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
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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
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...
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...
Why Kids With Autism May Want To Learn Multiple Languages
During Celia Romero’s research on kids with autism, she uncovered a widespread misconception: many families had been advised to avoid teaching their child a second language.
radiohealthjournal.org
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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...
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...
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...
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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...
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...
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Looking 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!
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Looking 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!
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👇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 👀👀👀
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...
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...
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
👇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 👀👀👀
Come see them all 👀👀👀
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Presenting 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)
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)
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Presenting 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)
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)
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Individual 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:/...
Free for the next 50 days: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Individual 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:/...
Free for the next 50 days: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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New 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.
Videos and Vocabulary: How Digital Media Use Impacts the Types of Words Children Know
The last decade has seen an exponential rise in children's digital media use, as well as growing evidence that it is associated with changes in children's vocabulary. However, while high rates of lo...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New 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.
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We are starting a new longitudinal study at the University of Miami! news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...
University of Miami joins international study on autism risk in young children
Psychologists in the College of Arts and Sciences are monitoring the development of infants and toddlers whose parents have a sibling with autism.
news.miami.edu
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We are starting a new longitudinal study at the University of Miami! news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...
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Our 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...:
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our 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...:
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Stage 2 report now out! Newborn Auditory Brainstem Response and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome doi.org/10.1002/jnr.... #OpenAccess
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Stage 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.
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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...
news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...
University of Miami joins international study on autism risk in young children
Psychologists in the College of Arts and Sciences are monitoring the development of infants and toddlers whose parents have a sibling with autism.
news.miami.edu
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Read all about the new longitudinal study at the University of Miami.
news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...
news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...
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We'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...
A&S - Psychology - Assistant Professor to Assoc. Professor - Child Clinical/Family
Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We'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...
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First 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...
Automated detection of mouth opening in newborn infants - Behavior Research Methods
Automated behavioral measurement using machine learning is gaining ground in psychological research. Automated approaches have the potential to reduce the labor and time associated with manual behavio...
doi.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
First 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...
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Today’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
And yes, he feels strongly about his position atop the Felleman / Van Essen wiring diagram
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today’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
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...
Free copies, visit psy.miami.edu/faculty/alag...
October 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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...
Free copies, visit psy.miami.edu/faculty/alag...
Repost @amishijha.bsky.social:
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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!
🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠
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!
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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!
🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠
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!
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Excited to share findings from a new randomized controlled trial evaluating the Unified Protocol for youth misophonia: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Treatment of Youth Misophonia: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Psychoeducation and Relaxation Training
Misophonia is a distinct clinical disorder that lacks official diagnostic classification. Despite growing evidence of the prevalence and impairment as…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Excited 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.
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.
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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.
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.