U Miami Dept of Psychology
@umiamipsych.bsky.social
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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
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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...
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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...
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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!
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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!
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…
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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.
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.
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.
October 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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.
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.
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U-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/
October 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
U-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/
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In 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-...
By @franciscorr25.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/liftoff-new-...
Liftoff: New lab alerts
Learn about early-career scientists starting their own labs.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In 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-...
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.
This annual award recognizes outstanding research efforts by graduate students in psychology.
October 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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.
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
@drehrenreich.bsky.social
Mental health matters
On World Mental Health Day, learn to recognize early signs of mental health struggles—and ways to support those in need.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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
@drehrenreich.bsky.social
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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...
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...
APA PsycNet
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October 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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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...
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
For more information, see www.psy.miami.edu/graduate/how-to-apply
October 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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
For more information, see www.psy.miami.edu/graduate/how-to-apply
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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…
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…
October 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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…
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…