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.

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

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...

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!

👇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 👀👀👀

Congrats, Dr. @tiffany6390.bsky.social! 👏 news.miami.edu/stories/2025...

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)

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:/...

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.

We are starting a new longitudinal study at the University of Miami! news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...

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...:

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.

Read all about the new longitudinal study at the University of Miami. news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...

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...

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...

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

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!

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.

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.

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/

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-...

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

Rethinking 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.

Can 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...

scl.psy.miami.edu/for-parents/... #MiamiBaby #MiamiKid #UMiami #BabyCane #FutureCane #ScienceMatters

Welcome 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.

Great convo, good vibes, and even better company! The Psychology Graduate Student Organization (PGSO) took a break and enjoyed a Happy Hour - a chance to unwind and get to know each other outside the lab. #GradLife #UMPsych #PsychGSO

My lab will have one PhD position open focused on fMRI decoding of spontaneous thoughts and/or rumination/worry.

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.