U Miami Dept of Psychology

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.

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...:

Drawing of an infant getting an ABR screening, and two different waveforms shown, one for typical and one for infants later dying of SIDS, pointing towards early detection risk identification and potential intervention, showing a baby sleeping.

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.

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.

Read all about the new longitudinal study at the University of Miami.

news.miami.edu/as/stories/2...

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...

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...

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...

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...

YouTube video by Mel Robbins 12 Minutes to a Better Brain: Neuroscientist Reveals the #1 Habit for Clarity & Focus

Listen + pre-order the app today (links in bio). #OwnYourAttention #peakmind #pushupsforthemind

Listen: youtu.be/f0kgtH0pJ2A?...

Pre-order the Pushups for the Mind app:
peakmind.media/preorder/

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Photo of Dr. Jha. Control your attention. 12 minutes a day. 4 weeks. Train it. Protect it. Use it. Pre-register on Google Play. Pre-order on the Apple App Store.

Photo of Mel Robbins and Amishi Jha talking. Says: 12 minutes that rewire your brain.

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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!

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…

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/

Liftoff: New lab alerts Learn about early-career scientists starting their own labs.

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.

Mental health matters On World Mental Health Day, learn to recognize early signs of mental health struggles—and ways to support those in need.

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.

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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...

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

…both in person and online. It’s designed for mental health professionals who work with individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), as well as for people with lived experience or those connected to someone with SMI. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/moving-for...

Headshots of psychologist, author, and professor at the University of Miami, Amy Weisman de Mamani, and ultramarathoner, author, and wellness advocate, Todd Arjun Crush.

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…

How to help manage storm anxiety Experts in child psychology and pediatrics shared ways that parents or caregivers can support kids and young adults who get anxious about bad storms or hurricanes.

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
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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

Face to face newborn and woman both with open mouth smiles and eye contact.

Rethinking the study of newborn sociality: Challenges and opportunities. #devpsy Free link until Nov 7th:
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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

Frontiers | Examining the association between vigilance and mind wandering There has been a growing interest in the relationship between the vigilance decrement, characterized by performance decline with greater time-on-task, and th...

Practical Takeaway: Performance slips as the mind drifts, moment by moment. Consider the impact for everyday activities from driving to studying, listening to a lecture, or following along during a meeting. Remember that your attention is vulnerable!

www.frontiersin.org/journals/cog...

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Headshots of five people in the Jha Lab.

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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.

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Headshot of Dr. Llabre. CooperFellow Lecture Series.

📢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.