Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UMass Amherst
Research examines the role of psychotherapists in treatment effectiveness
UMass Amherst study may lead to more personalized clinical training
Upcoming Events
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Dec3
Dr. Luis Rivera Research Talk on Social Psychology-Criminal Justice Project & Career Social Hour
5:15pmSocial Psychology -
Dec8
Cognitive Brown Bag | Second-year students (ethics presentation)
12:00pmCognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Student Spotlight
Natasha de la Rosa-Rivera, 2019 CRF Graduate Student Grant Writing Program Member Receives NIH Funding
Natasha M. de la Rosa-Rivera, a 4th year Ph.D. candidate in the Neuroscience and Behavior Program, and 2019 CRF Graduate Student Grant Writers Program member was recently named as a recipient of an NIH dissertation award (R36) to complete and further her research. Receiving this award will allow Natasha to test her overarching hypothesis that brain regions contribute to a cognitive task – be it perceptual or mnemonic – according to the representations they contain.
Department News
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Interactions of sedentary behavior, physical activity, and sleep in early childhood
Christine St. Laurent has been awarded a NIH NRSA fellowship to pursue research examining the relations between early childhood 24-hr behaviors, cognition, and brain structures associated with learning and memory. -
Mélise Edwards honored at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference Neuroscience Next
The Excellence in Neuroscience Mentoring Award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the mentoring of dementia scientists through either research mentorship, career mentorship or personal mentorship. -
Mackenzie Smith receives Rising Researcher Award
Senior undergraduate student in political science and psychology with the War and Peace Lab
Catch up with the latest PBS news including spotlights on our talented students, faculty, and alumni!
Alumni News
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Isabel Salvatore '21
Graduate Student pursuing Higher Education (Public Policy and Student Affairs), Graduate Assistant in Student Engagement at the University of Denver -
Jaline Israel '20
PsyD Candidate at Regent University -
Jane Studeny Oliveira '13, PsyD
Pediatric Neuropsychologist at Boston Neuropsychological Services
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