Jiangua Cang, Ph.D.
Caring Resources For Living
Brian Chu, Ph.D.
PROJECT TITLE The Function of Avoidance in Depressed Behavior and a Pilot of Transdiagnostic Behavioral Activation Therapy Project Summary This study will develop treatment materials for a transdiagnostic Group Behavioral Activation Therapy (GBAT) and conduct a pilot school effectiveness study with 7th and 8th graders who show elevated co-occurring depression and anxiety. Depression and anxiety…
Daniel A. Colon-Ramos, Ph.D.
Community Dental Center/Kennebec Valley Dental Coalition
Alfredo Fontanini, Ph.D.
Gretchen Gudmundsen, Ph.D.
PROJECT TITLE Evaluating Coping and Stress Reactivity to Improve Behavioral Intervention for Adolescent Depression Project Summary An estimated 20% of youth experience a depressive episode by age 18, while 65% report transient or less severe depressive symptoms. Efforts to create efficacious treatments have been promising, but 30-40% of youth do not demonstrate a clinically significant…
Adam Kepecs, Ph.D.
Vitaly A. Klyachko, Ph.D.
David McLean, Ph.D.
Mid Coast Chapter, American Red Cross
Maxence Nachury, Ph.D.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine
Jonathan Posner, M.D.
PROJECT TITLE Inhibitory Control and Emotional Regulation: An fMRI Study of the Neural Heterogeneity of ADHD PROJECT SUMMARY Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is inarguably a diverse disorder with multiple biological causes and mechanisms. Indeed, no single cognitive or neurobiological deficit can be identified in all children with the disorder. Rather, certain domains of functioning are…