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Psychology Research

Faculty in our department are engaged in cutting-edge research across all areas of Psychology and our department is home to multiple first-class resources and facilities that enhance the research and training efforts of our faculty, staff, and students.

Featured Research

Psychology research featured on the podcast "In Such a Place" from Miami University

Addiction, the brain, and how we can change

Explore the connections between the world of neuroscience and nuances of substance use disorders with our inaugural episode of In Such a Place. We’ll speak with Dr. Anna Radke, a leading expert in the science behind addictive behaviors, to learn more about addiction and navigate the broader societal need for better therapies that address substance use disorders. 

Growing through it

Students, including those working through college, are feeling the aftershocks of a global pandemic. In the years following the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdowns, mental health concerns have surfaced. Dr. Dawna “Cricket” Meehan, director of Miami University’s School-Based Center of Excellence for Prevention and Early Intervention, joins President Greg Crawford to discuss what challenges mental health professionals are seeing come up through the college pipeline, as well as what the future holds for school-age children as they grow through the education system. 

Facilities

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Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs

The Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs establishes collaborative relationships with schools and community agencies to address the mental health and school success of children and adolescents through the promotion of expanded school mental health programs and services.

Contact for More Information

Dr. Cricket Meehan, meehandc@miamioh.edu

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Psychology Training Clinic

The Psychology Training Clinic offers doctoral students in our Clinical program on-site training and experience. Students conduct psychotherapy and psychological assessments under the supervision of licensed clinical psychologists.

Contact for More Information

Dr. Deborah Wiese, weisedl@miamioh.edu

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Laboratory of Animal Resources

The Laboratory of Animal Resources (LAR) is a 13,000 square foot facility that houses Miami's animal research subjects. The state of the art facility includes conventional animal rooms, transgenic suites, 2 surgical rooms and adjacent treatment and prep areas. This resource directly supports and is adjacent to the Behavioral Neuroscience laboratories.

Contact for More Information

Jazzminn Hembree, Director, hembrejl@miamioh.edu

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Center for Human Psychophysiology

The Center for Human Psychophysiology provides access to modern cognitive and behavioral neuroscience technologies. These technologies allow researchers who are interested in aspects of psychology, cognition, and neural processing to augment behavioral methodologies with a variety of noninvasive measures of human brain function such as EEG.

Contact for More Information

Dr. Robin Thomas, thomasrd@miamioh.edu 

Department of Psychology

90 North Patterson Avenue
Oxford, OH 45056