Programs
"Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences assistant professors Amanda McCleery and Bengi Baran, trained respectively in clinical psychology and neuroscience, have launched a program to help anyone in the University of Iowa community experiencing negative mental health symptoms. The initiative is called the Psychosis-Risk Intervention, Education, and Research Program, also known as PIER. The program is designed to help people aged 12-45 catch symptoms of psychosis early, which can include unusual changes in thoughts, perception, mood, or behavior."
Poster Presentations
Neuroscience 2024
Graduate student, Hazal Arpaci, presents about alterations in functional brain connectivity and NREM oscillations and how they are related to symptom severity in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders at Neuroscience 2024, Chicago, IL.
SfN 2024 Conference
Clinical Research Coordinator Morgan Lott presents about bidirectional relationships between sleep, social media usage, and mental health in adolescents in Chicago, IL.
SLEEP 2024 Conference
Clinical Research Coordinator Morgan Lott presents about the role of sleep in recovery after stroke at SLEEP 2024 in Houston, TX.
SLEEP 2024 Conference
Grad student Hazal Arpaci presents about differences in NREM oscillations in children with and without anxiety disorders at SLEEP 2024 in Houston, TX.
Sleep 2023 Conference
Graduate student, Hazal Arpaci, presents about the differences between subjective and objective sleep disturbances in individuals with psychotic disorders at SLEEP 2023, Indianapolis, IN.
Study Poster at SURF 2022
Undergraduate RA, Manisha Modukuri presents her honor thesis research project at the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (2022). She researched, through a survey study, the interaction between emotional eating, sleep quality and anxiety/depressive symptoms.
NAP Study Poster at SURF 2022
Undergraduate RA, Ciara Harrington, and Research Coordinator, Nandita Banik present their research project involving a nap session and an emotional memory task at the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (2022).
Memory & Hormone Study Poster at SURC 2022
Undergraduate RA, Rochelle Lopez, presents our research project investigating the relationship between female reproductive hormones, sleep, and emotional memory at the Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (2022).
Sleep & Mood Study Poster at SURC 2022
Undergraduate RA, Ciara Harrington, presents updates on our research project investigating the relationship between mood symptoms and sleep at the Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (2022).
Research Talks
Veteran Innovation Series
Our graduate student, Val Soto, presents about his life journey, research interests and future career goals at the "Veteran Innovation Series" on March 30th, 2022.