Woodberry KA, Johnson KA, Shrier LA (2022). Screening for early emerging mental experiences (SEE ME): A model to improve early detection of psychosis in integrated primary care. Frontiers in Pediatrics.    10. 899653.   org/10.3389/fped.2022.899653

Weiss, DM, Bernier, E, Robbins, DI, Elacqua, KM, Johnson, K, Powers, K, Mesholam-Gately, RI, Woodberry, KA  (2022). Using experience sampling methodology data to characterize the substance use of youth with or at-risk of psychosis. Frontiers Psychiatry. 13:874246. org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.874246

Herrera, SN, Larsen, EM, DeLuca, JS, Crump, FM, Grivel, M, Blasco, D, Bryant, C, Shapiro, DI, Downing, D, Girgis, RR, Brucato, G, Huang, D, Kufert, Y, Verdi, M, West, ML, Seidman, L, Link, BG, McFarlane, WR, Woodberry, KA, Yang, LH, & Corcoran, CM (2022). The association between mental health stigma and face emotion recognition in individuals at risk for psychosis. Stigma and Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000379

Johnson, KA, Shrier, LA, Eiduson, R, Parsa, N, Lilly, M, D’Angelo, E, Straus, JH, Woodberry, KA. Depressive symptom screening and endorsement of psychosis risk-related experiences in a diverse adolescent and young adult outpatient clinic in the US. Schizophr Res. 2021

Woodberry KA, Powers KS, Bryant C, Downing D, Verdi MB, Elacqua KM, Reuman ARL, Kennedy L, Shapiro DI, West ML, Huang D, Crump FM, Grivel MM, Blasco D, Herrera SN, Corcoran CM, Seidman LJ, Link BG, McFarlane WR, Yang LH. Emotional and stigma-related experiences relative to being told one is at risk for psychosis. Schizophr Res. 2021 Sep 28;238:44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.09.017. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34598105.

Kennedy, L., Johnson, K., Cheng, J., Woodberry, K.A., A public health perspective on screening for psychosis within general practice clinics. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10:1025. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.01025

Woodberry KA, Seidman, LJ, Bryant, C, Addington, J, Bearden, CE, Cadenhead, K, Cannon, TD, Cornblatt, BA, McGlashan, T, Mathalon, DH, Perkins, D, Tsuang, MT, Walker, EF, Woods, SW. Treatment precedes positive symptoms in North American adolescent and young adult clinical high risk cohort. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology 2018; 47(1); 69-78. PMCID: PMC5533647

Woodberry, KA, Kline, E, Giuliano, AJ. (2017). Schizophrenia spectrum disorders. In T.H.Ollendick, S.W. White, & B.A. White (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.

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Woodberry, KA, Serur, R.A., Hallinan, S.B., Mesholam-Gately, R.I., Giuliano, A.J., Wojcik, J.D., Keshavan, M.S., Frazier, J.A., Goldstein, J.M., Shenton, M.E., McCarley, R.W., Seidman, L.J. Frequency and pattern of childhood symptom onset reported by first episode schizophrenia and clinical high risk youth. Schizophrenia Research 2014; 158: 45-51. PMCID: PMC4207713

Woodberry, KA, Gallo, KP, & Nock, MK. An experimental pilot study of response to invalidation in young women with features of borderline personality disorder.  Psychiatry Research 2008; 157: 169-180.

Woodberry, KA, Giuliano, AJ, & Seidman, LJ. Premorbid IQ in schizophrenia:  A meta-analytic review. The American Journal of Psychiatry 2008; 165: 579-587.

Woodberry, KA, Miller, AL, Glinski, J, Indik, J, & Mitchell, AG. Family therapy and dialectical behavior therapy with adolescents:  Part II:  A theoretical review.  American Journal of Psychotherapy 2002; 56: 585-602.

Dr. Woodberry’s Research Team

The Woodberry Research Team is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the early psychosis and general psychiatry programming at MaineHealth. Accepting applications now for a summer 2023 start. Apply Here 

RESEARCH TEAM

Elizabeth Bernier, Research Intern

Elizabeth “Eb” completed her undergraduate degree in psychology with minors in biology and honors from the University of Southern Maine. She has been involved in research on various topics, including pharmacology, behavioral psychology, and social psychology. Eb has been on Dr. Woodberry’s team since January of 2020 when she joined as a Research Intern. During her time at MaineHealth, Eb has also co-facilitated a DBT group for teens and parents at Maine Medical Center’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic and participated in the MHIR Summer Student Research Program (SSRP). Eb took on the role of Research Assistant II in May 2022. She has played an important role in team activity coordination, data management and visualization, writing of IRB materials, study recruitment and participant guidance, and literature reviews for grants and manuscripts

Elizabeth Mutina, BS, Research Assistant II

Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Science in Medical Biology with a minor in Neuroscience from the University of New England in 2019. During this time, she worked as a research assistant in at the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences at UNE, performing studies with rodent models that focused primarily on the impacts of the narrow spectrum antibiotic Vancomycin on the gut microbiome. Her time in this lab also focused in-part on the differences in reward seeking behaviors presented by co-administration of opiates and opiate-antagonist compounds. During her senior year at UNE, her capstone course focused on the structural, behavioral and chemical components of psychiatric conditions, namely schizophrenia.

Following the completion of her undergraduate studies, Elizabeth began at the MaineHealth Institute for Research, Center for Molecular Medicine. Here she continues to work with mice on the influence altered thyroid hormone clearance has on behavioral and genomic phenotypes, as well as the heritability of mental illnesses such as autism and schizophrenia. This work further compelled her interest in the clinical aspect of these experiences, and the mechanisms through which research can have a positive impact on the lives of individuals working to manage the effects of these conditions. In an effort to pursue these interests, she began her time at the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences with Dr. Kristen Woodberry, assisting with projects geared toward early-intervention and progressive treatments of psychotic-spectrum disorders. She also has involvement the Portland Intervention and Early Referral (PIER) program, serves on a research advisory council with Dr. Woodberry, and is a stakeholder for a pilot grant intending to improve social and cognitive outcomes in individuals with schizophrenia.

Elias Peirce, BA, Youth Peer Support Partner

Elias Peirce graduated from Bowdoin College in 2015 with a B.A in Environmental Studies and Philosophy. After college, he taught English, first abroad in Sri Lanka and then at a boarding school on the coast of Maine. After a number of years writing and publishing poetry and fiction, he joined the team at MMC as a Peer Support Specialist with the Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER) Program. In the PIER Program he offers one on one support, leads groups, and edits the occasional grant. He’s new to research but has always been excited by patterns and big data, as well as cross pollination between different disciplines and modalities of treatment and inquiry.

Davey Jones joined the Center for Clinical and Translational Science in August 2021. Clinically, Davey has utilized affective touch and relaxation modeling techniques to promote wellness in human adults. Davey has also been actively involved in a variety of studies on animal and human behavior. Currently, he is studying the psychosocial benefits of olfactory and gustatory stimulation and interspecies companionship in humans and dogs.	Rory is the recipient of a very very early career researcher award from the Cheap Treats Foundation for a pilot study of cross-species projective tests. Innovative methods include projecting Rorschach images on his chest in combination with various head and ear positions. Career aspirations include using these methods to locate and assess adoptive homes for rescue pups. He brings valued lived experience to his work and has countless collaborators. Rory is also teaches a popular course on The Consequences of Inconsistency at the Institute of Natural Consequences. When not in the lab or crate, he volunteers as a face washer at local dog parks where he has a reputation for nondiscrimination, providing free access to his cleaning service to all 2- and 4-legged visitors.	At the University of Meowano, Cosmo studied cat-human interrelations, with a minor in melodic meowing. During the pursuit of his education, he found an important role in analyzing and translating non-verbal communications between different species. His academic journey has provided him with the experience and qualifications to give emotional support to his human and others in need. He also takes interest in the behavioral analysis of birds and rodents as they interact with the natural world. Through his time gaining this skillset, Cosmo began working at the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences with Dr. Kristen Woodberry and his human Elizabeth Mutina. There, he provides in-office mood enhancement services to his colleagues by enhancing morale and enriching daily activities to improve engagement.

FORMER RESEARCH TEAM MEMBERS

David Weiss, PhD	Katherine Elacqua
Anna Cloutier, RN	Abrey Feliccia, BA
Woodberry Team 2021	Woodberry Team 2019