Congratulations to Kevin Stein, PhD, FAPOS, Director of MHIR’s Center for Interdisciplinary Population and Health Research, on receiving a grant from the Maine Cancer Foundation to launch a new educational program for mental health professionals in Maine.

This initiative will support social workers and mental health providers by strengthening their ability to address the complex psychosocial needs of oncology patients.

Panel discussion at the May 2025 Lambrew Research Retreat. The panel session, Connecting Insights:  Community Voices in Transforming Healthcare Research, featured (L to R): Ericka Boute, Liz Scharnetzki, PhD, Leigh Ann Parker, Mary Weatherbee, Monique Coombs, and Gloria Sclar, PhD, and was moderated by Kevin Stein, PhD, FAPOS.

Congratulations to Alexandra Hinton, PhD, who successfully defended her dissertation, ”Social Determinants, Service Delivery, and Health Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis,” recently.

In the video, Clinical Faculty, Isha Argawal, MD, PhD, and Faculty Scientist, Liz Scharnetzki, PhD, share their work on developing teaching tools that help physicians write more effective notes—improving communication and care for patients.