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Category: Active Projects

CMAC research projects produce a host of impactful results. Some of them are presented on this page.

Virtual reality therapy for nightmare disorder

February 28, 2023 Jessie Saeli Research Summaries, VR for Nightmare Disorder

Designing cutting-edge technology to understand human cognition We’ve all experienced it. A terrifying monster is chasing you. You try to run but your legs won’t work. It’s as if you’re[…]

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Do nightmares frequently interrupt your sleep?

December 12, 2022 Administrator Latest Updates, Research Summaries, VR for Nightmare Disorder

CMAC is conducting a study on frequent nightmares in people over 65 years old as part of Dr. Patrick McNamara’s project Neurocomputational Modeling of Nightmare Disorder. We are gathering information[…]

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Developing better suicide policy using data and computational models

December 2, 2022 Lila Norris Research Summaries, Strategies Against Rural Suicide

Trigger warning: suicide, suicidal means, and death. Please proceed with caution. If you or someone you know is in crisis, dial 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. In the US,[…]

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What is digital ethics?

October 7, 2022 Administrator Digital Ethics

Digital ethics is the application of ethics to digital systems and networks. The discipline of ethics has two main components: A descriptive dimension in which we use ethics to understand[…]

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At the nexus of medical paternalism, patient harm, and vaccine hesitancy

August 24, 2022 Nicole Smith Modeling Equity, Research Reports

Over the past two years, medical doctors and public health officials have been at the center of a national dialogue addressing the physical, communal, and political effects of COVID-19. One[…]

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Evolving computer simulations of religion

August 9, 2022 Jessie Saeli Modeling Religion, Modeling Religion in Norway, Modeling Religious Change, Research Summaries

Modeling Religious Change (MRC) is a multi-million-dollar project dedicated to advancing our understanding of religious and nonreligious identity and change by developing a tool for scholars and policy makers to explore demographic[…]

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Education equity

June 27, 2022 Sarah Berkowitz Modeling Equity, Research Summaries

Education is a concept that has been considered the great equalizer because the access and skills that it provides promotes improved career opportunities and can catapult an individual into the[…]

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