Virtual reality therapy 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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Category: Active Projects
CMAC research projects produce a host of impactful results. Some of them are presented on this page.
Do nightmares frequently interrupt your sleep?
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
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?
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
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
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
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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