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Vale, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychology Sacred Heart University https://www.michaeltvale.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-02-14 https://www.michaeltvale.com/smiles daily 0.75 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/e1750ac8-b348-4cf6-aae4-7a48113e0516/IMG_1148.jpg The SMILEs Lab - Make it stand out The 2022-23 Smiles Lab Team at the 2023 Academic Festival Isa Machado, Ava Bjelka, Nicole Badia, Ben Tesbir, and Devin McCarthy Nicole Alvira , Victoria Frederico, Maria Pandolfo, Angela White, Francesa Davenport, Sam Cavalea, and Dr. Vale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/031dc720-c8ea-478a-981d-392af4a28ffb/IMG_5708.jpg The SMILEs Lab - Make it stand out The SMILEs Lab Team presenting at the 2025 Academic Festival Back Row: Courtney Churchill, Lauren Giesse, Kat Dempsey, Nohea Moniz, Grace Santella, Caroline Cotter, Ava Bjelka, & Lindsay Calise Front Row: Macie Cox, Sophia Rogers, Cailan Drake, Francesca Davenport, and Sofia Mazzella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/98b2143b-6be7-447c-898d-982356f17d7a/IMG_5458.jpeg The SMILEs Lab - Make it stand out Research Assistants presenting posters at 2024 SHU Academic Festival. Pictured from L to R: Sam Cavalea, Ava Bjelka, Francesca Davenport, Gabi Lasiw, Lauren Giesse, Angie Wargo, Sophia Rogers, and Nicole Sperling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/a25b97fa-73f0-4986-94f0-6c9b8ae61eb7/Logo+No+Background.png The SMILEs Lab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/80cd6e18-d254-471f-9d16-81b613d41e8c/Federico_Vale+Academic+Festival+2022.jpg The SMILEs Lab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/b69ac8c5-113c-44e8-8186-98645f8a1168/Through+Their+Eyes+Examining+the+Daily+Experiences+of+Ageism+in+Everyday+Life.png The SMILEs Lab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/e6618709-ee4d-4d4d-86b3-bb05d45c9ea0/1763483390197-5a84e86a-0fde-45c1-ab3a-eb324fb65659_1.jpg The SMILEs Lab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/ed4db99d-3f63-415d-acf5-02900f6bbbfd/Cavalea+%26+Vale+Academic+Festival.jpg The SMILEs Lab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/c8bd015e-0552-49e2-9acc-323d0cadd5d6/Is+Age+Really+Just+a+Number.jpg The SMILEs Lab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/81113d91-409c-4fdb-93cb-d2fbbda69ef3/ALP+Poster.jpg The SMILEs Lab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.michaeltvale.com/pubications daily 0.75 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/af5725d1-9bf4-4a67-8813-6ef5f43af914/Slide1.JPG Publications - Make it stand out Poster presented at 2025 Gerontological Society of America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/c8f3ec3b-4ae4-4b2b-81a7-8eddc2869bfa/Cavalea+%26+Vale+Academic+Festival.jpg Publications - Make it stand out Poster presented at 2023 Eastern Colleges Science Conference https://www.michaeltvale.com/about-michael daily 0.75 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/6786425f-e41a-43ed-addb-af04313594d2/IMG_1741.jpg About Michael Although there were only 10 students in the first-ever ‘Death and Dying’ course, this group brought so much heart, curiosity, and insight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/f2ad3d99-ad4f-4bc8-a75c-fa6fae97a825/IMG_4859.jpg About Michael - Make it stand out Beverly Leslie and Petula, doing what they do best—looking cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/248ae92b-47f2-4dd8-8d19-b3b90adf1550/IMG_1163.jpg About Michael - Nothing eases Celebration of Knowledge (exam) and presentation day nerves quite like a visit from Beverly Leslie (Black & Tan) and Petula. The best canine teaching assistants around Nothing eases Celebration of Knowledge and presentation day nerves quite like a visit from Beverly Leslie (the Black and Tan) and Petula. 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Pictured with her breeders, Douglas A. Johnson and Jamie Hubbard (not pictured, Corrine Dooley) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/e3e360be-7629-4bdc-bcd7-f4e21e440729/IMG_4929.jpg About Michael - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/5dac1b8e-6483-4cf8-8ac8-2ecfa825df30/IMG_3256.jpg About Michael - Make it stand out Petula earning Best of Variety at the 2024 AKC/Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy & Junior Stakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/1598566688738-H7SAWRY0QXA13J86T1J2/DSC_0375-01.jpg About Michael - Michael T. Vale, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology, Sacred Heart University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f29ec78e8ee4e15d29f1ad9/f61e4c24-9ee0-4258-bb32-ec859126ac02/IMG_3505.JPG About Michael - Make it stand out Beverly Leslie on the Jumbotron at Madison Square Garden! She was featured on national TV, and you can spot her in this video