Marie Hayes

Marie Hayes is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Maine, specializing in developmental neuroscience and perinatal psychology. Her research focuses on:

• Longitudinal studies of prenatally opiate-exposed infants
• Neurobehavioral consequences of prenatal drug exposure
• Neurophysiological mechanisms in high-risk neonates

Her multidisciplinary lab employs:

• EEG and neurophysiological recordings
• Actigraphic sleep monitoring
• Developmental scales (NICU Neurobehavioral Scale, Bayley Scales)
• Genetic methylation analysis (mu opiate receptor)

Additional research areas include SIDS risk factors, sleep-related spontaneous movements, and childhood anxiety disorder development following trauma. Future work will integrate neuroendocrine markers (NPY, CRH, cortisol) with stress reactivity studies.