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Laura E Hume

Laura E Hume, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department: Psychiatry – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-1038
Business Email: laura.hume@jax.ufl.edu

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About Laura E Hume

Laura Hume, PhD, completed her PhD at Florida State University, her internship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, including work with St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and her postdoctoral training at Emory University.

Dr. Hume has extensive training and experience as a clinical psychologist, completing in-depth psychological assessments and utilizing evidence-based psychotherapy across the age span.

Dr. Hume has expertise in evaluating neurodevelopmental disorders and treating children and families, and her research has focused on early literacy, socio-emotional skills development, and effective ways of identifying mental health treatment needs.

Additional Positions:
Assistant Professor
2024 – Current · University of Florida

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Psychology

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Development of the MIND: a Screening Measure Assessing Mental Health Treatment Needs.

    Journal
    The journal of behavioral health services & research.
    Volume/Issue
    49(1):91-105
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s11414-020-09745-x.
    [PMID]
    33474641.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. The Influences of Multiple Informants’ Ratings of Inattention on Preschoolers’ Emergent Literacy Skills Growth.

    Journal
    Learning and individual differences.
    Volume/Issue
    65:90-99
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.lindif.2018.05.014.
    [PMID]
    31903015.
    7 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Relations between inhibitory control and the development of academic skills in preschool and kindergarten: a meta-analysis.

    Journal
    Developmental psychology.
    Volume/Issue
    50(10):2368-79
    [DOI]
    10.1037/a0037493.
    [PMID]
    25069051.
    159 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Early literacy and early numeracy: the value of including early literacy skills in the prediction of numeracy development.

    Journal
    Journal of experimental child psychology.
    Volume/Issue
    110(4):647-58
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.jecp.2011.07.004.
    [PMID]
    21831396.
    93 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. An individual differences analysis of the self-teaching hypothesis.

    Journal
    Journal of experimental child psychology.
    Volume/Issue
    108(2):402-10
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.jecp.2010.09.009.
    [PMID]
    21074168.
    7 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  6. Improving memory span in children with Down syndrome.

    Journal
    Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR.
    Volume/Issue
    52(Pt 3):244-55
    [DOI]
    10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.01015.x.
    [PMID]
    18261023.
    46 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Education

  1. Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Emory University School of Medicine

  2. Doctor of Philosophy

    Florida State University

  3. APA Accredited Doctoral Internship

    University of Tennessee Health Science Center

  4. Bachelor of Arts

    Transylvania University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-1038
Emails:
Business:
laura.hume@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
653 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209
Business Street:
653 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209