Research & Publications
Mia's research interests center on memory and cognitive neuroscience, with a particular focus on trauma-related alterations in aubiographical memory, affect-memory interactions in PTSD and depression, and developmental neuroscience. Her work explores how adverse experiences reshape our brain's mechanisms of memory and how these changes manifest in clinical populations.
Working under Dr. Lila Davachi at Columbia University, Mia coordinated an independent investigation on depression and autobiographical memory.
Her research analyzed relationships between depression symptom severity and memory specificity, examining how depression may affect autobiographical recall patterns. She hand-scored over 1,200 memories from participants, coding them into thousands of autobiographical memory segments to analyze specificity and detail using the Autobiographical Interview.
This work culminated in her two-year undergraduate thesis, "Experiential Diversity, Autobiographical Mmoery Deficits, and Increased Depression Rates During COVID-19," which earned the Christina L. Williams Prize for Original Research from Columbia University.
Under Dr. Mia Minen, Mia supported digital health intervention research focusing on pain, sleep, and headache app-based studies.
She recruited and enrolled neurology patients, collected clinical data for multiple studies examining telemedicine interventions for neurological conditions, and and contributed to manuscripts examining digital health efficacy—work that became especially relevant in the aftermath of COVID-19.
Mia co-authored two peer-reviewed publications and four conference abstracts presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Minen, M. T., George, A., Camacho, E., Yao, L., Sahu, A., Campbell, M., Soviero, M., Hossain, Q., Verma, D., & Torous, J. (2022). Assessment of smartphone apps for common neurologic conditions (headache, insomnia, and pain): Cross-sectional study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 10(6), e36761. https://doi.org/10.2196/36761
Minen, M. T., Busis, N. A., Friedman, S., Campbell, M., Sahu, A., Maisha, K., Hossain, Q., Soviero, M., Verma, D., Yao, L., Foo, F.-Y. A., Bhatt, J. M., Balcer, L. J., Galetta, S. L., & Thawani, S. (2022). The use of virtual complementary and integrative therapies by neurology outpatients: An exploratory analysis of two cross-sectional studies assessing the use of technology as treatment. Digital Health, 8, 20552076221109545. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076221109545
Conference Abstracts
Campbell, M., Soviero, M., Verma, D., Hossain, Q., Yao, L., Sahu, A., Camacho, E., Torous, J., & Minen, M. (2022). Features, functionalities, and the future of commercial pain applications [Abstract]. Neurology, 98(18 Suppl.), 2192. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.98.18_Supplement.2192
Hossain, Q., Verma, D., Yao, L., Sahu, A., Soviero, M., Campbell, M., Camacho, E., Torous, J., & Minen, M. (2022). Analyzing the current state of sleep apps in the app marketplace and in literature: A systematic review [Abstract]. Neurology, 98(18 Suppl.), 1191. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.98.18_Supplement.1191
Sahu, A., Yao, L., Campbell, M., Soviero, M., Hossain, Q., Verma, D., Camacho, E., Torous, J., & Minen, M. (2022). Headache apps found in the commercial marketplace: A systematic analysis of features and characteristics [Abstract]. Neurology, 98(18 Suppl.), 2147. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.98.18_Supplement.2147
Minen, M., Busis, N., Friedman, S., Campbell, M., Sahu, A., Maisha, K., Hossain, Q., Soviero, M., Verma, D., Yao, L., Foo, F.-Y. A., Bhatt, J. M., Balcer, L. J., Galetta, S. L., & Thawani, S. (2022). Technology as treatment: Use of virtual complementary and integrative therapies by patients in neurology [Abstract]. Neurology, 98(18 Suppl.), 510. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.98.18_Supplement.510
Undergraduate Thesis
Soviero, M. (2024). Experiential diversity, increased depression rates, and memory deficits during COVID-19 (Unpublished undergraduate honors thesis). Barnard College, Columbia University.
Poster Presentations
Soviero, M. (2024, May). Experiential diversity, increased depression rates, and memory deficits during COVID-19 [Undergraduate thesis poster defense]. Barnard College, Columbia University.
Soviero, M. (2023, August). Memory vividness and anxiety levels were correlated during COVID-19 [Poster presentation]. Summer Research Symposium, Barnard College, Columbia University.
Soviero, M. (2021, August). Features, functionalities, and the future of commercial pain applications [Poster presentation]. Summer Research Symposium, Barnard College, Columbia University.