Cynthia Cushing, LMSW

Hi there! I am Cynthia Cushing (She/Her); I am a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW); I obtained my Master’s of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Maine. I am also pursuing my IPhD with concentrations in social work, gerontology, and technology at the same University. Since September 2024, I have been engaged with the UMaine Center on Aging as an intern, participating in research project studies about virtual volunteering, oral health, workforce development, and loneliness and isolation of older adults. Since January 2024, I have worked as a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) at the University, helping with a qualitative research project that considers how people who use drugs in rural Maine help one another when health and other systems fail them. I am also working on a research project with the Downeast Population Health Initiative through the School of Nursing at the University of Maine, effective June, 2025.

In my free time I enjoy photographing birds, hiking, and trips to Baxter State Park.