Prof. Tomiyama Voted President-Elect of Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Professor Janet Tomiyama for being voted the 83rd President-Elect of the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (SBSM; formerly the American Psychosomatic Society).
Prof. Krems Receives NSF CAREER Award
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Jaimie Krems for receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the agency’s highest honor for faculty members in the early stages of their teaching and research careers. The five-year grant will support Jaimie’s research on friendship.
Prof. Miller Selected for UCLA Faculty Mentoring Honorary Society
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Greg Miller, who will be inducted to the UCLA Faculty Mentoring Honorary Society. The society recognizes UCLA faculty for excellence in mentoring and honors faculty who have contributed to the professional development of early and mid-career faculty at UCLA, especially the mentorship of underrepresented faculty with respect to identities such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, and disability.
Prof. Montoya Accepted to 2024 UCLA Innovation Fellows Program
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Associate Professor Amanda Montoya for being accepted to the 2024 UCLA Innovation Fellows program, which is designed to advance innovative faculty projects into new startups or non-profits.
Prof. Feng Elected Secretary Treasurer of AERA Special Interest Group
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Yi Feng for being elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Educational Statisticians Special Interest Group at the American Educational Research Association. Her 2-year term will be from 2024-2026.
Two Professors Elected to Society of Biological Psychiatry Council Leadership Positions
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Professor Carrie Bearden for being elected President-Elect and to Assistant Professor Tiffany Ho for being elected Junior Councilor of the Society of Biological Psychiatry Council. Carrie’s term as President-Elect will be June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025, and she will become President on June 1, 2025 until May 31, 2026. Tiffany’s 2-year term will be from June 2024 to June 2026.
Dr. Castrellon Named 2024 APS Rising Star
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Jaime Castrellon (who will be joining our department as an Assistant Professor in July) for being named a 2024 Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science (APS). The APS Rising Star designation recognizes outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their post-PhD research careers “whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions.”
Prof. Ray Receives Mid-Career Award from Society of Addiction Psychology
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Professor Lara Ray for receiving the Nancy Petry Mid-Career Award from the Society of Addiction Psychology (Division 50 of the American Psychological Association). The award recognizes individuals who embody qualities of excellence, leadership, and dedication in mentoring, research, and service in addiction science.
Prof. Sumner Elected to Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research
Date published: 12/14/23
Congratulations to Associate Professor Jen Sumner for being elected to the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR). ABMR is the premier honorary scientific organization for scientists working at the interface of behavior and medicine.
Two Professors Included on Clarivate List of Most Highly Cited Researchers
Date published: 11/22/23
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske and Professor Carrie Bearden for being named among the most influential researchers worldwide this year. The Highly Cited Researchers list, compiled each year by analytics firm Clarivate, identifies scholars whose work has been cited most often in papers published by other researchers in their fields over the past decade. Researchers chosen for the 2023 list have authored studies that rank in the top 1% in the number of scholarly citations worldwide.
Dr. Taylor Receives National Medal of Science
Date published: 10/24/23
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Emerita Shelley Taylor for receiving the National Medal of Science at the White House on October 24, 2023. Established in 1959 by the U.S. Congress, the National Medal of Science is the highest recognition the nation can bestow on scientists and engineers. Dr. Taylor is the 12th UCLA faculty member to receive the medal.
Prof. Nuechterlein Receives John Neale Sustained Mentorship Award
Date published: 09/28/23
Congratulations to Professor Keith Nuechterlein for receiving the John Neale Sustained Mentorship Award at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology. The award recognizes an exceptional scholar in the field of psychopathology who has demonstrated continuous dedication to mentoring students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty in the field.
Prof. Mays Receives APS Lifetime Achievement Award
Date published: 09/13/23
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Vickie Mays for receiving the 2024 Association for Psychological Science (APS) James S. Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award for Transformative Scholarship. The award honors APS members for their lifetime of outstanding psychological research that advances understanding of historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups and/or understanding of the psychological and societal benefits of racial/ethnic diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Prof. Pérez Receives Award for Best Book in Political Psychology
Date published: 09/13/23
Congratulations to Professor Efrén Pérez for being awarded the American Political Science Association’s 2023 Robert E. Lane Award for the best book in political psychology published in the past year for his book titled “Voicing Politics: How Language Shapes Public Opinion.”
Two Professors Receive 2023 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards
Date published: 06/09/23
Congratulations to Professors Patricia Cheng and Catherine Sandhofer for receiving 2023 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards. These awards honor the considerable dedication of faculty mentors who have served as effective research mentors to undergraduate students.
Prof. Abramson Receives 2023 Eugen Weber Award for Distinguished Collegium Teaching
Date published: 05/25/23
Congratulations to Research Professor Paul Abramson for receiving the 2023 Eugen Weber Award for Distinguished Collegium Teaching in recognition of his outstanding contribution to teaching in the Honors Collegium.
Prof. Lieberman Receives 2023 Distinguished Scholar Award
Date published: 04/03/23
Congratulations to Professor Matt Lieberman for receiving the 2023 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society. The award honors a scholar who has made distinctively valuable research contributions by significantly advancing our understanding of the biological basis of social and affective processes or expanding the core of social and affective neuroscience discipline.
Prof. Dunkel Schetter to Receive Healthy Campus Initiative Award
Date published: 04/03/23
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Chris Dunkel Schetter for being selected to receive the Jane B. Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Appreciation & Recognition Award for 2023. The award recognizes UCLA community members who actively demonstrate their support of the principles of the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative in striving to promote the health and wellness of the UCLA community.
Prof. Eisenberger Receives Mid-Career Award from Society for Affective Science
Date published: 04/03/23
Congratulations to Professor Naomi Eisenberger for receiving the 2023 Mid-Career Trajectory in Affective Science Award from the Society for Affective Science (SAS). The award honors outstanding scientific impact of SAS members who are in the middle stages of their careers, that is, between 10 and 25 years post-Ph.D.
Prof. Dunkel Schetter Elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science
Date published: 02/15/23
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Chris Dunkel Schetter for being elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She is one of seven UCLA professors to be named an AAAS fellow this year. More information is available at the UCLA Newsroom.