Faculty News
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.
Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Michael Fanselow, who will receive the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award. This is the highest honor conferred by the APA for scientific contributions over the researcher’s career. More information is available at the UCLA Newsroom.
Graduate News
Congratulations to Stephanie Yu (Clinical Area) for being selected as a fellow for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP) Leadership Education to Advance Diversity (LEAD) Institute
Congratulations to Praise Owoyemi (Clinical Area) for receiving an American Psychosomatic Society (APS) Diversity Scholar Travel Award to attend the 2023 APS annual meeting.
Undergrad News
The Spring 2023 Schedule of Classes is now available. Psychology Undergraduate Advisors are available to assist both virtually and in-person. To request advising, submit your request via Message Center on myUCLA. Please include any specific questions you might have, and we will get back to you in approximately 3-5 business days (not including weekends and holidays). Note that advising is extremely busy during enrollment! Please be patient and know your advisors are working extremely hard to support you and your peers during this time. Thank you for understanding!
Umiemah Farrukh and Ji Yoon (Gloria) Kim, both senior Psychology majors, were recently selected to receive the prestigious 2022-2023 EDI Student Leadership Award from the UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). Congratulations to both students!
Transforming Psychology
Please visit our Transforming Psychology website for information about exciting plans to transform UCLA’s iconic Psychology Tower (now named Pritzker Hall) into a collaborative, modern learning and research environment for one of the nation’s top psychology departments.
Faculty Spotlight
We cannot process or remember everything we encounter. How, then, do we acquire and hold onto memories that matter? My work seeks to understand the brain mechanisms that facilitate attention and memory for highly emotional and salient events.