Congratulations to Zaenab Ayotola Onipede (Clinical Area) for receiving a Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research on a project entitled “SAFETY-A for Promoting Equity in Suicide Prevention Outcomes in Schools” with her advisor Professor Anna Lau.
Congratulations to Yazmin Lazaro Meza (Clinical Area) for receiving the Monica Salinas Award from the Dean’s Office.
Congratulations to Sarah Rocha (Developmental Area), Lucas Strickland (Social Area), Mary Whatley (Cognitive Area), and Maggie Yeh (Cognitive Area) for being selected to receive one quarter Dean’s Excellence Awards in 2022-23. The Dean’s Excellence Awards are awarded on the basis of outstanding contributions to the teaching mission as well as commitment to promoting equity, diversity,…
Congratulations to Peter Fisher (Social Area), Gil Moreu (Social Area), and Sophie Mako Tanaka (Social Area) for receiving Political Psychology Fellowships. The Political Psychology Fellowship is awarded to doctoral students specializing in political psychology, the study of mass politics, and/or intergroup relations, enrolled in either the Psychology or Political Science Departments.
Julia Yarrington (Clinical Area) and Lindsay Meredith (Clinical Area), the first two recipients of the Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award, were featured in a UCLA College Magazine article titled “The Power to Make a Difference: Rising scientific stars are recipients of the Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award.” The article is available at https://www.college.ucla.edu/yarrington-meredith-pritzker-graduate-scholars.
UCLA Department of Psychology Graduate Admissions Virtual Open House: Toward Inclusive Excellence October 12, 2022 3:00 PM PDT Join Us to Learn About the UCLA Psychology Ph.D. Program! RSVP: https://forms.gle/TWKvJX2QRrxQDz2B6(Zoom link will be provided)
Congratulations to Maira Karan (Developmental Area) for being selected by the Pritzker Committee for Excellence to receive the third annual Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award. Maira’s research focuses on characterizing the neurodevelopment of positive social behaviors, such as prosociality (e.g., helping others) and empathy (e.g., sharing in someone’s pain), during the period of adolescence. Her primary…
Congratulations to Yrvane Pageot (Health Area) for being selected to receive the UCLA inaugural Rising to the Challenge Graduate Summer Research Fellowship from the UCLA Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor/Provost, the Institute of American Cultures, and the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. The fellowship supports graduate students for research, teaching, mentoring,…
Congratulations to Jordan Thomas (Clinical Area) for receiving the APA Division 12 Distinguished Student Scientist-Practitioner Award in Clinical Psychology for outstanding contributions to both research and practice in clinical psychology and whose work demonstrates substantial reciprocity and complementarity between research and clinical interests.