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Anika Guha receives NIMH F31 Fellowship Grant

Congratulations to Anika Guha (Clinical Area), who received an NIMH F31 fellowship grant, “Identifying Neural Mechanisms of Aberrant Inhibitory Processing and Salience in Patients with Schizophrenia, with Cindy Yee-Bradbury as sponsor and Greg Miller as co-sponsor, and Katie Karlsgodt and Amanda Montoya as consultants.”

Sarah Rocha receives the Monica Salinas Summer Scholarship

Congratulations to Sarah Rocha (Developmental Area) on receiving the 2021 Monica Salinas Summer Scholarship. The Monica Salinas Summer Scholarship provides summer funding and conference travel costs for a graduate student in Psychology who is committed to advancing the field of Latino mental health.

Yesenia Aguilar Silvan receives the Irving and Jean Stone Fund

Congratulations to Yesenia Aguilar Silvan (Clinical Area) for receiving the Irving and Jean Stone Fund from the UCLA Center for the Study of Women. The Irving and Jean Stone Fund supports students whose academic, advocacy, organizing work and goals advance social justice feminism.

Akila Kadambi and Carolyn Ponting receive the APA Dissertation Research Award

Congratulations to Akila Kadambi (Cognitive Area) and Carolyn Ponting (Clinical Area), who received the APA Dissertation Research Award. The purpose of the APA Science Directorate’s Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology whose dissertation research reflects excellence in scientific psychology with research costs.

Julia Yarrington receives the inaugural Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award

Congratulations to Julia Yarrington (Clinical Area) for being selected by the Pritzker Committee for Excellence to receive the inaugural Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award! Julia’s research focuses on predicting risk for psychopathology and identifying factors to promote more specialized treatment of mood disorders. Her primary mentor is Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske. The award is a result of the…

Blanche Wright receives the Taylor M. Brown Award

Congratulations to Blanche Wright (Clinical Area) for being named a recipient of the 2020 Taylor M. Brown Award! The award, established in honor of biosciences graduate student Taylor M. Brown, recognizes exceptional Ph.D. students in the biosciences who reflect the characteristics that made Taylor such a special member of the UCLA community. The awardees are well-rounded, with…