Congratulations to Gabrielle Rinne (Health Area) for receiving the 2025 Joseph A. Gengerelli Distinguished Dissertation Award for having the most outstanding dissertation in our department this year. This award honors Professor Gengerelli, who is remembered for his teaching, guidance of students, innovative research, and departmental leadership.
Erin Morrow (Cognitive Area) was quoted in a Forbes article titled “Scientists-In-Training Speak Out To Protect Public Research.” The article is available at https://www.forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2025/06/19/scientists-in-training-speak-out-to-protect-public-research/
Congratulations to Kaitlin McManus (Clinical Area) for receiving a 2025 Enoch Gordis Research Recognition Award for a graduate student in the Psychosocial/Clinical category. This award recognizes outstanding research by a trainee and was presented by the Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) at the 48th Annual RSA Scientific Meeting.
Congratulations to Tyrus Korecki (Health Area) for receiving the 2025 Health Psychology Paper Prize for his paper titled “Depression and Inflammation in Women with Breast Cancer: Risk and Resilience Factors,” published in Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
Kaitlin McManus (Clinical Area) was selected by the Pritzker Committee for Excellence to receive the sixth annual Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award. The Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award is intended to support graduate students in the Department of Psychology who demonstrate excellence in the conduct of psychological science with the potential for high public impact.
Congratulations to Lisa Shen (SAN Area) for receiving the Liu Yunghuo Bei Qui Memorial Award
Congratulations to Juan Luis Romero (BNS Area) for receiving the Atamdede Award.
Congratulations to Sydney Tran (Social Area) for receiving the Clara Leplin Award. This endowed summer award is for a female graduate student in Social Psychology studying significant social issues.
Congratulations to Haley Wang (Clinical Area) for receiving the Charles Eugene Little Award.
Congratulations to Gloria Gomez (Clinical Area) for receiving the Monica Salinas Scholarship Award. This 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.