Graduate News & Events
UCLA Fellowship in Political Psychology
Date published: 7/14/2017
Congratulations to Lauren Goldstein (Social Area) and Jesús Serrano-Careaga (Social Area) for receiving awards from the UCLA Fellowship in Political Psychology. This endowment was established in response to an anonymous gift on December 17, 1999. The fellowship is for doctoral students specializing in political psychology, the study of mass politics, and/or intergroup relations. Recipients of the award will on collaborative research with faculty.
Hannah Schacter receives the PGSA J. Arthur Woodward Peer Mentor Award
Date published: 6/8/2017
Congratulations to Hannah Schacter (Developmental Area) for receiving the PGSA J. Arthur Woodward Peer Mentor Award!
Shepard Ivory Franz TA Award Recipients
Date published: 6/8/2017
Congratulations to the 2017 Shepard Ivory Franz TA Award recipients!
Congratulations to the 2017 Shepard Ivory Franz TA Award recipients!
Psychology Department Social Area Award Recipients
Date published: 6/8/2017
Congratulations to the following students for receiving Psychology Department Social Area Awards!
Congratulations to the following students for receiving Psychology Department Social Area Awards!
Dissertation Year Fellowship Recipients
Date published: 6/2/2017
Congratulations to our Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF) recipients! Nine graduate students received the 2017-2018 Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship. The DYF awards a $20,000 stipend and full fees to students during their last year of dissertation writing.
Congratulations to our Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF) recipients! Nine graduate students received the 2017-2018 Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship. The DYF awards a $20,000 stipend and full fees to students during their last year of dissertation writing.
Psychology Department Clinical Area Award Recipients
Date published: 6/2/2017
Congratulations to the following students for receiving Psychology Department Clinical Area Awards!
Congratulations to the following students for receiving Psychology Department Clinical Area Awards!
Psychology Department Endowed Fellowship Recipients
Date published: 6/2/2017
Congratulations to the following students for receiving Psychology Department Endowed Fellowships!
Marcie Haydon (2nd year, Health Area) received the 2017 John Fels and Sherri Abend-Fels Award of $500.
Yujia Peng (3rd year, Cognitive Neuroscience Area) received the 2017 Liu Yunghuo Bei Qui Memorial Fellowship of $3,000.
Julia Morgan (4th year, Clinical Area) received the summer 2017 Wayne Levine Fellowship of $6,000.
Graduate Division Privately Endowed Fellowship Recipients
Date published: 6/2/2017
Congratulations to the following students for receiving 2017-2018 Graduate Division Privately Endowed Fellowships!
Congratulations to the following students for receiving 2017-2018 Graduate Division Privately Endowed Fellowships!
UC Grad Slam Winner
Date published: 6/2/2017
Congratulations to Leslie Rith-Najarian on winning both the UCLA Grad Slam and the systemwide UC Grad Slam! Leslie’s presentation was titled “Making Mental Health Treatment More Engaging and Accessible.” Her academic advisor is Bruce Chorpita. To learn more, please see the UCLA Newsroom at http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-psychology-graduate-student-wins-uc-grad-slam-competition.
Ariana Bell receives The Clara Leplin & Beatrice Rasof Fellowship Fund
Date published: 6/2/2017
Congratulations to Ariana Bell (Social Area) for receiving The Clara Leplin & Beatrice Rasof Fellowship Fund. This department endowed summer fellowship of $3,000 is for a female graduate student in Social Psychology studying significant social issues. Thank you to our generous donors for their continued support of our students and department!
Yolanda Vasquez-Salgado and Teresa Nguyen selected to participate in Collegium of University Teaching Fellows
Date published: 5/3/2017
Congratulations to Yolanda Vasquez-Salgado (Developmental Area) and Teresa Nguyen (Clinical Area) for being selected to participate in the UCLA Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program through the Office of Instructional Development.
Congratulations to Yolanda Vasquez-Salgado (Developmental Area) and Teresa Nguyen (Clinical Area) for being selected to participate in the UCLA Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program through the Office of Instructional Development.
UCLA Grad Slam Winners
Date published: 4/27/2017
Congratulations to Leslie Rith-Najarian and Teresa Nguyen on being this year’s UCLA Grad Slam first and second place winners respectively. This year, 70 students representing 38 areas of study participated in the competition.
Congratulations to Leslie Rith-Najarian and Teresa Nguyen on being this year’s UCLA Grad Slam first and second place winners respectively. This year, 70 students representing 38 areas of study participated in the competition.
Graduate Research Mentorship Recipients
Date published: 4/27/2017
Congratulations to our Graduate Research Mentorship recipients! 6 graduate students received the 2017-2018 Graduate Division Graduate Research Mentorship Program, which awards a $20,000 stipend plus fees/tuition for conducting research under the close mentorship of a faculty member.
Congratulations to our Graduate Research Mentorship recipients! 6 graduate students received the 2017-2018 Graduate Division Graduate Research Mentorship Program, which awards a $20,000 stipend plus fees/tuition for conducting research under the close mentorship of a faculty member.
Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Recipients
Date published: 4/24/2017
Congratulations to our Graduate Summer Research Mentorship recipients! 44 graduate students received the 2017 Graduate Division Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, which awards a $6,000 stipend for conducting research under the close mentorship of a faculty member this summer.
Congratulations to our Graduate Summer Research Mentorship recipients! 44 graduate students received the 2017 Graduate Division Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, which awards a $6,000 stipend for conducting research under the close mentorship of a faculty member this summer.
NIMH National Research Service Award
Date published: 4/24/2017
Congratulations to Amy Rapp (Clinical Area) who received the National Institute of Mental Health F31 National Research Service Award.
Congratulations to the 2017 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recipients!
Date published: 4/24/2017
The Psychology Department is proud to announce our NSF GRFP Recipients and Honorable Mentions!
Congratulations to the Psychology Graduate Student recipients of the 2017 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program! The NSF GRFP is a prestigious three-year fellowship, which provides a yearly $34,000 stipend and $12,000 in fees. For more information, visit the NSF GRFP website.
Yolanda Vasquez-Salgado receives the 2017 Monica Salinas Summer Scholarship
Date published: 2/7/2017
Congratulations to Yolanda Vasquez-Salgado on receiving the 2017 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.
Anthony Rodriguez receives the Walter Klopfer Award
Date published: 1/26/2017
Congratulations to Anthony Rodriguez (Quant Area) whose paper with Steven Reise and Mark Haviland “Applying Bifactor Statistical Indices in the Evaluation of Psychological Measures” has been selected to receive the Walter Klopfer award for the best empirical paper published in the Journal of Personality Assessment in 2016. Anthony and his co-authors will be recognized at the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) Convention in March.
4 Psychology Graduate Students receive the Mautner Fellowships
Date published: 1/25/2017
Congratulations to our four awardees of the UCLA Division of Life Sciences Mautner Fellowships. The awardees are Anne Collins (BNS) and Hannah Schacter (Developmental) for the one quarter awards and (Amy) Zhong Sheng Zheng (BNS) and Chloe Boyle (Health) for the summer awards. The Mautner Fellowships were awarded to advanced doctoral candidates whose research will be enhanced by the fellowship.
Mona Moieni and Yolanda Vasquez-Salgado receive the 2016 American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award
Date published: 11/30/2016
Congratulations to Mona Moieni (Social Area) and Yolanda Vasquez-Salgado (Developmental Area) on being selected as recipients of the 2016 American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award. This scholarship assists graduate students of psychology with research costs associated with the doctoral dissertation. Our award recipients of this scholarship will receive a grant of $1,000.