Graduate News & Events
Lianne Barnes selected to participate in Collegium of University Teaching Fellows
Date published: 5/8/2018
Congratulations to Lianne Barnes (Social Area) for being selected to participate in the UCLA Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program through the Office of Instructional Development.
Emma Bright receives the Center for the Study of Women Elizabeth Blackwell Graduate Award
Date published: 5/8/2018
Congratulations to Emma Bright (Health Area) for receiving the Center for the Study of Women Elizabeth Blackwell Graduate Award. The award is in recognition of Emma’s publication, Prospective investigation of social support, coping, and depressive symptoms: A model of adherence to endocrine therapy among women with breast cancer. The award is named for Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, the first woman to graduate from medical school.
Ariana Bell receives the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Diversity Supplement
Date published: 5/8/2018
Congratulations to Ariana Bell (Social Area) for receiving the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Diversity Supplement.
NIMH T32 Predoctoral Fellowship Recipients
Date published: 5/8/2018
Congratulations to Arielle Radin (Health Area) and Carolyn Ponting (Clinical Area) for receiving the NIMH T32 predoctoral fellowship in Biobehavioral Issues in Mental and Physical Health.
Graduate Research Mentorship Recipients
Date published: 5/8/2018
Congratulations to our Graduate Research Mentorship recipients! 9 graduate students received the 2018-2019 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! 9 graduate students received the 2018-2019 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 Division Privately Endowed Fellowship Recipients
Date published: 5/8/2018
Congratulations to the following students for receiving 2018-2019 Graduate Division Privately Endowed Fellowships!
Congratulations to the following students for receiving 2018-2019 Graduate Division Privately Endowed Fellowships!
Danielle Smith receives the UCLA Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award
Date published: 4/18/2018
Congratulations to Danielle Smith (Developmental Area) for receiving the UCLA Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants! Only 5 graduate students are chosen each year to receive this prestigious teaching award, which honors individuals who exhibit leadership in teaching and public service and bring respect and admiration to the scholarship of teaching. The award includes a Dissertation Year Fellowship, which Dani will receive during the 2018-19 academic year.
Alexandra Stolyarova receives the Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Fellowship Award
Date published: 4/18/2018
Congratulations to Alexandra Stolyarova (BNS Area) for receiving the 2017-18 Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Fellowship Award! Only 4 exceptional graduate students are chosen each year to receive this prestigious award. The fellowship recognizes graduate students who have achieved distinction through outstanding scholarship, teaching and University citizenship.
Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Recipients
Date published: 4/18/2018
Congratulations to our Graduate Summer Research Mentorship recipients! 36 graduate students received the 2018 Graduate Division Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, which provides financial support for conducting research under the close mentorship of a faculty member this summer.
Congratulations to our Graduate Summer Research Mentorship recipients! 36 graduate students received the 2018 Graduate Division Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, which provides financial support for conducting research under the close mentorship of a faculty member this summer.
Amy Sewart receives the Outstanding SSCP Student Clinician Award
Date published: 4/18/2018
Congratulations to Amy Sewart (Clinical Area) for receiving the 2018 Outstanding Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology Student Clinician Award! This award recognizes outstanding graduate students who are providing exceptional contributions to the field of clinical psychology through their clinical work.
Louise Dixon receives the 2018 Monica Salinas Summer Scholarship
Date published: 4/18/2018
Congratulations to Louise Dixon (Clinical Area) on receiving the 2018 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.
Lianne Barnes receives the P.E.O. Scholar Award
Date published: 4/12/2018
Congratulations to Lianne Barnes (Social Area) who received the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Scholar Award. The P.E.O. Scholar Awards were established in 1991 to provide substantial merit-based awards for women of the United States and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree. Scholar Award recipients are a select group of women chosen for their high level of academic achievement and their potential for having a positive impact on society.
2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recipients
Date published: 4/5/2018
Congratulations to the Psychology graduate student recipients of the 2018 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.
2018 Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowship Honorable Mentions
Date published: 4/5/2018
Congratulations to the Psychology graduate students who received Honorable Mention accolades for the 2018 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship and Dissertation Fellowship!
Congratulations to the Psychology graduate students who received Honorable Mention accolades for the 2018 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship and Dissertation Fellowship!
Gio Ramos selected to participate in the Latino Mental Health Research Training Program
Date published: 4/2/2018
Congratulations to Giovanni (Gio) Ramos (Clinical Area) for being selected to participate in the Latino Mental Health Research Training Program, a NIH/NIMHD-funded Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) program designed to prepare the very best young researchers to address disparities in mental health care of U.S. Latinos with mental illness and substance use disorders.
Amy Rapp and Michael Sun receive the SSCP Dissertation Grant Award
Date published: 3/14/2018
Congratulations to Amy Rapp and Michael Sun (Clinical Area) who received the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology Dissertation Grant Award. The dissertation grant award recognize and support students who have received approval for their dissertation project.
Nina Lichtenberg receives the NIDA National Research Service Award
Date published: 2/22/2018
Congratulations to Nina Lichtenberg (Learning & Behavior Area) who received the National Institute on Drug Abuse F31 National Research Service Award.
Jennifer Gamarra receives the Distinguished Student Service in Clinical Psychology Award
Date published: 2/22/2018
Congratulations to Jennifer Gamarra (Clinical Area) who received the 2018 Society of Clinical Psychology Division 12 Award for Distinguished Student Service in Clinical Psychology. The Distinguished Student Service Award honors a graduate student in clinical psychology who has made outstanding service contributions to the profession and community.
Meghan Vinograd receives the Distinguished Student Practice in Clinical Psychology Award
Date published: 2/22/2018
Congratulations to Meghan Vinograd (Clinical Area) who received the 2018 Society of Clinical Psychology Division 12 Award for Distinguished Student Practice in Clinical Psychology. The Distinguished Student Practice Award honors a graduate student in clinical psychology who has made outstanding clinical practice contributions to the profession.
Chelsea Romney receives the American Psychosomatic Society Scholar Award
Date published: 1/26/2018
Congratulations to Chelsea Romney (Health Area) for receiving the American Psychosomatic Society Scholar Award. The American Psychosomatic Society Scholar Awards are given to the top student abstract submissions in different areas of psychosomatic medicine. Each award provides monetary assistance for the APS conference fees, travel, and hotel accommodations.