Emily Neer selected to participate in the UCLA Collegium of University Teaching Fellows program
Congratulations to Emily Neer (Developmental Area) for being selected to participate in the UCLA Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program through the Office of Instructional Development.
Megan Imundo selected to participate in the UCLA Collegium of University Teaching Fellows program
Congratulations to Megan Imundo (Cognitive Area) for being selected to participate in the UCLA Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program through the Office of Instructional Development.
Pamala Dayley receives the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
Congratulations to Pamala Dayley (Social Area) on being awarded the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program, sponsored by the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force.
Claudia Aguirre selected to participate in the Diversity in Addiction Research Training Summer Research Fellowship Program
Congratulations to Claudia Aguirre (BNS Area) for being selected to participate in the Diversity in Addiction Research Training (DART) Summer Research Fellowship Program at the Medical University of South Carolina.
2022 UCLA Psychology Graduate Hooding Ceremony
Congratulations to the 27 participants who participated in the Psychology Graduate Hooding Ceremony! We wish our students much success in their futures!
Claudia Aguirre receives the Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Claudia Aguirre (BNS Area) for receiving the Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Fellowship Award. The fellowship recognizes graduate students who have achieved distinction through outstanding scholarship, teaching, and University citizenship.
Psychology graduate students receive the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Congratulations to the graduate student recipients of the 2022 NSF GRFP. The NSF GRFP is a three-year fellowship, which provides a yearly $34,000 stipend and $12,000 in fees.
Blades, Robin (incoming Health Area)
Cannova, Elena (incoming Clinical Area)
Chen, Belinda (Clinical Area)
Dayley, Pamala (Social Area)
Franco, Corinna (Cognitive Area)
Huber, Christina (Social Area)
Matos, Leezet (Social Area)
Parker, Jordan (Health Area)
Sargent, Kaia (Clinical Area)
Smola, Xochitl Arlene (Developmental Area)
Psychology graduate students receive Honorable Mention accolades for the NSF GRFP
Congratulations to the Psychology graduate students who received Honorable Mention accolades for the NSF GRFP.
DiFazio, Lauren (BNS Area)
Losiewicz, Olivia (Clinical Area)
McKinney, Rachel (Clinical Area)
Morrow, Erin (incoming Cognitive Area)
Xochitl Arlene Smola receives a Honorable Mention for the Ford Predoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Xochitl Arlene Smola (Developmental Area) for receiving a Honorable Mention for the 2022 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation.
Jordan Parker receives the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Jordan Parker (Health Area) on being awarded the prestigious Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation! The award provides three years of support and is made to individuals who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Mary Whatley receives the UCLA Cognitive Research Award
Congratulations to Mary Whatley (Cognitive Area) on being awarded the UCLA Cognitive Research Award made possible by the Rothman Cognitive Sciences Program Endowment.
Amber Hopkins and Gio Ramos receive the APAGS Psychological Science Research Grant
Congratulations to Amber Hopkins (Cognitive Area) and Gio Ramos (Clinical Area) for receiving the American Psychological Association’s APAGS Psychological Science Research Grant. The intent of the grant is to fund innovative psychological science research projects.
Crystal Venegas receives the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Congratulations to Crystal Venegas (Clinical Area) on being selected as a scholarship recipient from the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF). HSF Scholars are granted access to various professional and academic support and opportunities.
Lindsay Meredith receives a NIAAA F31 Fellowship Grant
Congratulations to Lindsay Meredith (Clinical Area), who received a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) F31 fellowship grant titled “Neuroimmune Treatment for AUD: Testing Moderators of Clinical Response and Mechanisms of Action,” with Professor Lara Ray as sponsor.
Peter Fisher receives the inaugural Jenessa Shapiro Memorial Graduate Award
Congratulations to Peter Fisher (Social Area) on receiving the inaugural Jenessa Shapiro Memorial Graduate Award. This award honors the values and ideals of the late Professor Jenessa Shapiro, our beloved colleague. The purpose of the award scholarship is to facilitate graduate students’ research at the intersection of psychology and social justice, including (but not limited to) the study of stigma, prejudice, discrimination, diversity, intergroup relations, and/or underrepresented social identities.
Kimberly Martin receives the University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Kimberly Martin (Social Area) for receiving the University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship. The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage PhD recipients from groups historically underrepresented in U.S. higher education or underserved by academic research generally to pursue academic careers at the University of California.
Yesenia Aguilar Silvan receives the Monica Salinas Summer Scholarship
Congratulations to Yesenia Aguilar Silvan (Clinical Area) on receiving the 2022 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.
Gia Chodzen and Victoria Jacoby receive the Dean’s Excellence Award
Congratulations to Gia Chodzen (Clinical Area) and Victoria Jacoby (Cognitive Area) on being selected to receive the prestigious Dean’s Excellence Award! They were both nominated by the Department for their outstanding contributions to the teaching mission as well as their commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Corinna Franco receives the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Congratulations to Corinna Franco (Cognitive Area) on being selected as a scholarship recipient from the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF). HSF Scholars have access to HSF’s invaluable Scholar Support Services.
Maira Karan receives the Norma & Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Award
Congratulations to Maira Karan (Developmental Area) for receiving the Norma & Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Award. The Norma & Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Award provides funds for dissertation research on the reduction of human aggression or on positive social behavior.