National Graduate Student Appreciation Week
Date published: 04/08/24
Congratulations to the following Social Area graduate students for receiving Political Psychology Fellowships: Alexair Gonzalez, Riley Marshall, Gil Moreu, Ryan Sabillo, and Sydney Tran
Date published: 02/29/24
Congratulations to Alexair Gonzalez, Riley Marshall, Gil Moreu, Ryan Sabillo, and Sydney Tran for receiving Political Science Fellowships. This fellowship is awarded to doctoral students specializing in political psychology, the study of mass politics, and/or intergroup relations, who are enrolled in either the Psychology or Political Science departments.
Congratulations to Ashley Crawley who received a National Institute on Drug Abuse F31 fellowship grant
Date published: 02/29/24
Ashley Crawley (BNS Area) received a National Institute on Drug Abuse F31 fellowship grant titled “Dopaminergic projections to the amygdala in goal-directed and habit learning,” with Professor Kate Wassum as sponsor.
Congratulations to Daniel Rosenfeld who was quoted in a WebMD article
Date published: 12/14/23
Daniel Rosenfeld (Social & Health Areas) was quoted in a WebMD article titled “Is ‘Vegan’ a Dirty Word? Study Finds It Turns Some People Off.” The article is available at https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20231213/vegan-dirty-word-study-finds-turns-some-people-off
Congratulations to Lucas Strickland receiving the Norma and Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Award
Date published: 12/14/23
Congratulations to Lucas Strickland (Social Area) for receiving the Norma and Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Award. The award provides funds for dissertation research on the reduction of human aggression or on positive social behavior.
Congratulations to Daniel Rosenfeld who was quoted in the Daily Beast
Date published: 10/09/23
Daniel Rosenfeld (Health & Social Areas) was quoted in a Daily Beast article titled “Inside the Tasty Mission to Get You to Eat Lab Grown Meat.” The article is available at https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-tasty-mission-to-get-you-to-eat-lab-made-meat
Congratulations to Juan Luis Romero Sosa (BNS Area), who received a National Institute of Mental Health F31 Fellowship Grant
Date published: 10/09/23
The F31 fellowship grant is titled “Frontocortical representations of amygdala-mediated learning under uncertainty,” with Professor Alicia Izquierdo as sponsor and Professor Tad Blair as co-sponsor.
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Congratulations to Tyrus Korecki (Health Area) for receiving the Pat Tillman Foundation Scholarship.
Date published: 08/02/23
The Pat Tillman Foundation identifies remarkable military service members, veterans and spouses, empowering them with academic scholarships, lifelong leadership development opportunities and a diverse, global community of high-performing mentors and peers.
Congratulations to Tania Lugo-Flores (BNS Area) for receiving the Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship.
Date published: 08/02/23
The purpose of the Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship is to support graduate students from across the UCLA campus who exemplify values of diversity in their academic, professional, and service activities.
Congratulations 9 graduate students for receiving the Psychology Dissertation Fellowship
Date published: 07/12/23
This new fellowship will provide one quarter of funding during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Congratulations to former graduate student/now alum Adriana Mendez Leal for receiving the Millard Madsen Distinguished Dissertation Award
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to former graduate student/now alum Adriana Mendez Leal (Developmental Area), who received the Millard Madsen Distinguished Dissertation Award for the best developmental dissertation.
Congratulations to Margot Barclay for being selected by the Pritzker Committee for Excellence to receive the fourth annual Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to Margot Barclay (Clinical Area) for being selected by the Pritzker Committee for Excellence to receive the fourth 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 the following graduate students (and former graduate student/now alum Tamar Kodish) for receiving Clinical Area awards
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to the following graduate students (and former graduate student/now alum Tamar Kodish) for receiving Clinical Area awards.
Meredith Boyd: Michael J. Goldstein Distinguished Dissertation Award
Vivian Byeon: Charles Y. Nakamura Research, Teaching, and Mentorship Award
Tamar Kodish: Michael J. Goldstein Distinguished Dissertation Award
Allison Metts: Senior Clinician Scientist Award
Megha Nagaswami: Stanley Sue Distinguished Research Award
Stephanie Yu: Senior Clinician Scientist Award
Congratulations to Joni Brown for receiving the 2023 Reproductive Health and Science Fellowship from the UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to Joni Brown (Health Area) for receiving the 2023 Reproductive Health and Science Fellowship from the UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education.
Congratulations to our Graduate Research Mentorship (GRM) Program recipients!
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to our Graduate Research Mentorship (GRM) Program recipients! The following 12 graduate students received the Graduate Division Graduate Research Mentorship, which is designed to assist students in acquiring and developing advanced research skills under faculty mentorship.
| Basyouni, Ruby | Social |
| Denning, Joseph | Cognitive |
| Goldstein, Bear | Social |
| Gomez, Gloria | Clinical |
| Harris, Bailey | Cognitive |
| Hopkins, Amber | Cognitive |
| Huang, Ringo | Cognitive |
| Losiewicz, Olivia | Clinical |
| McManus, Kaitlin | Clinical |
| Meredith, Wesley | Clinical |
| Schiff, Sara | Clinical |
| Worthley, Alexis | Clinical |
Congratulations to Mary Vitello for being selected to participate in the Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to Mary Vitello (Cognitive Area) for being selected to participate in the Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program. Mary’s proposal for a lower-division seminar titled “Navigating the Wandering Mind: The Science of Attention, Creativity, and Thought” has been approved for funding.
Congratulations to Jordan Levinson for receiving a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases F31 fellowship grant
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to Jordan Levinson (Developmental Area), who received a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases F31 fellowship grant titled “The effect of weight stigma on daily disordered eating and potential resilience factors,” with Professor Janet Tomiyama as sponsor.
Congratulations to our Graduate Summer Research Mentorship recipients!
Date published: 07/11/23
Congratulations to our Graduate Summer Research Mentorship recipients! Thirty-eight graduate students received the Graduate Division Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, which provides financial support for conducting research under the close mentorship of a faculty member this summer.
| Aguilar Silvan, Yesenia | Clinical |
| Ahn, Jina | Developmental |
| Al-Suwaidi, Maha | Health |
| Baskerville, Wave-Ananda | Clinical |
| Block, Jared | Quantitative |
| Burgos-Calvillo, Rocio | Developmental |
| Cannova, Elena | Clinical |
| Chang, Michelle | Clinical |
| Crawley, Ashley | BNS |
| Difazio, Lauren | BNS |
| Gancz, Naomi | Developmental |
| Goldstein, Bear | Social |
| Gomez, Gloria | Clinical |
| Gonzalez, Alexair | Social |
| Hernandez, Jasmine | Developmental |
| Huang, Ringo | Cognitive |
| Kamal, Kimia | BNS |
| Kirkman, Cyrus | L&B |
| MacNaughton, Gabrielle | Clinical |
| Marshall, Riley | Social |
| Martir Luna, Gustavo | Social |
| McCann, Clare | Developmental |
| McGee, Thomas | Cognitive |
| McManus, Kaitlin | Clinical |
| Meredith, Wesley | Developmental |
| Nagaswami, Megha | Clinical |
| Null, Kaylee | Clinical |
| Olabinjo, Ibukunoluwa | Clinical |
| Ortega, Miriam | BNS |
| Owoyemi, Praise | Clinical |
| Ramirez, Edgardo | Clinical |
| Ramirez, Manuel | Health |
| Rogbeer, Kasheena | Social |
| Schiff, Sara | Clinical |
| Trimble, Ava | Developmental |
| Worthley, Aalexis | Clinical |
| Yun, Yiling | Cognitive |
| Zhang, Erjing | Developmental |
Congratulations to Vivian Byeon for receiving the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) F31 fellowship grant
Date published: 07/11/23
Congratulations to Young Vivian Byeon (Clinical Area), who received a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) F31 fellowship grant titled “Examining vertical alignment in perceived implementation climate within a trial of motivational interviewing in substance use disorder treatment clinics,” with Professor Anna Lau as sponsor and Professor Gregory Aarons (UCSD) as co-sponsor.