Stephanie Yu selected as a fellow for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Date published: 03/17/23
Congratulations to Stephanie Yu (Clinical Area) for being selected as a fellow for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP) Leadership Education to Advance Diversity (LEAD) Institute
Praise Owoyemi Receives American Psychosomatic Society (APS) Diversity Scholar Travel Award
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Praise Owoyemi (Clinical Area) for receiving an American Psychosomatic Society (APS) Diversity Scholar Travel Award to attend the 2023 APS annual meeting.
Sukriti Gupta Receives Canadian Studies Program Graduate Student Research and Conference and Travel Grant
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Sukriti Gupta (BNS Area) for receiving a Canadian Studies Program Graduate Student Research and Conference Travel Grant. Sukriti will use the grant to attend the Canadian Association for Neuroscience annual meeting.
Megha Nagaswami Receives Harry and Miriam Levinson Scholarship
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Megha Nagaswami (Clinical Area) for receiving the 2022 Harry and Miriam Levinson Scholarship from the American Psychological Foundation (APF)/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship program.
Alessandra Dallavecchia Receives American Psychological Foundation (APF)/ COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Alessandra Dallavecchia (Cognitive Area) for receiving a 2022 American Psychological Foundation (APF)/ COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship.
Karina Agadzhanyan Receives Mangasarian Privately Endowed Fellowship
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Karina Agadzhanyan (Cognitive Area) for receiving the Mangasarian Privately Endowed Fellowship from the Graduate Division.
Jamie Mondello Receives the Trainee Professional Development Award
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Jamie Mondello (BNS Area) for receiving the Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) from the Society for Neuroscience. TPDA recognizes grad students who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Riley Marshall Receives Jenessa Shapiro Graduate Research Award
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Riley Marshall (Social Area) for being awarded a Jenessa Shapiro Graduate Research Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Named in memory of Prof. Jenessa Shapiro, the award provides assistance to graduate students from an underrepresented background with the cost of conducting research in personality and/or social psychology.
Stephanie Yu Receives University of California Office of the President Dissertation Year Fellowship
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Stephanie Yu (Clinical Area) for being awarded a University of California Office of the President (UCOP) Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF)! Following the regular DYF competition, the Graduate Division makes these selections from the pool of eligible awardees whose work contributes to the UC’s commitment to diversity in higher education. Stephanie was chosen for her advocacy for change in her field and her interest in pursuing an academic career dedicated to the mentorship of future scholars.
Sara Schiff Receives UCLA Affiliates Scholarship
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Sara Schiff (Clinical Area) for receiving the UCLA Affiliates Scholarship. The UCLA Affiliates scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic credentials, a statement of career goals and/or research activities, campus and community activities, and faculty recommendations.
Haley Wang Receives the President’s Award from the Society for Research in Psychopathology
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Haley Wang (Clinical Area) for receiving the President’s Award from the Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP). The SRP President’s Award was created to encourage and facilitate the participation of young scholars from diverse backgrounds and from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the society to join the organization and to participate in and present at SRP’s annual convention
Zaenab Ayotola Onipede Receives Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Zaenab Ayotola Onipede (Clinical Area) for receiving a Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research on a project entitled “SAFETY-A for Promoting Equity in Suicide Prevention Outcomes in Schools” with her advisor Professor Anna Lau.
Yazmin Lazaro Meza Receives Monica Salinas Award
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Yazmin Lazaro Meza (Clinical Area) for receiving the Monica Salinas Award from the Dean’s Office.
Sarah Rocha, Lucas Strickland and Maggie Yeh Receive Dean’s Excellence Award
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Sarah Rocha (Developmental Area), Lucas Strickland (Social Area), Mary Whatley (Cognitive Area), and Maggie Yeh (Cognitive Area) for being selected to receive one quarter Dean’s Excellence Awards in 2022-23. The Dean’s Excellence Awards are awarded on the basis of outstanding contributions to the teaching mission as well as commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Peter Fisher, Gil Moreu, and Sophie Mako Tanaka receive the Political Psychology Fellowship
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Peter Fisher (Social Area), Gil Moreu (Social Area), and Sophie Mako Tanaka (Social Area) for receiving Political Psychology Fellowships. The Political Psychology Fellowship is awarded to doctoral students specializing in political psychology, the study of mass politics, and/or intergroup relations, enrolled in either the Psychology or Political Science Departments.
Julia Yarrington and Lindsay Meredith featured in UCLA College Magazine
Date published: 03/15/23
Julia Yarrington (Clinical Area) and Lindsay Meredith (Clinical Area), the first two recipients of the Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award, were featured in a UCLA College Magazine article titled “The Power to Make a Difference: Rising scientific stars are recipients of the Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award.” The article is available at https://www.college.ucla.edu/yarrington-meredith-pritzker-graduate-scholars.
Prof. Dunkel Schetter Elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science
Date published: 02/15/23
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Chris Dunkel Schetter for being elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She is one of seven UCLA professors to be named an AAAS fellow this year. More information is available at the UCLA Newsroom.
Spring 2023 Enrollment
Date published: 02/03/23
The Spring 2023 Schedule of Classes is now available. Psychology Undergraduate Advisors are available to assist both virtually and in-person. To request advising, submit your request via Message Center on myUCLA. Please include any specific questions you might have, and we will get back to you in approximately 3-5 business days (not including weekends and holidays). Note that advising is extremely busy during enrollment! Please be patient and know your advisors are working extremely hard to support you and your peers during this time. Thank you for understanding!
Recent Undergraduate Award Winners
Date published: 02/03/23
Umiemah Farrukh and Ji Yoon (Gloria) Kim, both senior Psychology majors, were recently selected to receive the prestigious 2022-2023 EDI Student Leadership Award from the UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). Congratulations to both students!
Prof. Fanselow to Receive APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
Date published: 01/05/23
Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Michael Fanselow, who will receive the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award. This is the highest honor conferred by the APA for scientific contributions over the researcher’s career. More information is available at the UCLA Newsroom.