Fall 2023 Enrollment
Date published: 06/05/23
The Fall 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 5-7 business days (not including weekends and holidays). Note that advising is extremely busy during enrollment. Please be patient and know that your advisors are working hard to support you and your peers. Thank you for your understanding!
Prof. Abramson Receives 2023 Eugen Weber Award for Distinguished Collegium Teaching
Date published: 05/25/23
Congratulations to Research Professor Paul Abramson for receiving the 2023 Eugen Weber Award for Distinguished Collegium Teaching in recognition of his outstanding contribution to teaching in the Honors Collegium.
Dean’s Prize Award Winner
Date published: 05/25/23
Congrats to Jiayang Li, a second year Cognitive Science major who was recently awarded the Dean’s Prize for Undergraduate Research at the 2023 UCLA Undergraduate Research Week!
Icy (Yunyi) Zhang Receives the Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Fellowship Award
Date published: 04/19/23
Congratulations to Icy (Yunyi) Zhang (Developmental Area) for receiving the 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.
Psychology Staff Spotlight Award – Hugo Limón
Date published: 04/11/23
Sierra Moon (Bear) Goldstein and Charlotte Kelly Receive National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
Date published: 04/07/23
Congratulations to Sierra Moon (Bear) Goldstein (Social Area in Professor Matthew Lieberman’s lab) and Charlotte Kelly (Cognitive Area in Professor Ladan Shams’ lab) on being awarded the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG) sponsored by the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force!
Edgardo Ramirez Awarded Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Date published: 04/07/23
Congratulations to Edgardo Ramirez (Clinical Area in Professor Annette Stanton’s lab) 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!
Gio Ramos Awarded Prestigious Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Date published: 04/07/23
Congratulations to Gio Ramos (Clinical Area in Professor Denise Chavira’s lab) on being awarded the prestigious Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation! The award 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 in the U.S., show promise of future achievement as a scholar and teacher, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Gio Ramos Receives UCI Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychological Science
Date published: 04/07/23
Congratulations to Gio Ramos (Clinical Area in Professor Denise Chavira’s lab) on being awarded the UCI Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychological Science! The UCI Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (CPFP) offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California.
Riley Marshall and Jordan Parker Receive Jenessa Shapiro Memorial Graduate Award
Date published: 04/07/23
Congratulations to Riley Marshall (Social Area) and Jordan Parker (Health Area) on receiving the 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.
Prof. Lieberman Receives 2023 Distinguished Scholar Award
Date published: 04/03/23
Congratulations to Professor Matt Lieberman for receiving the 2023 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society. The award honors a scholar who has made distinctively valuable research contributions by significantly advancing our understanding of the biological basis of social and affective processes or expanding the core of social and affective neuroscience discipline.
Prof. Dunkel Schetter to Receive Healthy Campus Initiative Award
Date published: 04/03/23
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Chris Dunkel Schetter for being selected to receive the Jane B. Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Appreciation & Recognition Award for 2023. The award recognizes UCLA community members who actively demonstrate their support of the principles of the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative in striving to promote the health and wellness of the UCLA community.
Prof. Eisenberger Receives Mid-Career Award from Society for Affective Science
Date published: 04/03/23
Congratulations to Professor Naomi Eisenberger for receiving the 2023 Mid-Career Trajectory in Affective Science Award from the Society for Affective Science (SAS). The award honors outstanding scientific impact of SAS members who are in the middle stages of their careers, that is, between 10 and 25 years post-Ph.D.
Highlighting Faculty Member Rena Repetti
Date published: 04/03/23
We all know that common daily experiences – good or bad – and our emotional reactions to them can slide under our conscious radar and are easily dismissed. But do their effects disappear? When they keep repeating, what is the long-term impact on us and on our families?
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.