Jordan Thomas receives the UCLA Center for the Study of Women Elizabeth Blackwell Graduate Award
Congratulations to Jordan Thomas (Clinical Area) for receiving the UCLA Center for the Study of Women Elizabeth Blackwell Graduate Award. The award recognizes an outstanding research report, master’s thesis, dissertation, or published article related to women and health or women in health-related endeavo
Amanda Baker is in Top 10 of UCLA Grad Slam Challenge Presentations
Congratulations to Amanda Baker (BNS Area) for being in the Top 10 of UCLA Grad Slam Challenge Presentations. Amanda’s presentation is titled “Anxiety and the Adolescent Brain.” Her academic advisor is Dean/Professor Adriana Galván.
Psychology Department Endowed Fellowship Recipients
Congratulations to the following students for receiving Psychology Department Endowed Fellowships!
Adam Gold (BNS Area) received the Atamdede Fellowship.
Corinne Meinhausen (Health Area) received the John Fels and Sherri Abend-Fels Fellowship.
Crystal Venegas (Clinical Area) received the Irene Kassorla Fellowship.
Shiyun Wang (BNS Area) received the Liu Yunghuo Bei Qui Memorial Fellowship.
Thank you to our generous donors for their continued support of our students and Department!
Gio Ramos receives the APF Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship
Congratulations to Gio Ramos (Clinical Area) for receiving the American Psychological Foundation’s Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship. The scholarship supports students who have a commitment to improving the conditions of marginalized communities.
Prof. Tiffany Brannon Receives Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Award
Congratulations to Drs. Tiffany Brannon and Andy Lin for receiving the SPSSI Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award for their article titled “’Pride and prejudice’” pathways to belonging: Implications for inclusive diversity practices within mainstream institutions.”
Profs. Efrén Pérez and Ladan Shams Receive Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards
Congratulations to Profs. Efrén Pérez and Ladan Shams for receiving 2021 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards. The award honors the considerable dedication of UCLA faculty who consistently and enthusiastically serve as effective mentors to undergrads involved in research and creative projects.
Graduate Research Mentorship Program Recipients
Congratulations to our Graduate Research Mentorship (GRM) Program recipients! Nine graduate students received the 2021 Graduate Division Graduate Research Mentorship, which is designed to assist students in acquiring and developing advanced research skills under faculty mentorship.
Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Recipients
Congratulations to our Graduate Summer Research Mentorship recipients! 38 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.
Jordan Thomas receives the APF Henry P. David Research Grant
Congratulations to Jordan Thomas (Clinical Area) for receiving the American Psychological Foundation’s Henry P. David Research Grant! The grant supports research in behavioral aspects of population studies or human reproductive behavior.
Yesenia Aguilar Silvan receives the Monica Salinas Graduate Student Endowed Funding
Congratulations to Yesenia Aguilar Silvan (Clinical Area) on being awarded the 2020-21 Monica Salinas Graduate Student Endowed Funding. This funding is housed in the Division of Life Sciences.
Profs. Bob Bjork and Elizabeth Bjork Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to Profs. Bob Bjork and Elizabeth Bjork for receiving the Western Psychological Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award! To be conferred on April 28, the award recognizes their lifetime of outstanding achievements in teaching, research, and professional involvement.
Distinguished Prof. Patricia Greenfield Receives Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Award
Congratulations to Prof. Greenfield for receiving the 2021 SRCD Distinguished Contributions to the Interdisciplinary Understanding of Child Development Award for her “cutting-edge, integrative work across developmental psychology, anthropology, sociology, communication, ecology, economics, textiles, gender/ethnic/racial studies, education, linguistics, primate sciences, pediatrics, and neuroscience.”
Highlighting Faculty Member Idan Blank
Language is our main tool for transferring thoughts from one mind to another. The BlankLangLab studies the mental processes that make language comprehension possible, and the relationship between these linguistic mechanisms and the rest of the human mind.
Psychology Staff Spotlight Award – Emilia Ninova
We are happy to announce that Emilia Ninova, our Graduate Admissions Coordinator, has been selected to receive the Psychology Staff Spotlight award for her outstanding work in Student Services. Emilia has held this position for three years and managed our record breaking number of 1659 applications to our Ph.D.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Congratulations to the five graduate student recipients of the 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)! 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.
Yesenia Aguilar Silvan receives the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Yesenia Aguilar Silvan (Clinical 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!
Victoria Jacoby receives the V-VSS 2021 Elsevier/Vision Research Travel Award
Congratulations to Victoria Jacoby (Cognitive Area) for receiving the V-VSS 2021 Elsevier/Vision Research Travel Award! Each year, VSS endeavors to support travel to the annual meeting through a travel awards program.
Jennifer Gamarra receives the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology’s Leadership Education to Advance Diversity Fellow Award
Congratulations to Jennifer Gamarra (Clinical Area) for receiving the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology’s Leadership Education to Advance Diversity (LEAD) Fellow Award. The goal of LEAD is to provide professional development, networking, and leadership skills for graduate students and early career professionals.
Joni Brown receives the Outstanding Trainee Award
Congratulations to Joni Brown (Health Area), who won the Outstanding Trainee Award at the 2021 Health Preconference for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Anika Guha receives NIMH F31 Fellowship Grant
Congratulations to Anika Guha (Clinical Area), who received an NIMH F31 fellowship grant, “Identifying Neural Mechanisms of Aberrant Inhibitory Processing and Salience in Patients with Schizophrenia, with Cindy Yee-Bradbury as sponsor and Greg Miller as co-sponsor, and Katie Karlsgodt and Amanda Montoya as consultants.”