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.
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.