UCLA Psychology Presents Leveraging Psychological Science to Make a Difference in the Clinic and Community
Date published: 04/15/24
National Graduate Student Appreciation Week
Date published: 04/08/24
Prof. Tomiyama Voted President-Elect of Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Professor Janet Tomiyama for being voted the 83rd President-Elect of the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (SBSM; formerly the American Psychosomatic Society).
Prof. Krems Receives NSF CAREER Award
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Jaimie Krems for receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the agency’s highest honor for faculty members in the early stages of their teaching and research careers. The five-year grant will support Jaimie’s research on friendship.
Prof. Miller Selected for UCLA Faculty Mentoring Honorary Society
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Greg Miller, who will be inducted to the UCLA Faculty Mentoring Honorary Society. The society recognizes UCLA faculty for excellence in mentoring and honors faculty who have contributed to the professional development of early and mid-career faculty at UCLA, especially the mentorship of underrepresented faculty with respect to identities such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, and disability.
Prof. Montoya Accepted to 2024 UCLA Innovation Fellows Program
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Associate Professor Amanda Montoya for being accepted to the 2024 UCLA Innovation Fellows program, which is designed to advance innovative faculty projects into new startups or non-profits.
Prof. Feng Elected Secretary Treasurer of AERA Special Interest Group
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Yi Feng for being elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Educational Statisticians Special Interest Group at the American Educational Research Association. Her 2-year term will be from 2024-2026.
Two Professors Elected to Society of Biological Psychiatry Council Leadership Positions
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Professor Carrie Bearden for being elected President-Elect and to Assistant Professor Tiffany Ho for being elected Junior Councilor of the Society of Biological Psychiatry Council. Carrie’s term as President-Elect will be June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025, and she will become President on June 1, 2025 until May 31, 2026. Tiffany’s 2-year term will be from June 2024 to June 2026.
Dr. Castrellon Named 2024 APS Rising Star
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Jaime Castrellon (who will be joining our department as an Assistant Professor in July) for being named a 2024 Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science (APS). The APS Rising Star designation recognizes outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their post-PhD research careers “whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions.”
Prof. Ray Receives Mid-Career Award from Society of Addiction Psychology
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Professor Lara Ray for receiving the Nancy Petry Mid-Career Award from the Society of Addiction Psychology (Division 50 of the American Psychological Association). The award recognizes individuals who embody qualities of excellence, leadership, and dedication in mentoring, research, and service in addiction science.
Psychology Staff Spotlight Award – Sam O’Grady
Date published: 04/02/24
Highlighting Faculty Member Ian Krajbich
Date published: 04/01/24
When we make decisions, we often don’t immediately know what to choose. What is the process by which we evaluate and compare our options? My work combines choice-process data and computational modeling to understand how we gather and process information while making preference-based decisions.
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.
Spring 2024 Enrollment
Date published: 02/14/24
The Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes is available for students to review to plan Spring quarter schedules. The Psychology Department is also excited to offer new Spring 2024 Enrollment Workshops to provide enrollment assistance to departmental majors (Psychology, Psychobiology, and Cognitive Science). To receive assistance with planning your Spring quarter schedule, please attend an enrollment workshop or watch the recording. For additional advising questions, students should attend in-person Psychology drop-in advising in 1530 Pritzker Hall.
Psychology Staff Spotlight Award – Ashtin Brooks
Date published: 01/09/24
We are happy to announce that Undergraduate Advisor Ashtin Brooks has been selected to receive the Psychology Staff Spotlight award for his outstanding work in Student Services.
Highlighting Faculty Member Steve Bennoun
Date published: 01/03/24
How can university instructors best support student learning in their classrooms, in particular in mathematics courses? More specifically, how can one can implement interleaving in college courses in order to enhance student learning?
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.
Prof. Sumner Elected to Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research
Date published: 12/14/23
Congratulations to Associate Professor Jen Sumner for being elected to the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR). ABMR is the premier honorary scientific organization for scientists working at the interface of behavior and medicine.