This event occurred on April 27, 2026. FeaturingAndrew FuligniCo-Executive Director, UCLA Center for the Developing AdolescentProfessor, UCLA Department of Psychology Adriana GalvánDean and Vice Provost, UCLA Division of Undergraduate EducationCo-Executive Director, UCLA Center for the Developing AdolescentProfessor, UCLA Department of Psychology Introductory remarks and moderatorThomas Bradbury, Chair and Distinguished Professor, UCLA Department of Psychology
Congratulations to Professor Emerita Elizabeth Bjork for being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1780, the Academy recognizes exceptional leaders across the sciences, humanities, arts, business, and public affairs. Election to the Academy is a significant honor, reflecting Elizabeth’s outstanding contributions to scholarship and the broader intellectual community.
We are happy to announce that Sara Truong, our Graduate Admissions Coordinator, has been selected to receive the Psychology Staff Spotlight Award in recognition of her exceptional contributions to our Graduate Student Services Team. Sara joined us in February 2025, during the peak of the admissions cycle, one of the busiest times of the year…
We navigate our lives with the unshakable conviction that we see the world exactly as it is—an “open window” to reality. Yet, this feeling is a powerful illusion; we are actually viewing the world through idiosyncratic lenses that combine with input from the world to construct our reality while hiding the construction process from us….
Congratulations to Alysa Liu for winning the gold medal in women’s figure skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. She finished the games with two gold medals: her individual medal and one from the team competition. More information is available at the UCLA Newsroom.
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Yi Feng for receiving the Outstanding Dissertation Award from Division D of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). This annual award recognizes a dissertation that makes an outstanding contribution to methodology in educational research.
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Dave Clewett for being named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow in Neuroscience by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Awarded annually since 1955, the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships honor exceptional researchers at US and Canadian educational institutions, whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of…
Several faculty (including Naomi Eisenberger, Tom Bradbury, Shelley Taylor, Anne Peplau, Matt Lieberman, Jaimie Krems, Yuen Huo, Ted Robles, Adriana Galván, Andrew Fuligni, and Ben Karney) were quoted or mentioned in a UCLA Magazine article titled “The Science of Connection.”
Congratulations to Research Professor Steve Reise for receiving the 2025 Walter G. Klopfer Award from the Society for Personality Assessment for his paper titled “Understanding Alpha and Beta and Sources of Common Variance: Theoretical Underpinnings and a Practical Example.” This award is given for the best empirical paper published in the Journal of Personality Assessment within a…
The Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes is available for students to review to plan Fall quarter schedules. The Psychology Department is also excited to offer new Spring 2026 Enrollment Workshops to provide enrollment assistance to departmental majors (Psychology, Psychobiology, and Cognitive Science). To receive assistance with planning your Fall quarter schedule, please attend an enrollment…
