Yazmin Lazaro Meza Receives Monica Salinas Award
Congratulations to Yazmin Lazaro Meza (Clinical Area) for receiving the Monica Salinas Award from the Dean’s Office.
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Sarah Rocha, Lucas Strickland and Maggie Yeh Receive Dean’s Excellence Award
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,…
Peter Fisher, Gil Moreu, and Sophie Mako Tanaka receive the Political Psychology Fellowship
Congratulations to Peter Fisher (Social Area), Gil Moreu (Social Area), and Sophie Mako Tanaka (Social Area) for receiving Political Psychology Fellowships. The Political Psychology Fellowship is awarded to doctoral students specializing in political psychology, the study of mass politics, and/or intergroup relations, enrolled in either the Psychology or Political Science Departments.
Julia Yarrington and Lindsay Meredith featured in UCLA College Magazine
Julia Yarrington (Clinical Area) and Lindsay Meredith (Clinical Area), the first two recipients of the Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award, were featured in a UCLA College Magazine article titled “The Power to Make a Difference: Rising scientific stars are recipients of the Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award.” The article is available at https://www.college.ucla.edu/yarrington-meredith-pritzker-graduate-scholars.
Prof. Dunkel Schetter Elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Chris Dunkel Schetter for being elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She is one of seven UCLA professors to be named an AAAS fellow this year. More information is available at the UCLA Newsroom.
Spring 2023 Enrollment
The Spring 2023 Schedule of Classes is now available. Please note that first pass appointments begin February 16, while second pass appointments begin February 23. Enrollment appointments are based on class standing and are scheduled by the UCLA Registrar. Please make sure to check and double check your enrollment appointments through MyUCLA. Please set a reminder for when your enrollment passes…
Recent Undergraduate Award Winners
The Psychology Department would like to highlight some of our recent undergraduate award recipients: Congratulations to Umiemah Farrukh and Ji Yoon (Gloria) Kim, senior Psychology majors who were selected to receive the prestigious 2022-2023 EDI Student Leadership Award from the UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). The award was given to students who…
Prof. Fanselow to Receive APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Michael Fanselow, who will receive the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award. This is the highest honor conferred by the APA for scientific contributions over the researcher’s career. More information is available at the UCLA Newsroom.
Highlighting Faculty Member David Clewett
We cannot process or remember everything we encounter. How, then, do we acquire and hold onto memories that matter? My work seeks to understand the brain mechanisms that facilitate attention and memory for highly emotional and salient events. In my cognitive neuroscience lab, we examine how emotional and everyday arousal influence the selectivity (what we…
Psychology Staff Spotlight Award – Michelle Claudio Romero
We are happy to announce that Michelle Claudio Romero, our Human Resources Coordinator, has been selected to receive the Psychology Staff Spotlight award for this quarter for her exceptional work and dedication. Michelle joined Psychology in February 2020, right before we transitioned into working fully remote and had to adapt quickly to a new remote…