The philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn asks: what must nature be like in order for science to be possible at all? As a cognitive scientist, my research asks a parallel question: what must we humans assume the world be like for us to comprehend it? Both questions stem from this challenge: the impossibility of determining…
Our 2024-25 “A” cohort students completed at least 180 hours at their UCLA childcare site and and at least 50 hours in their community-engaged internship. Some community-engaged internships are designed to be remote, some hybrid, and some in-person throughout metropolitan LA. Some of our partners are new to us, while others have been hosting our…
Meet ADP Alumna Karen Madamba! Meet Karen Madamba, a member of the ADP A21-22 cohort! Karen now works at Phoenix House CA as a prevention coordinator, teaching and curating curriculum to support the socioemotional skills of children in K-12 schools. As a prevention coordinator, Karen trains educators, identifies potential school district partners and finds liaisons…
On May 19th, ADP students from past and present cohorts gathered together via Zoom to hear from three professionals in early childhood fields: Crystal Kumtong Windmiller (ADP ’13-14), Rena Wang (ADP ’14-15), and Alyssa Fortner. Crystal, Rena and Alyssa shared what they wished they had known coming out of undergrad, how ADP influenced their careers and…
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Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Andrew Christensen for receiving the 2025 Alfred M. Wellner Lifetime Achievement Award for Research from the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. He was selected for the award based on his numerous and outstanding contributions to the profession through scholarship, supervision, development of innovative interventions, and professional involvement at the state, national, and international…
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske for being named among the world’s most influential scholars, according to the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list by Clarivate Analytics. The annual list identifies scholars whose work has been cited most often in papers published by other researchers in their fields over the past 11 years. Researchers selected for the…
Congratulations to Associate Professor Amanda Montoya for being appointed as the next Chair of the American Psychological Association (APA) Open Science and Methodology (OSM) Expert Panel. Her two-year term will be from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027.
Congratulations to the following faculty for being appointed to term chairs endowed by Bernice Wenzel and Wendell Jeffrey. Avi Adhikari has been appointed to the Bernice Wenzel and Wendell Jeffrey Term Endowed Chair in Behavioral Neuroscience. Bridget Callaghan has been appointed to the Bernice Wenzel and Wendell Jeffrey Term Endowed Chair in Developmental Neuroscience. Dave…
Rebecca “Becca” Bell has been with the Infant Development Program since the spring of 2022, when she started as an ADP student intern. Upon graduation, Becca joined IDP as a floater teacher in May 2023 and was then promoted to a full-time primary teacher in November of 2023. Becca is a very patient, caring, kind…