Congratulations to Dr. Joshua Cain (Cognitive Area) for receiving the 2022 Gengerelli Distinguished Dissertation Award for having the most outstanding dissertation in our Department this year. This dissertation award honors Professor Gengerelli, who is remembered for his teaching, guidance of students, innovative research, and departmental leadership.
Congratulations to Dr. Blanche Wright (Clinical Area) for receiving the 2022 Dena Chertoff Graduate Student Service Award. This Department award was established in 2009 to honor Dena Chertoff, who served as Graduate Advisor in the Psychology Department for 38 years. The award honors graduate students who have made outstanding contributions to the overall well-being of…
Congratulations to Dr. Kimberly Martin (Social Area) for receiving the Bertram Raven Award for her paper titled “Current Healthcare Experiences, Medical Trust, and COVID-19 Vaccination Intention and Uptake in Black and White Americans.” The Raven Award has been given since 1997 and honors an exceptionally meritorious research paper addressing a social issue or problem.
Congratulations to Dr. Akila Kadambi (Cognitive Area) for receiving the Cognitive Psychology Dissertation Award in recognition of the high-quality work presented in her dissertation.
Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Hyon (Social Area) for receiving the Shelley Taylor Dissertation Award, which honors an exceptionally meritorious dissertation completed by a graduate student whose primary advisor is in the Social Area. Dr. Hyon’s dissertation was titled “Investigating the Relationship Between Individual Differences in the Brain and Social Network Structure.”
Congratulations to Dr. João Guassi Moreira (Developmental Area) for receiving the Millard Madsen Distinguished Dissertation Award for the best developmental dissertation.
Congratulations to Ruby Basyouni (Social Area) for receiving the Harold H. Kelley Award for her paper titled “Mapping the Social Landscape: Tracking Patterns of Interpersonal Relationships.” The Kelley Award has been given since 1997 and honors an exceptionally meritorious research paper addressing basic issues or theory in social psychology.
Congratulations to the following graduate students for receiving Clinical Area awards. Nora Barnes-Horowitz: Clinician Scientist Award Morgan Bartholomew: Michael J. Goldstein Distinguished Dissertation Award Belinda Chen: Stanley Sue Distinguished Research Award Lindsay Meredith: Charles Y. Nakamura Research, Teaching, and Mentorship Award Allison Metts: Charles Y. Nakamura Research, Teaching, and Mentorship Award Gio Ramos: Senior Clinician…
Congratulations to Juan Luis Romero Sosa (BNS Area) for being selected as a Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellow by the Society for Neuroscience. The Neuroscience Scholars Program is a two-year online training program open to underrepresented graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Patricia Greenfield (PI) and Developmental Area graduate student Rocio Burgos-Calvillo (Co-PI) on receiving a Latinx Studies Seed Grant for their project titled “Cultural Mismatch in Peer Relations: A Natural Experiment in UCLA’s Living/Learning Communities.”