Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Patricia Greenfield on being selected as one of two faculty who will present a Faculty Research Lecture for the 2022-23 academic year. Her lecture will be on the cultural, behavioral, and childrearing effects of COVID-19 in the United States and around the world. The purpose of the annual Faculty Research Lectures…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is estimated to affect almost 4% of the world’s population. However, most people are unable to access treatment. The TRUST lab develops PTSD treatments that address barriers to care and are contextually and culturally appropriate for diverse communities. The TRUST lab has a specific focus on multiply marginalized communities who are…
We are happy to announce that Hamoudeh AbuMalhi, our Helpdesk Analyst, has been selected to receive the Psychology Staff Spotlight award for this quarter. Hamoudeh joined the Psychology department in September 2021. Before coming to Psychology, Hamoudeh worked for UCLA Housing and Hospitality IT. Since coming to our department, Hamoudeh has provided top-tier computing support…
Congratulations to Assistant Professors Bridget Callaghan, Dave Clewett, and Lauren Ng for being selected as 2022-23 UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows. The program provides support and encouragement for the research of promising Assistant Professors who show capacity for great distinction in their research.
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Han Du for being elected to the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP). SMEP is a small elective society, and membership is limited to 65 regular active members. It was founded in 1960 as an organization of researchers interested in multivariate quantitative methods and their application to substantive problems in psychology…
Congratulations to Maira Karan (Developmental Area) for being selected by the Pritzker Committee for Excellence to receive the third annual Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award. Maira’s research focuses on characterizing the neurodevelopment of positive social behaviors, such as prosociality (e.g., helping others) and empathy (e.g., sharing in someone’s pain), during the period of adolescence. Her primary…
Congratulations to Yrvane Pageot (Health Area) for being selected to receive the UCLA inaugural Rising to the Challenge Graduate Summer Research Fellowship from the UCLA Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor/Provost, the Institute of American Cultures, and the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. The fellowship supports graduate students for research, teaching, mentoring,…
Congratulations to Jordan Thomas (Clinical Area) for receiving the APA Division 12 Distinguished Student Scientist-Practitioner Award in Clinical Psychology for outstanding contributions to both research and practice in clinical psychology and whose work demonstrates substantial reciprocity and complementarity between research and clinical interests.
Congratulations to Nick Ichien (Cognitive Area) and Megan Imundo (Cognitive Area) for receiving Cognitive Area Research Awards in recognition of both research and teaching contributions.