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Yesenia Aguilar Silvan receives the Monica Salinas Summer Scholarship

Congratulations to Yesenia Aguilar Silvan (Clinical Area) on receiving the 2022 Monica Salinas Summer Scholarship. The Monica Salinas Summer Scholarship provides summer funding and conference travel costs for a graduate student in Psychology who is committed to advancing the field of Latino mental health.

UCLA Psychology Presents: The Neuroscience of Cravings, Consciousness, and Cross-Ideological Conversations

UCLA Psychology Presents:The Neuroscience of Cravings, Consciousness, and Cross-Ideological Conversations Join us for an illuminating conversation featuring Lara Ray, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Psychology Martin Monti, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Psychology Matthew Lieberman, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Psychology with Q&A ​​​​​​moderated by Annette Stanton, Ph.D.Chair and Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology Tuesday, February 22, 2022Live Streamed via Zoom…

Gia Chodzen and Victoria Jacoby receive the Dean’s Excellence Award

Congratulations to Gia Chodzen (Clinical Area) and Victoria Jacoby (Cognitive Area) on being selected to receive the prestigious Dean’s Excellence Award! They were both nominated by the Department for their outstanding contributions to the teaching mission as well as their commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Prof. Jennifer Sumner Awarded 2022 Herbert Weiner Early Career Award

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Jennifer Sumner on being selected as the 2022 recipient of the American Psychosomatic Society’s Herbert Weiner Early Career Award. The Weiner Award was established in 1991 to recognize individuals who, early in their career, have contributed significantly to the field of psychosomatic medicine and show substantial promise of continued meritorious academic…

Corinna Franco receives the Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Congratulations to Corinna Franco (Cognitive Area) on being selected as a scholarship recipient from the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF). HSF Scholars have access to HSF’s invaluable Scholar Support Services.

Amanda Baker receives the APA Dissertation Research Award

Congratulations to Amanda Baker (BNS Area), who received the APA Dissertation Research Award. The purpose of the APA Science Directorate’s Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology whose dissertation research reflects excellence in scientific psychology with research costs.

Icy (Yunyi) Zhang receives the Center for Scholars & Storytellers Graduate Student Fellowship

Congratulations to Icy (Yunyi) Zhang (Developmental Area) for receiving the Center for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS) Graduate Student Fellowship. CSS is an organization based at UCLA dedicated to bridging the gap between scholars and storytellers to promote positive youth development. Fellows will attend a CSS Creative Collaboration (“C-cube), a two-part interdisciplinary think-tank with a goal of better…

Kimberly Martin receives the 2021 Taylor M. Brown Award

Congratulations to Kimberly Martin (Social Area) for being named a recipient of the 2021 Taylor M. Brown Award. The award, established in honor of biosciences graduate student Taylor M. Brown, recognizes exceptional Ph.D. students in the biosciences who reflect the characteristics that made Taylor such a special member of the UCLA community. The awardees are…