Congratulations to Julia Yarrington (Clinical Area) for being selected by the Pritzker Committee for Excellence to receive the inaugural Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award! Julia’s research focuses on predicting risk for psychopathology and identifying factors to promote more specialized treatment of mood disorders. Her primary mentor is Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske. The award is a result of the…
Congratulations to Blanche Wright (Clinical Area) for being named a recipient of the 2020 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 well-rounded, with…
Congratulations to Gerald Higginbotham (Social Area) and Stassja Sichko (Clinical Area) for receiving the American Psychological Foundation’s (APF) 2020-2021 COGDOP Graduate Student Scholarship. APF awards 21 annual general scholarships for graduate student research.
Prospective Student Information Notable Undergraduate Student AwardsCongratulations to Jiani Li on being selected as one of only three recipients in the nation of the FABBS Undergraduate Research Excellence Award!
This event occurred on March 17 with illuminating conversation featuring: Patricia Greenfield, Ph.D.Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology Bridget Callaghan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Keith Holyoak, Ph.D.Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology With Q&A moderated by Annette Stanton, Ph.D.Chair and Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology Learn about the societal, cultural, behavioral and mental shifts that have…
Research by Dr. Vickie Mays and colleagues, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, is being prominently featured on the UCLA Newsroom and is generating substantial news coverage. The researchers who analyzed a national sample of the views of Black men and white men found that Black men of all income levels reported experiencing…
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Dave Clewett for being named a 2021 Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science (APS). The APS Rising Star designation recognizes outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their post-PhD research careers “whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions.”
Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Bernard Weiner, who is a 2021 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology. Conferred by the American Psychological Association (American Psychological Foundation arm), the Gold Medal Award recognizes “a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing psychological science.”
Please click this news item for important dates and enrollment information for Spring 2021 enrollment in Psychology courses. This has information about accessing the Schedule of Classes, course restrictions, and requesting additional units. Dear students, Spring Enrollment will be underway shortly! Did you know that you can check out the Schedule of Classes and look up your enrollment…
Research by Professor Martin Monti, first-authored by Psychology graduate student Joshua Cain, published in the journal Brain Stimulation, is being prominently featured on the UCLA Newsroom. In 2016, a team led by Professor Monti reported that a 25-year-old man recovering from a coma had made remarkable progress following a treatment to jump-start his brain using ultrasound. Now, Professor Monti and…