The 27th annual UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC) will be on May 4, 2018. Students from across the nation will be presenting posters in the Bruin Reception Room of Ackerman Union and conducting paper talks in Franz Hall. Stay tuned for a full schedule of times and presenters so you can attend and learn…
Congratulations to the Psychology graduate student recipients of the 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program! The NSF GRFP is a prestigious three-year fellowship, which provides a yearly $34,000 stipend and $12,000 in fees. For more information, visit the NSF GRFP website. Amanda Baker (BNS Area)Gerald Higginbotham (Social Area)Christina Hough (Clinical Area)Lauren Lesko (incoming Social Area)Kevin Tan (incoming Social Area)Catherine Walsh (incoming BNS…
Congratulations to the Psychology graduate students who received Honorable Mention accolades for the 2018 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship and Dissertation Fellowship! Honorable Mention accolades for the 2018 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship:Gerald Higginbotham (Social Area)Michelle Luna (Developmental Area)Kimberly Martin (Social Area)Carolyn Ponting (Clinical Area)Giovanni (Gio) Ramos (Clinical Area)Dana Saifan (Clinical Area) Honorable Mention accolades for the 2018 Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship:Naomi Rodas (Clinical Area)
Congratulations to Giovanni (Gio) Ramos (Clinical Area) for being selected to participate in the Latino Mental Health Research Training Program, a NIH/NIMHD-funded Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) program designed to prepare the very best young researchers to address disparities in mental health care of U.S. Latinos with mental illness and substance use disorders. As part of…
We are studying critical survival responses to evade life-threatening danger, such as asphyxiation. Unfortunately, the circuits that control escape to these threats can also induce panic attacks. We investigate the mechanisms underlying both adaptive escape as well as maladaptive panic attacks. It is estimated that 2.7% of adults in the USA have suffer from panic…
Congratulations to Professor Denise Chavira for receiving the 2017-18 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award for Community Service and Praxis. This award honors “a faculty member who has built solid, lasting, and meaningful partnerships with community groups and organizations who have a significant impact on the diversity of Los Angeles and surrounding communities.”
Professor Michelle Craske was featured in a Chronicle of Higher Education article titled “In a Fight Against Depression, UCLA Relies on Technology.” The article is available on the Chronicle’s website.
Professor Patricia Greenfield wrote an opinion piece in the Miami Herald about violent video games and assault weapons in the U.S. The op-ed is available on the Miami Herald’s website.
Congratulations to Amy Rapp and Michael Sun (Clinical Area) who received the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology Dissertation Grant Award. The dissertation grant award recognize and support students who have received approval for their dissertation project.
Congratulations to Professor Martie Haselton on her new book “Hormonal: The Hidden Intelligence of Hormones — how they drive desire, shape relationships, influence our choices, and make us wiser.” To read the UCLA Newsroom article about the book, please visit http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/from-puberty-to-menopause-womens-hormones-serve-them-well-ucla-professor-shows-in-new-book. The book has also received attention from other websites (listed below): EurekAlert (American Association for…