A study by Professor Adriana Galván and psychology graduate student Sarah Tashjian, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, is being prominently featured on UCLA’s home page and the UCLA Newsroom. The researchers explain how some people disturbed by the 2016 presidential election have suffered a loss of appetite, trouble sleeping and concentrating, and have become…
A study led by Professor Carolyn Parkinson, published in the journal Nature Communications, is receiving national and international news coverage. The study found that friends have exceptionally similar neural responses to naturalistic stimuli, such as videos, and that patterns of brain activity can be used to predict the “degrees of separation” between people in their real-world…
Adolescence is a key developmental period for mood stability and self-regulation. Yet, it is also during adolescence that mood disorders often emerge. My research is centered on understanding and predicting mood disorders in youth, and developing clinical strategies to enhance mood health. My research group takes an interdisciplinary approach to clinical science, using methods such…
Congratulations to Prof. Adriana Galván, who was selected for a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant in conjunction with her sabbatical in Spain this coming year.
Congratulations to Chelsea Romney (Health Area) for receiving the American Psychosomatic Society Scholar Award. The American Psychosomatic Society Scholar Awards are given to the top student abstract submissions in different areas of psychosomatic medicine. Each award provides monetary assistance for the APS conference fees, travel, and hotel accommodations.
The Spring 2018 Schedule is now updated with more information on class offerings. Please note that priority enrollment pass appointments will begin February 5 and first pass enrollment appointments will begin February 8. Please make sure to check and double check your enrollment appointments through myUCLA. Remember: If you miss your first pass enrollment, you will have to wait…
Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Connie Hammen who will receive the 2018 Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation (APF). This award “recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing psychological science.”
Professor Janet Tomiyama wrote an essay (with former UCLA faculty member Traci Mann) for The Conversation, titled “What thin people don’t understand about dieting.” It is available at: http://theconversation.com/what-thin-people-dont-understand-about-dieting-86604. The article has been picked up by the following news media. CBS News CNN Quartz MarketWatch San Francisco Chronicle UCLA Newsroom Chicago Tribune Krautreporter (translated into German)
Congratulations to ReJoyce Green (Clinical Area) for being awarded the National Institutes of Health T32 Predoctoral Fellowship with the UCLA Translational Neuroscience of Drug Abuse (TNDA) Program. As a TNDA trainee, ReJoyce will complete a training curriculum and complete coursework in the neuroscience of addiction.
Winter Quarter instruction begins on January 8, 2018. The Schedule of Classes is available to review. Wednesday, Jan. 3rd: Quarter begins Monday, Jan. 8th: Instruction begins Friday, Jan. 12th: All Psych 195, 196, and 199 contracts due by 4:00pm (No exceptions!) Monday, Jan. 15th: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday; Campus Closed Friday, Jan. 19th: Last day TO DROP impacted…