Prof. Izquierdo Receives National Award of Excellence in Mentorship
Date published: 10/24/24
Congratulations to Professor Alicia Izquierdo for receiving the 2024 National Award of Excellence in Mentorship from the National Hispanic Science Network. The award is presented to a senior investigator who has provided outstanding mentorship in the area of Hispanic drug abuse to graduate students and/or new investigators, resulting in peer-reviewed publications or successful grant applications.
Prof. Brannon Receives Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize
Date published: 10/18/24
Congratulations to Associate Professor Tiffany Brannon for receiving the Daniel M. Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology for her article titled “Pride-and-Prejudice Perspectives of Marginalization Can Advance Science and Society.” The award recognizes the author of an article or book chapter judged to provide the most innovative theoretical contribution to personality and social psychology within a given year.
Prof. Montoya Receives SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award
Date published: 10/07/24
Congratulations to Associate Professor Amanda Montoya on receiving a SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. The award recognizes outstanding achievements by early career scholars in personality and social psychology, including contributions to teaching, research, and/or service to the field.
Prof. Holyoak Selected as Faculty Research Lecturer
Date published: 10/01/24
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Keith Holyoak on being selected as one of two faculty who will present a Faculty Research Lecture for the 2024–25 academic year. His lecture titled “Intelligence, Creativity, and Consciousness in Humans and (Perhaps) Machines” will be held on Friday, October 11 at 2-3:15pm in Schoenberg Hall, with a reception to follow until 4:30pm. Registration is required at the following link: Register for the 137th Faculty Research Lecture
Prof. Lau Receives 2024 James S. Jackson Memorial Award
Date published: 07/11/24
Congratulations to Professor Anna Lau for receiving the 2024 National Institute of Mental Health James S. Jackson Memorial Award. Established in 2021, the award honors outstanding researchers who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in minority mental health and mental health disparities research, community engagement, and mentorship.
Prof. Lau Receives 2023-2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Faculty Award for Career Commitment to Diversity
Date published: 06/24/24
Congratulations to Professor Anna Lau for receiving the 2023-2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Faculty Award for Career Commitment to Diversity from the UCLA Academic Senate. This award honors a faculty member who, over time, has truly excelled across teaching, service, and scholarship that fosters diversity.
Prof. Greenfield Receives 2024 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Award
Date published: 06/24/24
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Patricia Greenfield for receiving a 2024 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Award. This award honors the considerable dedication of UCLA faculty who consistently and enthusiastically serve as effective mentors to undergraduate students involved in research and creative projects.
Two Professors Receive UCLA Life Sciences Excellence Awards
Date published: 05/10/24
Congratulations to Assistant Teaching Professor Steve Bennoun and Assistant Professor Dave Clewett for receiving 2024 UCLA Life Sciences Excellence Awards. Dr. Bennoun’s award is for Excellence in Educational Innovation. Dr. Clewett’s award is for Excellence in Research.
Prof. Tomiyama Voted President-Elect of Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Professor Janet Tomiyama for being voted the 83rd President-Elect of the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (SBSM; formerly the American Psychosomatic Society).
Prof. Krems Receives NSF CAREER Award
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Jaimie Krems for receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the agency’s highest honor for faculty members in the early stages of their teaching and research careers. The five-year grant will support Jaimie’s research on friendship.
Prof. Miller Selected for UCLA Faculty Mentoring Honorary Society
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Greg Miller, who will be inducted to the UCLA Faculty Mentoring Honorary Society. The society recognizes UCLA faculty for excellence in mentoring and honors faculty who have contributed to the professional development of early and mid-career faculty at UCLA, especially the mentorship of underrepresented faculty with respect to identities such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, and disability.
Prof. Montoya Accepted to 2024 UCLA Innovation Fellows Program
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Associate Professor Amanda Montoya for being accepted to the 2024 UCLA Innovation Fellows program, which is designed to advance innovative faculty projects into new startups or non-profits.
Prof. Feng Elected Secretary Treasurer of AERA Special Interest Group
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Yi Feng for being elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Educational Statisticians Special Interest Group at the American Educational Research Association. Her 2-year term will be from 2024-2026.
Two Professors Elected to Society of Biological Psychiatry Council Leadership Positions
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Professor Carrie Bearden for being elected President-Elect and to Assistant Professor Tiffany Ho for being elected Junior Councilor of the Society of Biological Psychiatry Council. Carrie’s term as President-Elect will be June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025, and she will become President on June 1, 2025 until May 31, 2026. Tiffany’s 2-year term will be from June 2024 to June 2026.
Dr. Castrellon Named 2024 APS Rising Star
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Jaime Castrellon (who will be joining our department as an Assistant Professor in July) for being named a 2024 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.”
Prof. Ray Receives Mid-Career Award from Society of Addiction Psychology
Date published: 04/04/24
Congratulations to Professor Lara Ray for receiving the Nancy Petry Mid-Career Award from the Society of Addiction Psychology (Division 50 of the American Psychological Association). The award recognizes individuals who embody qualities of excellence, leadership, and dedication in mentoring, research, and service in addiction science.
Prof. Sumner Elected to Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research
Date published: 12/14/23
Congratulations to Associate Professor Jen Sumner for being elected to the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR). ABMR is the premier honorary scientific organization for scientists working at the interface of behavior and medicine.
Two Professors Included on Clarivate List of Most Highly Cited Researchers
Date published: 11/22/23
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske and Professor Carrie Bearden for being named among the most influential researchers worldwide this year. The Highly Cited Researchers list, compiled each year by analytics firm Clarivate, identifies scholars whose work has been cited most often in papers published by other researchers in their fields over the past decade. Researchers chosen for the 2023 list have authored studies that rank in the top 1% in the number of scholarly citations worldwide.
Dr. Taylor Receives National Medal of Science
Date published: 10/24/23
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Emerita Shelley Taylor for receiving the National Medal of Science at the White House on October 24, 2023. Established in 1959 by the U.S. Congress, the National Medal of Science is the highest recognition the nation can bestow on scientists and engineers. Dr. Taylor is the 12th UCLA faculty member to receive the medal.
Prof. Nuechterlein Receives John Neale Sustained Mentorship Award
Date published: 09/28/23
Congratulations to Professor Keith Nuechterlein for receiving the John Neale Sustained Mentorship Award at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology. The award recognizes an exceptional scholar in the field of psychopathology who has demonstrated continuous dedication to mentoring students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty in the field.