Prof. Karen Givvin Receives Honors Collegium Teaching Award
Date published: 10/15/21
Congratulations to Adjunct Professor Karen Givvin for being selected as the 2020-21 recipient of the Eugen Weber Honors Collegium Teaching Award. Each year, the Honors Program recognizes one of its distinguished professors for their dedication and contributions with this award. An event program is available here; Karen’s award is listed on pages 24-25 of the program.
Research by Prof. Chris Dunkel Schetter Receives Media Attention
Date published: 08/11/21
Research by Distinguished Professor Chris Dunkel Schetter, Dr. Judith Carroll in the Cousins Center for PNI, and other colleagues, published in the journal Sleep Health, is being prominently featured on the UCLA Newsroom and is generating substantial news coverage from major outlets around the globe.
Prof. Ng Receives APA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Trauma Psychology
Date published: 08/05/21
Congratulations to Prof. Lauren Ng for receiving an APA Division 56 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Trauma Psychology by an Early Career Psychologist. The award recognizes psychologists in the early stages of their careers who have shown outstanding achievement or have made outstanding contributions to the study of psychological trauma.
Prof. Brannon Receives Early Career Psychologists Achievement Award
Date published: 08/02/21
Congratulations to Prof. Tiffany Brannon for receiving a 2021 Early Career Psychologists Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association (APA). She was selected for her outstanding achievements, professional work, and demonstration of leadership in the field of psychology that has made significant impacts on society.
Two Professors to Speak at APA 2021 Convention
Date published: 07/29/21
Dean Adriana Galván and Assistant Adjunct Professor Yalda T. Uhls will be participating in the American Psychological Association (APA) 2021 Convention.
Dr. Adriana Galván Receives 2021 Gold Shield Faculty Prize
Date published: 07/14/21
Congratulations to Dean Adriana Galván for receiving the 2021 Gold Shield Faculty Prize!
Professor Lara Ray Receives RSA Seixas Award for Service
Date published: 07/06/21
Congratulations to Professor Lara Ray for receiving the 2021 Research Society on Alcoholism’s (RSA) Seixas Award for Service. Created in 1988, the award is conferred annually by the Society’s Board of Directors.
Two Professors Selected as 2021-22 UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows
Date published: 07/01/21
Congratulations to Assistant Professors Idan Blank and Mel Sharpe for being selected as 2021-22 UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows. The UCLA Hellman Fellows Program was established by the Hellman Family Foundation to support and encourage the research of promising Assistant Professors who show capacity for great distinction in their research.
Research by Prof. Lara Ray and Colleagues Receives Media Attention
Date published: 07/01/21
Research by Professor Lara Ray (lead author) is being prominently featured on the UCLA Newsroom and is generating substantial news coverage.
Lara Ray Elected President Elect of the Research Society on Alcoholism
Date published: 06/09/21
Congratulations to Professor Lara Ray for being elected President Elect of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA). She will serve a one-year term as President Elect (June 2021-June 2022) followed by a one-year term as President (June 2022-June 2023).
Research by Prof. Patricia Greenfield Receives Media Attention
Date published: 06/09/21
Research by Distinguished Professor Patricia Greenfield and other researchers, featured on the UCLA Newsroom, revealed that American values, attitudes, and activities have changed dramatically during COVID-19. Findings were published in a special issue of the journal Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies dedicated to the pandemic.
Let’s Talk Science – Featuring Professor Alan Castel
Date published: 06/04/21
The “Let’s Talk Science: Understanding Memory: From the Mind to Immunity” webinar recording featuring Professor Alan Castel is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3qOAZ6DKxo
Prof. Alan Castel Receives Fulbright Senior Scholar Award
Date published: 06/02/21
Congratulations to Professor Alan Castel for receiving a 2021-22 Fulbright Senior Scholar Award to travel to Israel to conduct collaborative research. The title of his Fulbright Senior Scholar Award is “Curiosity as a Spark to Lifelong Learning: A Cross-Cultural Comparison,” and he will collaborate with Professor Vered Halamish at Bar-Ilan University.
Prof. Vickie Mays Receives APA Presidential Citation
Date published: 05/26/21
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Vickie Mays, who was honored for her contributions to psychological science and public policy with a Presidential Citation from APA President Jennifer Kelly during the May 16, 2021 Advocacy Summit: Stand for Science to Advance Psychology.
Prof. Ted Robles Receives Faculty/Staff Partnership Award
Date published: 05/24/21
Congratulations to Prof. Ted Robles for receiving UCLA Staff Assembly’s Faculty/Staff Partnership Award. The award recognizes the value of collaboration and collegiality and is awarded to a faculty member who exemplifies these values and actively develops and encourages faculty/staff partnerships.
Profs. Efrén Pérez and Ladan Shams Receive Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards
Date published: 05/20/21
Congratulations to Profs. Efrén Pérez and Ladan Shams for receiving 2021 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards. The award honors the considerable dedication of UCLA faculty who consistently and enthusiastically serve as effective mentors to undergrads involved in research and creative projects.
Prof. Tiffany Brannon Receives Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Award
Date published: 05/20/21
Congratulations to Drs. Tiffany Brannon and Andy Lin for receiving the SPSSI Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award for their article titled “’Pride and prejudice’” pathways to belonging: Implications for inclusive diversity practices within mainstream institutions.”
Profs. Bob Bjork and Elizabeth Bjork Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Date published: 04/14/21
Congratulations to Profs. Bob Bjork and Elizabeth Bjork for receiving the Western Psychological Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award! To be conferred on April 28, the award recognizes their lifetime of outstanding achievements in teaching, research, and professional involvement.
Distinguished Prof. Patricia Greenfield Receives Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Award
Date published: 04/05/21
Congratulations to Prof. Greenfield for receiving the 2021 SRCD Distinguished Contributions to the Interdisciplinary Understanding of Child Development Award for her “cutting-edge, integrative work across developmental psychology, anthropology, sociology, communication, ecology, economics, textiles, gender/ethnic/racial studies, education, linguistics, primate sciences, pediatrics, and neuroscience.”
Research by Prof. Vickie Mays Receives Media Attention
Date published: 03/11/21
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 higher levels of discrimination than their white counterparts. The results indicate that many Black men face discriminatory indignities on a nearly daily basis.