Congratulations to former graduate student/now alum Adriana Mendez Leal for receiving the Millard Madsen Distinguished Dissertation Award
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to former graduate student/now alum Adriana Mendez Leal (Developmental Area), who received the Millard Madsen Distinguished Dissertation Award for the best developmental dissertation.
Congratulations to Margot Barclay for being selected by the Pritzker Committee for Excellence to receive the fourth annual Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to Margot Barclay (Clinical Area) for being selected by the Pritzker Committee for Excellence to receive the fourth annual Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award. The Pritzker Graduate Scholar Award is intended to support graduate students in the Department of Psychology who demonstrate excellence in the conduct of psychological science with the potential for high public impact.
Congratulations to the following graduate students (and former graduate student/now alum Tamar Kodish) for receiving Clinical Area awards
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to the following graduate students (and former graduate student/now alum Tamar Kodish) for receiving Clinical Area awards.
Meredith Boyd: Michael J. Goldstein Distinguished Dissertation Award
Vivian Byeon: Charles Y. Nakamura Research, Teaching, and Mentorship Award
Tamar Kodish: Michael J. Goldstein Distinguished Dissertation Award
Allison Metts: Senior Clinician Scientist Award
Megha Nagaswami: Stanley Sue Distinguished Research Award
Stephanie Yu: Senior Clinician Scientist Award
Congratulations to Joni Brown for receiving the 2023 Reproductive Health and Science Fellowship from the UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to Joni Brown (Health Area) for receiving the 2023 Reproductive Health and Science Fellowship from the UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education.
Congratulations to our Graduate Research Mentorship (GRM) Program recipients!
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to our Graduate Research Mentorship (GRM) Program recipients! The following 12 graduate students received the Graduate Division Graduate Research Mentorship, which is designed to assist students in acquiring and developing advanced research skills under faculty mentorship.
| Basyouni, Ruby | Social |
| Denning, Joseph | Cognitive |
| Goldstein, Bear | Social |
| Gomez, Gloria | Clinical |
| Harris, Bailey | Cognitive |
| Hopkins, Amber | Cognitive |
| Huang, Ringo | Cognitive |
| Losiewicz, Olivia | Clinical |
| McManus, Kaitlin | Clinical |
| Meredith, Wesley | Clinical |
| Schiff, Sara | Clinical |
| Worthley, Alexis | Clinical |
Congratulations to Mary Vitello for being selected to participate in the Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to Mary Vitello (Cognitive Area) for being selected to participate in the Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program. Mary’s proposal for a lower-division seminar titled “Navigating the Wandering Mind: The Science of Attention, Creativity, and Thought” has been approved for funding.
Congratulations to Jordan Levinson for receiving a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases F31 fellowship grant
Date published: 07/12/23
Congratulations to Jordan Levinson (Developmental Area), who received a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases F31 fellowship grant titled “The effect of weight stigma on daily disordered eating and potential resilience factors,” with Professor Janet Tomiyama as sponsor.
Congratulations to our Graduate Summer Research Mentorship recipients!
Date published: 07/11/23
Congratulations to our Graduate Summer Research Mentorship recipients! Thirty-eight graduate students received the Graduate Division Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, which provides financial support for conducting research under the close mentorship of a faculty member this summer.
| Aguilar Silvan, Yesenia | Clinical |
| Ahn, Jina | Developmental |
| Al-Suwaidi, Maha | Health |
| Baskerville, Wave-Ananda | Clinical |
| Block, Jared | Quantitative |
| Burgos-Calvillo, Rocio | Developmental |
| Cannova, Elena | Clinical |
| Chang, Michelle | Clinical |
| Crawley, Ashley | BNS |
| Difazio, Lauren | BNS |
| Gancz, Naomi | Developmental |
| Goldstein, Bear | Social |
| Gomez, Gloria | Clinical |
| Gonzalez, Alexair | Social |
| Hernandez, Jasmine | Developmental |
| Huang, Ringo | Cognitive |
| Kamal, Kimia | BNS |
| Kirkman, Cyrus | L&B |
| MacNaughton, Gabrielle | Clinical |
| Marshall, Riley | Social |
| Martir Luna, Gustavo | Social |
| McCann, Clare | Developmental |
| McGee, Thomas | Cognitive |
| McManus, Kaitlin | Clinical |
| Meredith, Wesley | Developmental |
| Nagaswami, Megha | Clinical |
| Null, Kaylee | Clinical |
| Olabinjo, Ibukunoluwa | Clinical |
| Ortega, Miriam | BNS |
| Owoyemi, Praise | Clinical |
| Ramirez, Edgardo | Clinical |
| Ramirez, Manuel | Health |
| Rogbeer, Kasheena | Social |
| Schiff, Sara | Clinical |
| Trimble, Ava | Developmental |
| Worthley, Aalexis | Clinical |
| Yun, Yiling | Cognitive |
| Zhang, Erjing | Developmental |
Congratulations to Vivian Byeon for receiving the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) F31 fellowship grant
Date published: 07/11/23
Congratulations to Young Vivian Byeon (Clinical Area), who received a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) F31 fellowship grant titled “Examining vertical alignment in perceived implementation climate within a trial of motivational interviewing in substance use disorder treatment clinics,” with Professor Anna Lau as sponsor and Professor Gregory Aarons (UCSD) as co-sponsor.
Congratulations to our graduate students who received honorable mention accolades for the 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Date published: 07/11/23
Congratulations to our graduate students who received honorable mention accolades for the 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program!
| Graduate Student | Faculty Mentor | |
| Crowder, Celeste (Social Area) | Naomi Eisenberger | |
| Esfand, Shiba (incoming Clinical Area) | Tiffany Ho | |
| Gancz, Naomi (Developmental Area) | Bridget Callaghan | |
| Harris, Bailey (Cognitive Area) | David Clewett | |
| Morrow, Erin (Cognitive Area) | David Clewett |
Congratulations to our 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Recipients!
Date published: 07/11/23
Congratulations to our 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Recipients!
| Graduate Student | Faculty Mentor | |
| Chang, Michelle (Clinical Area) | Ted Robles | |
| Figueroa, David (Health Area) | Janet Tomiyama & Patrick Wilson | |
| Goldstein, Sierra Moon (Bear) (Social Area) | Matthew Lieberman | |
| Hopkins, Amber (Cognitive Area) | Martin Monti | |
| Kang, Jee Won (Diane) (incoming Clinical Area) | Tiffany Ho | |
| Korecki, J Richard (Tyrus) (Health Area) | Julie Bower | |
| Moreu, Gil (Social Area) | Yuen Huo | |
| Nagaswami, Megha (Clinical Area) | Lauren Ng |
Congratulations to our graduates receiving the Doctor of Philosophy!
Date published: 07/07/23
Icy (Yunyi) Zhang Receives the Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Fellowship Award
Date published: 04/19/23
Congratulations to Icy (Yunyi) Zhang (Developmental Area) for receiving the Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Fellowship Award! Only 4 exceptional graduate students are chosen each year to receive this prestigious award. The fellowship recognizes graduate students who have achieved distinction through outstanding scholarship, teaching and University citizenship.
Sierra Moon (Bear) Goldstein and Charlotte Kelly Receive National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
Date published: 04/07/23
Congratulations to Sierra Moon (Bear) Goldstein (Social Area in Professor Matthew Lieberman’s lab) and Charlotte Kelly (Cognitive Area in Professor Ladan Shams’ lab) on being awarded the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG) sponsored by the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force!
Edgardo Ramirez Awarded Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Date published: 04/07/23
Congratulations to Edgardo Ramirez (Clinical Area in Professor Annette Stanton’s lab) on being awarded the prestigious Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation!
Gio Ramos Awarded Prestigious Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Date published: 04/07/23
Congratulations to Gio Ramos (Clinical Area in Professor Denise Chavira’s lab) on being awarded the prestigious Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation! The award is made to individuals who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in the U.S., show promise of future achievement as a scholar and teacher, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Gio Ramos Receives UCI Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychological Science
Date published: 04/07/23
Congratulations to Gio Ramos (Clinical Area in Professor Denise Chavira’s lab) on being awarded the UCI Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychological Science! The UCI Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (CPFP) offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California.
Riley Marshall and Jordan Parker Receive Jenessa Shapiro Memorial Graduate Award
Date published: 04/07/23
Congratulations to Riley Marshall (Social Area) and Jordan Parker (Health Area) on receiving the Jenessa Shapiro Memorial Graduate Award. This award honors the values and ideals of the late Professor Jenessa Shapiro, our beloved colleague. The purpose of the award scholarship is to facilitate graduate students’ research at the intersection of psychology and social justice, including (but not limited to) the study of stigma, prejudice, discrimination, diversity, intergroup relations, and/or underrepresented social identities.
Stephanie Yu selected as a fellow for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Date published: 03/17/23
Congratulations to Stephanie Yu (Clinical Area) for being selected as a fellow for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP) Leadership Education to Advance Diversity (LEAD) Institute
Praise Owoyemi Receives American Psychosomatic Society (APS) Diversity Scholar Travel Award
Date published: 03/15/23
Congratulations to Praise Owoyemi (Clinical Area) for receiving an American Psychosomatic Society (APS) Diversity Scholar Travel Award to attend the 2023 APS annual meeting.