Gia Chodzen and Victoria Jacoby receive the Dean’s Excellence Award
Date published: 02/17/22
Congratulations to Gia Chodzen (Clinical Area) and Victoria Jacoby (Cognitive Area) on being selected to receive the prestigious Dean’s Excellence Award! They were both nominated by the Department for their outstanding contributions to the teaching mission as well as their commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Corinna Franco receives the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Date published: 02/03/22
Congratulations to Corinna Franco (Cognitive Area) on being selected as a scholarship recipient from the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF). HSF Scholars have access to HSF’s invaluable Scholar Support Services.
Maira Karan receives the Norma & Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Award
Date published: 02/03/22
Congratulations to Maira Karan (Developmental Area) for receiving the Norma & Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Award. The Norma & Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Award provides funds for dissertation research on the reduction of human aggression or on positive social behavior.
Amanda Baker receives the APA Dissertation Research Award
Date published: 02/03/22
Congratulations to Amanda Baker (BNS Area), who received the APA Dissertation Research Award. The purpose of the APA Science Directorate’s Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology whose dissertation research reflects excellence in scientific psychology with research costs.
Icy (Yunyi) Zhang receives the Center for Scholars & Storytellers Graduate Student Fellowship
Date published: 02/03/22
Congratulations to Icy (Yunyi) Zhang (Developmental Area) for receiving the Center for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS) Graduate Student Fellowship. CSS is an organization based at UCLA dedicated to bridging the gap between scholars and storytellers to promote positive youth development. Fellows will attend a CSS Creative Collaboration (“C-cube), a two-part interdisciplinary think-tank with a goal of better understanding and utilizing the power of entertainment to positively impact the lives of tweens, teens, and viewers across the globe.
Kimberly Martin receives the 2021 Taylor M. Brown Award
Date published: 02/03/22
Congratulations to Kimberly Martin (Social Area) for being named a recipient of the 2021 Taylor M. Brown Award. The award, established in honor of biosciences graduate student Taylor M. Brown, recognizes exceptional Ph.D. students in the biosciences who reflect the characteristics that made Taylor such a special member of the UCLA community. The awardees are well-rounded, with strong interpersonal skills and broad interests, and are passionate about mentorship, leadership, teaching, and science. They are highly engaged with the UCLA biosciences community and have a powerful commitment to increasing diversity in the biosciences.
Gio Ramos and Razia Sahi receive the APF Graduate Student Scholarship
Date published: 02/03/22
Congratulations to Gio Ramos (Clinical Area) and Razia Sahi (Social Area) for receiving the American Psychological Foundation’s (APF) Graduate Student Scholarship. APF awards 21 annual general scholarships for graduate student research.
APA Early Graduate Student Researcher Award Recipient
Date published: 11/24/21
Congratulations to Jordan Parker (Health Area) on being selected as a recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) 2021 Early Graduate Student Researcher Award. This award program recognizes students for conducting outstanding research early in their graduate training.
National General Directorate for Policies in Health Research Honorable Mention
Date published: 11/24/21
Congratulations to Liz Bocanegra (Clinical Area) for being awarded an honorable mention from Mexico’s National General Directorate for Policies in Health Research 2021 Convention for an article she co-authored titled “Incidence and recurrence of depression from adolescence to early adulthood: A longitudinal follow-up of the Mexican Adolescent Mental Health Survey.”
UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute Graduate Fellowship Recipients
Date published: 11/18/21
Congratulations to Brittany Drake (Clinical Area), Laura Hazlett (Social Area), Lee Lazar (Social Area), Kristen Lee (Health Area), Sophia Pashtunyar (Developmental Area) and Sara Schiff (Clinical Area), who received the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute Graduate Fellowship. The UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute is an interdisciplinary organization dedicated to research, education, and practice of kindness. The fellowship will provide support to enhance graduate research and training on topics relating to kindness.
Welcome first year graduate students!
Date published: 10/26/21
UCLA Psychology Graduate Admissions Virtual Open House
Graduate Virtual Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2021
Date published: 06/11/21
Congratulations to all our Psychology Department graduates receiving the Doctor of Philosophy, the Ph.D., the highest academic degree awarded by the university! Access our virtual celebration website.
Jacqueline Perez receives The Clara Leplin & Beatrice Rasof Fellowship
Date published: 05/24/21
Congratulations to Jacqueline Perez (Social Area) for receiving The Clara Leplin & Beatrice Rasof Fellowship. This endowed summer fellowship is for a female graduate student in Social Psychology studying significant social issues. Thank you to our generous donors for their continued support of our students and department!
Jordan Thomas receives the UCLA Center for the Study of Women Elizabeth Blackwell Graduate Award
Date published: 05/24/21
Congratulations to Jordan Thomas (Clinical Area) for receiving the UCLA Center for the Study of Women Elizabeth Blackwell Graduate Award. The award recognizes an outstanding research report, master’s thesis, dissertation, or published article related to women and health or women in health-related endeavo
Amanda Baker is in Top 10 of UCLA Grad Slam Challenge Presentations
Date published: 05/24/21
Congratulations to Amanda Baker (BNS Area) for being in the Top 10 of UCLA Grad Slam Challenge Presentations. Amanda’s presentation is titled “Anxiety and the Adolescent Brain.” Her academic advisor is Dean/Professor Adriana Galván.
Psychology Department Endowed Fellowship Recipients
Date published: 05/24/21
Congratulations to the following students for receiving Psychology Department Endowed Fellowships!
Adam Gold (BNS Area) received the Atamdede Fellowship.
Corinne Meinhausen (Health Area) received the John Fels and Sherri Abend-Fels Fellowship.
Crystal Venegas (Clinical Area) received the Irene Kassorla Fellowship.
Shiyun Wang (BNS Area) received the Liu Yunghuo Bei Qui Memorial Fellowship.
Thank you to our generous donors for their continued support of our students and Department!
Gio Ramos receives the APF Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship
Date published: 05/24/21
Congratulations to Gio Ramos (Clinical Area) for receiving the American Psychological Foundation’s Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship. The scholarship supports students who have a commitment to improving the conditions of marginalized communities.
Graduate Research Mentorship Program Recipients
Date published: 04/29/21
Congratulations to our Graduate Research Mentorship (GRM) Program recipients! Nine graduate students received the 2021 Graduate Division Graduate Research Mentorship, which is designed to assist students in acquiring and developing advanced research skills under faculty mentorship.
Jordan Thomas receives the APF Henry P. David Research Grant
Date published: 04/20/21
Congratulations to Jordan Thomas (Clinical Area) for receiving the American Psychological Foundation’s Henry P. David Research Grant! The grant supports research in behavioral aspects of population studies or human reproductive behavior.