Bruin Bound – Prospective Student Information
Date published: 04/08/20
Welcome to the Department of Psychology! If you are a prospective UCLA student interested in learning more about the Psychology department at UCLA, our different majors and minors, research and internship opportunities, and more — click this news item!
UCLA Psychology Graduate Admissions Virtual Open House
UCLA Psychology Graduate Admissions Virtual Open House: Toward Inclusive Excellence
October 30, 2020 3PM PDT.
Join Us to Learn About the UCLA Psychology Ph.D. Program!
RSVP: https://forms.gle/PAz6FfJ6oM84Dvda7 (Zoom link will be provided)
Updates to Student Advising
Date published: 03/16/20
During this period, as UCLA transitions to online learning and limits the number of people on campus, our office in 2812 LSB is closed for in person advising. We will be conducting remote advising services. We strongly recommend communicating with our office via email initially to address student advising concerns. Please click this news item for more information. Our undergraduate advising email address is undergraduate@psych.ucla.edu. Please include your name and UID in all emails.
Remembering Morton P. Friedman
Date published: 03/04/20
With sadness, the Department of Psychology at UCLA reports that Morton P. Friedman, a key figure in this Department’s emergence to national prominence, passed away during Fall 2019.
Bertram H. Raven (1926-2020)
Date published: 03/02/20
With sadness, the Department of Psychology at UCLA reports the passing of one of its pioneering members, Professor Emeritus Bertram H. Raven, on February 26, 2020. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his family, including his beloved wife Celia and his children, Michelle and Jonathan, and grandchildren.
Important Winter 2020 Dates
Date published: 02/28/20
The Spring 2020 Schedule of Classes is now updated and enrollment is active. Please click this news item to see other important dates and deadlines in Winter 2020.
A New Era for UCLA Psychology
Date published: 02/12/20
Please visit our Transforming Psychology website for information about exciting plans to transform UCLA’s iconic Psychology Tower (now named Pritzker Hall) into a collaborative, modern learning and research environment for one of the nation’s top psychology departments.
2020 UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC)
Date published: 01/29/20
The 2020 UCLA PURC is now accepting submissions of high quality abstracts from undergraduate students working on research within the field of psychology. The application period will close on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 5:00PM.
Important Winter 2020 Dates
Date published: 01/29/20
The Spring 2020 Schedule of Classes is now updated and enrollment will begin on Feb 10. Please click this news item to see other important dates and deadlines in Winter 2020.
Highlighting Faculty Member: Benjamin Karney
Date published: 01/29/20
Dr. Benjamin Karney’s research examines how intimate relationships succeed and fail. Specifically, his work emphasizes how forces external to couples and beyond their control (like stress and socioeconomic status) affect processes within the couple (like communication and satisfaction).
UCLA Psychology Department receives $30 million from Anthony & Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation
Date published: 01/28/20
UCLA has received a $30 million commitment from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation to support a major renovation of the Psychology Tower on the UCLA campus. In recognition of the gift, the building has been named Pritzker Hall.
Psychology Staff Spotlight Award – Aaron Stamper
Date published: 12/19/19
We are happy to announce that Aaron Stamper, Instructional Lab Specialist, has been selected to receive the Psychology Staff Spotlight Award this quarter. With a positive attitude and great work ethic, Aaron has made significant contributions to the Psych IT Unit and the Psychology Department as a whole.
Two Psychology Professors on 2019 Highly Cited Researchers List
Date published: 11/20/19
Congratulations to Professors Michelle Craske and Steve Reise for making the list of the world’s most influential scientific researchers of 2019! The article is available at the UCLA Newsroom.
Marissa Ogren receives NICHD F31 Individual National Research Service Award
Date published: 11/18/19
Congratulations to Marissa Ogren (Developmental Area), who received a NICHD F31 Individual National Research Service Award, “The Development of Early Emotion Understanding: Investigating the Role of Language,” co-supervised by Scott Johnson and Catherine Sandhofer.
Carrianne Leschak receives NICHD F31 Individual National Research Service Award
Date published: 11/18/19
Congratulations to Carrianne Leschak (Social Area), who received a NICHD F31 Individual National Research Service Award, “Neurodevelopment of Prosocial Learning & Associations with a Marker of Antiviral Immunity, Interferon-Gamma,” co-supervised by Naomi Eisenberger and Adriana Galván.
Sarah Tashjian receives APA Dissertation Research Award
Date published: 11/18/19
Congratulations to Sarah Tashjian (Developmental 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.
Gia Chodzen receives Outstanding Poster Award
Date published: 11/18/19
Congratulations to Gia Chodzen (Clinical Area), who won a Society for Health Psychology’s (Division 38) Outstanding Poster Award for 2019. The award is given to the first authors of the top five posters submitted to the annual American Psychological Association (APA) convention for the health psychology poster session. Poster title: “Barriers and Facilitators to PrEP Uptake and Acceptability among Transgender Latinas.”
Caroline Diehl receives Student Poster Award
Date published: 11/18/19
Congratulations to Caroline Diehl (Clinical Area), who won a Student Poster Award at the Society for Psychophysiological Research meeting in DC: Diehl, C.K., Lake, J.I., Reed, A.C., Cannon, T.D., Green, M.F., Subotnik, K., Ventura, J., Miller, G.A., Nuechterlein, K.A., & Yee, C.M. (2019, September). Stress effects on working memory in schizophrenia.
Sarit Forman selected to participate in UC-LEND
Date published: 11/18/19
Congratulations to Sarit Forman (Clinical Area) for being selected to participate in the University of California-Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (UC-LEND) program. UC-LEND is a graduate-level training program established to improve the health of infants, children, and adolescents who have, are diagnosed with, or are at risk of developing autism spectrum disorder or other neurodevelopmental and other related disabilities.
Anika Guha receives Student Poster Award
Date published: 11/18/19
Congratulations to Anika Guha (Clinical Area), who won a Student Poster Award at the Society for Psychophysiological Research meeting in DC: Guha, A., Spielberg, J., Lake, J., Popov, T., Heller, W., Yee, C. & Miller, G.A. (2019, September). Effective connectivity between Broca’s area and amygdala as a mechanism of top-down control in worry.