2023
August 1st, 2023
Mercedes Pena received the Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship, a state-funded merit based fellowship awarded on a competitive basis to graduate students who have overcome significant social and education obstacles, and whose background equip them to contribute to the intellectual diversity of graduate programs across the UC.
2022
2021
April 15th, 2021
Stephanie Reyes was selected as one of two Outstanding Undergraduate Students in Psychology for the 2020-2021 year. Go Stephanie!
April 15th, 2021
Maya Changaran Kumarath received a Conference Travel Award to present her research on early adverse experiences and the cortisol awakening response at the Western Psychological Association. Go Maya!
March 10th, 2021
Amber Arroyo advanced to the finals of UC Merced’s Grad Slam competition. Amber presented on her work of how smartphones apps can be better designed using behavior change techniques to improve sleep. Congrats to this achievement. See her talk here: https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/gradslam/2021/finalists
2020
August 1st, 2020
Armin Hojjaty received the Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship, a state-funded merit based fellowship awarded on a competitive basis to graduate students who have overcome significant social and education obstacles, and whose background equip them to contribute to the intellectual diversity of graduate programs across the UC.
May 1st, 2020
Matthew Zawadzki was quoted, and his research cited, in a New York Time article discussing the benefits of having a hobby. Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/well/mind/coronavirus-health-benefits-drawing-art-hobbies.html?referringSource=articleShare
May 1st, 2020
Larisa Gavrilova was elected as the Climate, Diversity, and Equity Officer for the Graduate Student Association. Read more here: https://gsa.ucmerced.edu/events/graduate-student-association-elections/gsa-executive-board-candidates
April 30th, 2020
Esther Lapite was selected as one of two Outstanding Undergraduate Students in Psychology for the 2019-2020 year. Go Esther!
April 20th, 2020
Carmen Kho successfully defended her dissertation titled, “Soci-Emotional Development in the Context of Close Relationships: The Role of Culture.” Congrats Dr. Kho!
April 10th, 2020
Amber Arroyo received a Certificate of Quantitative Methods demonstrating advanced training and proficiency in quantitative methodology.
April 5th, 2020
Larisa Gavrilova received a Certificate of Quantitative Methods demonstrating advanced training and proficiency in quantitative methodology.
March 31st, 2020
Amber Arroyo and Deanna Halliday advanced to the finals of UC Merced’s Grad Slam competition. Amber presented on her work examined if smartphone apps are helpful or harmful for sleep. Deanna presented on her work examining how nicotine cravings influence beliefs about smoking. Congrats to this achievement. See their talks here: https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/node/19401
March 12th, 2020
Amber Arroyo and Larisa Gavrilova received the Will Shadish Leadership and Service Award given by Psychological Sciences to those who have make significant contributions to the Psychological Sciences program, the UC Merced camps, and the scientific fields. Thanks Amber and Larisa for your service!