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Professor Jan Wallander receives distinguished research award

August 20, 2015
Professor Jan Wallander receives the 2015 Dennis D. Drotar Distinguished Research Award from the Society of Pediatric Psychology.  This award recognizes excellence and significant contributions in establishing the scientific base of pediatric psychology.

Research by graduate student Nikko Da Paz featured in Merced Sun-Star

August 20, 2015
Research by Nikko Da Paz, a Psychological Sciences doctoral candidate, was recently featured in the Merced Sun-Star.  The news article highlights Nikko's current research on the mental and physical distress faced by parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.

Developmental Professor finds the development of walking/talking are linked across cultures.

June 22, 2015
In a paper recently published in the journal Infancy, Developmental Psychology Professor Eric Walle found that the onset of walking is linked to language development in both English-speaking American infants and Mandarin-speaking Chinese infants. You can learn more about Professor Walle's work...

Psychology grad student participates in Graduate Research Advocacy Day

May 2, 2015
Psychological Sciences student Anna Epperson visited the state Capitol on April 28th along with UC President Janet Napolitano and 21 other UC graduate students. The group is promoting the value of graduate research to state lawmakers for the annual Graduate Research Advocacy Day....

Graduate student Holly Rus examines use of social media in health care

April 24, 2015
UC Merced Ph.D. student Holly Rus will present the results of a study on social media and health communications this week during the 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in San Antonio, Texas. Working with Professor Linda Cameron, Rus conducted an...

Professors Shadish, Vevea win Senate Awards

April 24, 2015
Two Psychological Sciences professors were honored yesterday with awards from the UC Merced Academic Senate. Professor Jack Vevea received the Senate Faculty award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching, which recognizes individual excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level. Professor Will...

Professor Matthew Zawadzki's research featured on NPR

April 23, 2015
In a recent paper published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Health Psychology professor Matthew Zawadzki found a that liesure time activities have a number of immediate psychological and health benefits. This exciting research has appeared in local news outlets, and was recently featured on...

Nikko Da Paz invited to attend receptions with Governor of California

April 7, 2015
In honor of her appointment to the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Nikko Da Paz was invited to attend two receptions with the Governor of California. Organized by the Legislative Women's Caucus, the California Legislative African American Caucus, and the office of...

Patty Cabral receives honorable mention

April 4, 2015
Health Psychology graduate student Patty Cabral received an Honorable Mention for her application for the Ford Foundational Fellowship, a prestigous and highly-competitive 3-year award. In recognition of this achievement, Patty will receive a $5000 Graduate Dean Fellowship from UC Merced....

Psychological Sciences Faculty Publish Article on Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes Management in Latino and Caucasian Families

March 27, 2015
Assistant Professor Alexandra Main and Professor Deborah Wiebe published a new study investigating the impact of parent-child relationship quality on type 1 diabetes management and depressive symptoms in Latino and Caucasian adolescents.  Notably, this study is one of the first to investigate...

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