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Op-ed piece written by graduate student Jennifer Mendiola and her coauthors featured in Los Angeles Times

January 6, 2016
Congratulations to doctoral candidate Jennifer Mendiola and her coauthors for writing an op-ed article featured in the LA Times.  This is the first op-ed article written by a Psychological Sciences graduate student.  In the op-ed piece, Jennifer and her coauthors discuss their research...

Psychologist: Show Troubled Kids Peter Parker, Not Spider-Man

December 21, 2015
Before Spider-Man became Spider-Man, he was Peter Parker, an orphan living with relatives of modest means, and a bullying victim forced to cope with the murder of his uncle. Not many kids in those circumstances will develop superpowers from a bite by a radioactive spider, but a UC Merced...

Psychology graduate student Carmen Kho receives Dr. Donald and Effie Godbold Fellowship

December 9, 2015
Congratulations to Psychology graduate student Carmen Kho on her accomplishment of receiving the Dr. Donald and Effie Godbold Fellowship! This merit-based fellowship is awarded to a single UC Merced PhD student each year. It is designed to recognize the unique challenges that...

Kids Under 2 Can Spy Deception in Others, Study Shows

November 13, 2015
In its most positive form, deception — when used in moderation — can be critical to maintaining social relationships. The ability to recognize and use deception is considered point of demarcation in a young person’s growth and maturation. UC Merced Professor Rose Scott, a developmental psychologist...

Professor Studies Link Between Youth Unemployment, Mental Health

November 2, 2015
Young people who are neither employed nor pursuing an education are vulnerable to mental health issues like depression and anxiety, but their commitment to finding work is surprisingly strong according a recent study coauthored by UC Merced Professor Sidra Goldman-Mellor. Long interested in the...

Event Connects High School Girls with Female Scientists

October 6, 2015
While many young women her age are thinking about their favorite shoes or who they’ll go with to the winter formal, Callie Nance, 15, is thinking about her favorite science organizations and her future as a physicist. That’s why the Dinner with a Scientist event at UC Merced last week was so...

Study: Smoke-Free Zones, Higher Taxes Deter Youth Smoking

September 8, 2015
Banning smoking in the workplace and increasing taxes on cigarettes have discouraged teens and young adults from taking up smoking, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Merced.  The study, published today (Sept. 8) in JAMA Pediatrics, used data from the Bureau of Labor...

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...

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