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Psychology graduate students make GradSLAM finals

March 4, 2015
Congratulations to Katie Coburn, Jennifer Mendiola, and Holly Rus on being selected to participate in the GradSLAM finals! The GradSLAM competition challenges students to present their research to a general audience in a three-minute talk. The final competition will take place on April 7th. For...

Professor Linda Cameron's article receives top downloads

February 7, 2015
An article by Linda Cameron and Marisa Loft, a former PhD student from the University of Auckland, was selected as one of the three most downloaded articles in the journal Work & Stress in 2014 and is therefore being made available for free  access for the next month:   http://...

NIH funds UC Merced-community partnership to fight obesity

November 5, 2014
A group of UC Merced professors, led by Psychological Sciences Professor Jan Wallander, have received a NIH grant to form University-community partnerships aimed at fighting obesity in local communities. You can read more about the project in this article in the Merced Sun Star.

Professor Jitske Tiemensma's research featured in Merced Sun-Star

October 22, 2014
Professor Jitske Tiemensma's research on the psychology of healing has recently been featured in the Merced Sun-Star!  She was also selected as a 2014 Hellman Fellow, which is supporting her innovative research into the connections between better chemotherapy tolerance and emotion...

UC Merced hosts Bilingualism Workshop

October 2, 2014
UC Merced Workshop to Explore Bilingualism This interdisciplinary workshop will bring together scholars from psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, and education to discuss research and issues around the topic of bilingualism. The workshop will start at 7 p.m. Friday with a keynote...

Professor Jeff Gilger Receives Grant Funding to Develop Virtual Center for Learning Disabilities

September 2, 2014
Psychology Professor Jeff Gilger and Blum Center interim Executive Director Steve Roussos are leading a two-year project to deveop a virtual center to support parents and caregivers, as well as health and other professionals in detecting and treating Merced County children with developmental...

UC Merced Psychological Sciences strongly represented at APS Convention

May 16, 2014
The UC Merced Psychological Sciences program will be strongly represented at the 26th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. The faculty and students will give 17 presentations at the convention, which takes place May 22nd through May 25th. The speakers are presentations are:...

Nikko Da Paz awarded Faculty Mentor Fellowship

May 9, 2014
Nikko Da Paz, a PhD student in Health Psychology, has been awarded the Faculty Mentor Program Fellowship. This fellowship will support Nikko's work with parents of children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder. Nikko is working with Professor Jan Wallander to develop an intervention that will...

Sarah Scott awarded President's Dissertation Fellowship

May 9, 2014
Sarah Scott, a PhD student in Health Psychology, has been awarded the President's Dissertation Year Fellowship for 2014-2015. Sarah received this fellowship for her dissertation work entitled "Resilience against depression over time in diverse youth: A multigroup latent curve modeling...

Psychology Faculty receive Senate Awards

May 9, 2014
Two Psychology faculty members were selected as recipients of the 2013-2014 Senate Awards. Professor Linda Cameron was awarded the Senate Award for Distinguished Scholarly Public Service. This award recognizes a faculty member who has energetically and creatively applied his or her professional...

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