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Jan Wallander's new publication linking early pre-dating behavior and sex initiation in Latina/o adolescents

August 25, 2022
Publication based on Patty Cabral's dissertation linking early pre-dating behavior and sex initiation in Latina/o adolescents.   Cabral, P., Wallander, J.L., Elliott, M.N., & Schuster, M.A. (2022). Longitudinal associations among parent-child communication, dating behaviors,...

Dylan Richardson was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship as a 1st year PhD student

July 25, 2022
Dylan Richardson from San Francisco graduated with his bachelor’s degree in psychology at UC Merced in spring 2021 and continued in the Psychological Sciences Graduate Program in fall 2021. Richardson works with Professor Elif Isbell in the I.D.E.A. Lab, ...

Alumna Becomes First Latina in Fresno County to Pass Immigration Law Legal Specialist Exam

May 25, 2022
As a first-generation Latina, Linda Barreto says she understands the importance of perseverance and determination to prevail in life. It’s a mindset that has led her to become the youngest and first Latina in Fresno County to pass the California Legal Specialist Exam in Immigration Law. The Legal...

Baby Formula Shortages and COVID-19 Led to Risky Feeding Practices, Study Suggests

May 23, 2022
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of parents struggling to find baby formula have resorted to dangerous feeding practices for their infants, which could negatively impact the health of their young children, according to a new study conducted by the UC Merced Lactation Attachment...

Ihnwhi Heo has been awarded a year-long fellowship from the Graduate Student Opportunity Program

May 7, 2022
Ihnwhi Heo has been awarded a year-long fellowship from the Graduate Student Opportunity Program. Congratulations to Ihnwhi and his advisors Sarah and Fan! The Graduate Student Opportunity Program (GSOP) forms an important link in the continuum of support for academically promising graduate...

PsySci Honors Poster Presentation

May 7, 2022
The 2nd cohort of students in the Psychological Sciences Honors Program presented their research findings at our annual poster session. The poster session was well-attended by faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Everyone agreed that our honors students did an excellent job of...

Psychology hosted its annual 1st year PhD student presentations

May 5, 2022

Sarah Depaoli published an article in Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal

April 27, 2022
Sarah Depaoli published an article in Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal. This work comprised a portion of Sonja Winter's dissertation, who is now a postdoctoral scholar at University of Missouri. The article examines the impact of Bayesian prior specification on newly...

Martin Hagger published an article in Behavior Research and Therapy

April 27, 2022
Martin Hagger published an article in Behavior Research and Therapy (IF = 4.473) reviewing the contribution of psycholological theory to predict, understand, and change COVID-19 preventive behaviors (e.g., vaccination, physical distancing, face-mask wearing). Published with collaborator, HSRI...

Sarah Depaoli published an article in Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal

April 27, 2022
Sarah Depaoli published an article in Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal. This work was from Marieke Visser's CP. The article presents method for detecting and handling local dependence in latent class modeling. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NEGNZV5UMJQQQJ7BTZQE/...

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