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Department Highlights

Harumi Quinones

Congratulations to Harumi Quinones for receiving the Distinguished Service Award, Social Sciences

UC Berkeley Department of Psychology Student Services Director Harumi Quinones has been selected for the Social Sciences Distinguished Service Award for 2024.

Dr. Iris Mauss

Congratulations to Iris Mauss for receiving the Mentorship in Affective Science Award

The 2024 Society for Affective Science Mentorship Award is bestowed to Dr. Iris Mauss, Professor of Psychology and director of the Institute for Social and Personality Research (IPSR) at the University of California, Berkeley.

Congratulations to Emily Rosenthal for receiving a P.E.O. Scholar Award

Emily Rosenthal, a Clinical Science PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley, received a 2024 Scholar Award given by the International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood.

Harumi Quinones

Congratulations to Harumi Quinones, recipient of the Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Awards

UC Berkeley Department of Psychology Student Services Director Harumi Quinones has been selected as a recipient of the 2024 Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Awards.

Graduate Student Highlights

Scientists at UC Berkeley and Western University in Canada have used brain imaging to map the cerebellum, a formerly underappreciated neural region that contains the vast majority of the brain’s...

Jonathan Reeves is a PhD candidate in the Clinical Science program at the University of California, Berkeley. His research aims to better understand, predict, and treat self-harm, suicide, and the...

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Alumni Stories

I run Marketing and Digital for the Golden State Warriors. That was not by plan but what was by plan was to study Psychology at CAL. I went to a math / science / Computer magnet program in San...

After getting my undergraduate degree at Cal, I got a PhD in Psycholinguistics at Michigan. Am now teaching at Los Angeles Pierce College. My main research interest is musical rhythm. Website:...

While in my senior year I started entrepreneur activities with my buddy who was a grad. student at a different department.  I kept doing that after graduating with my B.A. in Psychology, and...