Department Highlights

Fei Xu has been awarded the 2024 Mary Ainsworth Award from Division 7 of the American Psychological Association. The award recognizes mid-career developmentalists who have made outstanding contributions to developmental science.

Dr. Laurel Sarfan has been awarded the 2024 ABCT President's New Researcher Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Laurel is an assistant professional researcher in Dr. Allison Harvey's Golden Bear Sleep and Mood Research Clinic in the Psychology Department at UC Berkeley.

Alumni Stories

David LaPensee

As I enter my forty-third year as a social work psychotherapist, I reflect on the the value of my U.C. Berkeley Psycholgy education. I had the privilege of studying with the late Richard Lazarus...

Irene Kao

I graduated from Cal in 2009 with degrees in both Psychology and Social Welfare. I attinaed my Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Azusa Pacific...

Natasha Dagys Limones

After finishing a double major in Psychology and Music at Cal, I went on to complete a MA and PhD in Education-School Psychology, also at Cal. I am a credentialed school psychologist and have a...