Department Highlights

Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Fisher for being selected as a fellow to the Association for Psychological Science. Fellow status is awarded to APS members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of...

Congratulations to Dr. Mendoza-Denton for his receipt of the 2025 Leon A. Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service. This recognition is given annually to honor a current or retired faculty member whose career has been marked by a sustained effort to increase the academic success of students...

Congratulations to Serena Chen for being selected as this year’s recipient of the Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award for Late Career Faculty. This campus-wide award recognizes faculty for outstanding mentorship of graduate students at UC Berkeley.

Dr. Qing Zhou has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Research Award from the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Asian Caucus.

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...

Celia Garcia

I am an investment consultant for Wedbush Securities. I've been in the business for 31 years after graduating from Cal in 1984 with a BA only; received my Series 7 license in 1986.  There is a lot...

David Russo, DO, MPH, MS

After graduating from Cal with an undergraduate degree in psychology I matriculated to medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth Texas. I completed a dual...

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