Psychology

The Association for Psychological Science selected Professors Beck, Mosely, and Yoneda as Rising Stars. This international competition identifies faculty in the earliest stages of their research career whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions. 

Professor Priscilla San Souci has won the 2026 Academic Federation Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award.

Professor Camelia Hostinar has been named one of the 2025-2026 Chancellor's Fellows. The award is to recognize the outstanding achievements of early career faculty.

Professor Tamara Swaab was elected into the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen—KHMW)!  Election as a member is one of the highest honors bestowed on Dutch scholars and civic leaders: https://khmw.nl/nieuwe-leden-khmw-2026/

Karen Bales, a professor in the Departments of Psychology and of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior at UC Davis, has been named director of the California National Primate Research Center. She has served as interim director of CNPRC since January 2024. Learn more here.