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SOCIAL ECOLOGY GRADUATE AWARDS AY 2020-2021
MA in Criminology, Law & Society Susana Avalos MAS Diversity Scholarship Recipient Stephen M. Rosoff Distinguished Research Award Student Leadership Award * Jeremy Bowman Research Excellence Award * David Kollerer Research Excellence Award * Clive Tsang Research Excellence Award
MA in Legal & Forensic Psychology Saradia Choudhary MLFP Service Award - Campus Community Involvement * Yuliya Iskendzerava MLFP Best Capstone Award MLFP Diversity Scholarship Recipient * Giselle Meza MLFP Service Award - Graduate Student Ambassador * Edna Montes MLFP Diversity Scholarship Recipient * Andrea Morales-Casasola MLFP Diversity Scholarship Recipient * Lauren Wyckoff MLFP Best Capstone Award
MA in Public Policy Jessie Aragon MPP Excellence in Social and Public Service Award * Daniel Cervantes 2021 Don Owens Water Science and Technology Fellowship * Elissa Cobian Dynamic Womxn of UCI Awards: Outstanding Social Justice Activist Award
MA in Urban & Regional Planning Alura Aguilera MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Service Award * Giselle Armendariz MURP Impact Award * Erika Barbero MURP Impact Award * Sukhmani Brar MURP Academic Excellence Award * Maria Ceja Malancha Ghosh Memorial Fellowship MURP Impact Award * Mackenzie Daly MURP Diversity Fellowship MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Service Award * Megan Do MURP Academic Excellence Award * Jamal Ferguson MURP Service Award
Gabriela Gonzalez MURP Service Award * Kiana Graham MURP Diversity Fellowship MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Service Award * Anastasia Grant MURP Diversity Fellowship MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Service Award * Michael Hasegawa MURP Service Award * Ann Marie Hoang MURP Diversity Fellowship * Carline Hua MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Service Award OC AEP Scholarship * Jason Huang MURP Academic Excellence Award * Olivia Huang MURP Academic Excellence Award
Dan Kato MURP Diversity Fellowship MURP Academic Excellence Award * Maya Kulkarni DOT Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship MURP Academic Excellence Award * Renata Langis Best Professional Report MURP Academic Excellence Award OC AEP Scholarship OC APA Award of Merit * Tony Li MURP Service Award MURP Academic Excellence Award * Jiaying Liang MURP Academic Excellence Award * Robin Luna MURP Diversity Fellowship * Jeannie Ma MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Service Award * John Maldonado MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Service Award
Lucero Mondragon Best Professional Report MURP Impact Award OC AEP Scholarship * Felipe Morfin Martinez MURP Diversity Fellowship Malancha Ghosh Memorial Fellowship MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Service Award * Veronica Morones MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Impact Award * Michelle Navarro MURP Service Award * Ricardo Olea MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Impact Award OC AEP Scholarship * Daniel Park MURP Academic Excellence Award MURP Service Award * Jonah Pellecchia MURP Academic Excellence Award
Brian Person MURP Diversity Fellowship Ray Watson Fellowship * David Salazar MURP Diversity Fellowship * Cristian Santana MURP Academic Excellence Award * Valeria Segura MURP Service Award * Melissa Vasquez MURP Diversity Fellowship * Zifan Wang MURP Academic Excellence Award
PhD in Criminology, Law & Society Cristian Apolinar Dr. Emily Owens
Minority Serving Institution Enhancement Recruitment Fellowship * Matt Barno Dr. Mona Lynch
Graduate Dean's Dissertation Fellowship Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Michelle Smith Pontell Award (Oustanding Accomplishments in Graduate Study) Summer Completion Fellowship * Marina Bell Dr. Elliott Currie
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship (Winter 2021, Spring 2021) * Ernest Chavez Dr. Sora Han
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship * Christopher Contreras Dr. John Hipp
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship (Winter 2021, Spring 2021) First Place in the American Society of Criminology Gene Carte Student Paper Competition * Joanne DeCaro Dr. Keramet Reiter
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Peer Mentoring Award Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award
Navyjot Gill Dr. John Hipp Dr. Sora Han
Summer Inclusive Excellence Fellowship * Margaret Goldman Dr. Nancy Rodriguez
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship * Gabriela Gonzalez Dr. Susan Coutin
Gil Geis Award (Excellence in Research) Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellowship * Sofia Laguna Dr. Mona Lynch
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship * Mark Magidson Dr. Elliott Currie
Dickman Award * Vicente Mata Dr. Bryan Sykes
Peer Mentoring Award * Carol Newark Dr. Richard McCleary
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship * Daniela Eliana Olhagaray Kaiser Dr. Naomi Sugie
Miguel Velez Scholarship
Ginny Oshiro Dr. Valerie Jenness
Minority Serving Institution Enhancement * Diego Rochow Dr. Christopher Seeds
Fulbright Fellowship * Gabe Rosales Dr. Keramet Reiter
Arnold Binder Award (Outstanding Service Contributions) Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * J. Amanda Sharry Dr. Bryan Sykes
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship Minority Serving Institution Enhancement * Khirad Siddiqui Dr. Sora Han
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship * Justin Sola Dr. Bryan Sykes
Kitty Calavita Award (Best Second Year Project) * Jose Torres Dr. Susan Coutin
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship * Karma Rose Zavita Dr. Elliott Currie
Graduate Student Mentoring Award Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award
PhD in Psychological Science PhD in Psychology & Social Behavior Crystle-Joie Agbayani Dr. Michelle Fortier
CURE Program Diversity Supplement * Jose Arreola Dr. Jessica Borelli
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award Summer Inclusive Excellence Fellowship * Kennedy Blevins Dr. Ilona Yim
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship * Colleen Brown Dr. Elizabeth Cauffman
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Colette Brown Dr. Karen Rook Dr. Susan Charles
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award Karen Rook Excellence in Graduate Research Fellowship * Steven Carlson Dr. Linda Levine
Graduate Division Completion Fellowship * Yongwon Cho Dr. Jutta Heckhausen
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award
Isaiah Contreras Dr. Ray Novaco
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Kelli Dickerson Dr. Jodi Quas
Ellen Greenberger Dissertation Excellence Award * Kirsten Domagalski Dr. Elizabeth Loftus Dr. Jodi Quas
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Zoe Eng Dr. Ilona Yim
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Kayley Estes Dr. Roxane Silver
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Nicole Froidevaux Dr. Jessica Borelli
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Christie (Ka Man) Fung Dr. Elizabeth Martin Dr. Candice Odgers
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship * Esmeralda Garcia Dr. Ilona Yim Dr. Belinda Campos
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award Graduate Division Completion Fellowship UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Award
Sean Goldy Dr. Paul Piff
Graduate Division Completion Fellowship * Andrew Gregory Dr. Paul Piff Dr. Peter Ditto
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship * Emma Grisham Dr. Roxane Silver
Graduate Division Completion Fellowship Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award Graduate Dean's Dissertation Fellowship * Kaitlin Hardin Dr. Ray Novaco Dr. Jodi Quas
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Hohjin Im Dr. Chuansheng Chen Dr. Jutta Heckhausen
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Emily Kan Dr. Elizabeth Cauffman
DTEI Graduate Fellowship Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Arunima Kapoor Dr. Daniel Nation
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Katherine Karayianis Minority Serving Institution Enhancement Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Benjamin Kaveladze Dr. Stephen Schueller
Alison Clarke-Stewart 2nd Year Project Excellence Award *
Jillian Kenchel Dr. Elizabeth Loftus
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Julie Kircher Dr. Susan Charles
Summer Inclusive Excellence Fellowship * Yasmin Kofman Dr. Ilona Yim
Social Ecology LEAD Dinner Awardee Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, Honorable Mention Latino Excellence and Achievement Award President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship * Jocelyn Lai Dr. Jessica Borelli Dr. Elizabeth Martin
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Lilian (Yanqing) Li Dr. Elizabeth Martin
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship (Winter 2021, Spring 2021) American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award Social Ecology Dean’s Dissertation Writing Fellowship International COVID Response Award
Angelina Majeno Dr. Kristine Molina
California State University Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Fellow Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, Honorable Mention Miguel Velez Scholarship * Rodolfo Medina Ceballos Diversity Recruitment Fellowship * Brett Mercier Dr. Peter Ditto
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Stacy Metcalf Dr. Jodi Quas
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award DTEI Graduate Fellowship Alison Clarke-Stewart Dissertation Fellowship * Melody Moore Dr. Elizabeth Martin
UCI Fletcher Jones Foundation Fellow * Shreya Mukhopadhyay Dr. Jodi Quas
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Monica Peniche Dr. Elizabeth Cauffman
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award
Veronica Ramirez Dr. Stephen Schueller
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship * Daniel Relihan-Johnson Dr. Peter Ditto
Graduate Division Completion Fellowship Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Nicholas Riano Minority Serving Institution Enhancement Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Emma Rodgers Graduate Dean's Recruitment Fellowship * Cristian G. Rodriguez Dr. Peter Ditto Dr. Paul Piff
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Hugo Sanchez Hernandez Dr. Belinda Campos Dr. Jessica Borelli
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Jianmin Shao Dr. Chuansheng Chen
Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award
Olivia Silke Dr. Ilona Yim
Student Abstract Award - 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology * Emily Slonecker Dr. Zoe Klemfuss
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship Social Ecology Dean’s Dissertation Data Collection Fellowship DTEI Graduate Fellowship Graduate Division Completion Fellowship Most Promising Future Faculty Award Pedagogical Fellowship * Josiah Sweeting Dr. Roxane Silver
Graduate Division Completion Fellowship * Peiyi Wang Dr. Ilona Yim
DTEI Graduate Fellowship Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Cameron R. Wiley Dr. Julian Thayer Dr. Sarah Pressman
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention Carol Kuper Whalen Excellence in Graduate Research Fellowship * Priscilla Yao Dr. Jutta Heckhausen
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award
PhD in Social Ecology – Core Eduardo Alencar Dr. John Hipp
Miguel Velez Scholarship * Justine Bautista Dr. Stephen Schueller
Diversity Recruitment Fellowship Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Caitlin Benedict Dr. Dave Feldman
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Vivi Goh Dr. KirkWilliams
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Veronica Gonzalez Dr. Susan Coutin
Caretaker and Parent Covid Response Award * Bryant Jackson-Green Dr. Keramet Reiter
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar * Spencer Jaquay Dr. Dan Stokols Dr. Nia Dowell
Newkirk Fellowship Stokols Fellowship
Ann Jacee Le Dr. Richard Matthew
Diversity Recruitment Fellowship Minority Serving Institution Enhancement * Laceé Pappas Dr. Susan Turner Dr. Amy Dent
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Maureen Purcell Dr. Richard Matthew
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Fellowship President's Dissertation Year Fellowship, Honorable Mention Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Abby Rozenberg Dr. Jessica Borelli Dr. Zoe Klemfuss
Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Matthew Schneider Dr. Dave Feldman Dr. Dave Smith
Social Ecology Alumni Fellowship * Elena Slominski Dr. Kirk Williams
Diversity Recruitment Fellowship
PhD in Urban & Environmental Planning & Policy PhD in Planning, Policy & Design Ian Baran Dr. Virginia Parks
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Advancement Fellowship * Joseph Francis Gallegos Dr. Walter Nicholls
Diversity Recruitment Fellowship Minority Serving Institution Enhancement * Andrew Hallak Dr. Dave Feldman
Diversity Recruitment Fellowship Minority Serving Institution Enhancement * Amrita Jain Dr. Walter Nicholls
International COVID Response Award * Youjin Kim Dr. Virginia Parks
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Advancement Fellowship * Narae Lee Dr. Doug Houston
First Place in the American Society of Criminology Gene Carte Student Paper Competition Nana Kirk Travel Scholarship from Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) * Nathan Mahaffey Dr. Walter Nicholls
Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Edith Medina Huarita Dr. Victoria Basolo
Social Ecology Alumni Fellowship * Deyanira Nevarez Martinez Dr. Victoria Basolo
CARE UC Innovation Fellowship President's Dissertation Year Fellowship * Sara O’Connor Dr. Scott Bollens
Center for Global and Conflict Studies Fellowship Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Advancement Fellowship Title VIII Research and Language Training Fellowship from the American Councils * Alexander Okashita Dr. Jae Hong Kim
Minority Serving Institution Enhancement * Nene Osutei Dr. Jae Hong Kim
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Dissertation Fellowship * Leslie Panyanouvong Dr. Seth Pipkin
Faculty Mentor Program, Honorable Mention * Omar Perez-Figueroa Dr. Dave Feldman Dr. Nicola Ulibarri
Don Owen Water Science and Technology Award Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
Sifat Reazi Dr. Richard Matthew
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Advancement Fellowship Social Ecology Excellence in Mentorship Award * Prami Sengupta Dr. Martha Feldman
Social Ecology Dean's Quarterly Advancement Fellowship * Zayda Sorrell Medina Dr. Walter Nicholls
AAUW Dissertation Fellowship Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies Research Award Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse Syracuse University Fellowship UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation Award UCI Chancellor’s Club Fellowship Award UCI Public Impact Fellow * Jessica Torres Baker Dr. Maria Rendon
Diversity Recruitment Fellowship Minority Serving Institution Enhancement * Merima Tricic Dr. Scott Bollens Dr. Martha Feldman
International COVID Response Award * Carla Truax Dr. Nicholas Marantz
Newkirk Fellowship
Claudia Alejandra Valenciauribe Dr. Nicola Ulibarri
Diversity Recruitment Fellowship Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship Minority Serving Institution Enhancement * Jie Wang Dr. Dave Feldman Dr. Nicola Ulibarri
Don Owen Water Science and Technology Award Minority Serving Institution Enhancement