Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Trainee Awards

Kylie Wright, Graduate Student of Natalie Ebner was awarded $142,071 by National Institute on Aging for PA-23-189 Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Aging Research Supplement under parent grant: Characterizing & modulating neurocognitive processes of learning to trust and distrust in aging.

The aim of this supplement is to promote diversity in aging research. Under this supplement, Kylie will train to analyze physiological and neuroimaging data toward identifying the mechanisms that underlie trust learning in healthy aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, and other related dementias. To do this, Kylie will assess how one’s ability to correctly interpret their own bodily signals (i.e., heartbeat), and the emotions and intentions of others modulate decision making and trust learning in aging. This supplement will protect Kylie’s time for her research and allow her to work closely with a team of mentors alongside her primary mentor, Dr. Ebner.

Carla Martinez-Perez, Graduate Student is presented with Innovative Student Research Award for the research proposal titled, “A quantitative examination of the effects of repeated contingency reversals on behavioral flexibility”. The purpose of the award is to provide graduate students in psychology or behavior analysis with funding that can support their doctoral or master’s research. The awarded proposal aims to provide important insight into both relapse and behavioral flexibility. The value of this award is $2,500 and it is funded by Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis.

Hanna Vance, Graduate Student received a $500 Graduate School Mentoring Award. This award is only given to six graduate students across the University of Florida. It recognizes graduate students who go the extra mile with mentoring. Recipients are chosen based on academic and professional accomplishments, mentoring philosophy, mentoring effectiveness, as well as their impact on their mentees’ academic and professional growth.

Hannah Brown, graduate student was awarded 2023 American Psychological Association Division 35 Graduate Student Pedagogy Award. This award is a significant national award from APA division recognizing excellence in graduate student teaching. It is funded by APA Division 35, Society for the Psychology of Women. She was also given 2024 UF Graduate School Supplemental Retention Scholarship funded by UF Graduate School.

Carla Marinez-Perez (BA – Podlesnik)
Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA) – Innovative Student Research Grants

Cassie O’Hara (BA – Dallery)
Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (SABA) – Innovative Student Research Grants

Courtney Wilkinson (BCN – Knackstedt)
F31 Predoctoral Fellowship (continuing) – NIH, NIDA
T32 Clinical and Translational Science (CTSI)

Eliany Perez (BCN – Weisberg)
Auburn University’s Bridges into Inclusive Excellence Fellowship
T32 Research Training in Aging, MCI, and AD
Student Conference Award – Psychonomic Society
CLUF Aging Research Award

Alejandro Gamba (BCN – Odegaard)
Riken Center for Brain Sciences Summer Internship (Japan)

Konstantina Sokratous (BCN – Kvam)
A.G. Leventis Foundation Education Grant

Kirsten Klein (COU – Heesacker)
Division 17 SAS Outstanding Student Researcher Award – A.P.A.

Anaïs Ortiz (SOC – Westgate)
UF Center for European Studies and US Dept of Ed. Fellowship
European Association Summer Program – SPSP
CLAS Travel Awards: Summer 2024

Elisha LePine (SOC – Westgate)
Open Science of Religion Grant – Templeton Foundation
Summer Institute in Social and Personality Psychology (SISPP)
CLAS Travel Awards: Summer 2024

Joshua Perlin (SOC – Westgate)
Open Science of Religion Grant – Templeton Foundation
Rothman Doctoral Fellowship – UF Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere

Nicole Lofaro (SOC – Ratliff)
Division 35 Geis Memorial Award – A.P.A.

Javier Mesa (BCN – Knackstedt)
NIH Diversity Supplements

Kylie Wright (DEV – Ebner)
NIH Diversity Supplements
Graduate Student Council Travel Award

T32 Research Training in Vision Science
Julia Farrell (DEV – Scott)

T32 Research Training in Aging, MCI, and AD
CLUF Aging Research Award
Alayna Sheonfelt (DEV – Ebner)

Jeannette Mejia (COU – Abreu)
CLAS Dissertation Fellowship

Wafaa Ateyah (COU – Abreu)
Ruth McQuown Graduate Scholarship Award
CLAS Travel Awards: Spring 2024

Gabriel Lockett (COU – Abreu)
Ruth McQuown Graduate Scholarship Award

Harrison Blount (BCN – Schwendt)
CLAS Travel Awards: Fall 2023

Mina Elhamiasl (DEV – Scott)
CLAS Travel Awards: Fall 2023
New Brain Aging Travel Fellowship – Stanford University
Females of Vision Travel Award – Vision Science Society