Lauren Berger Receives 2017 APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology (6/26/17)
Dr. Lauren Berger’s dissertation research titled, Unpacking the Relationship between Ethnic Identity and Adjustment among Biracials, was selected the winner in the 2017 APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology competition. The APA CEMA continues to strive for increased research that will promote a better understanding of […]
Lauren Berger Receives UC Davis Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research by a Graduate Student/Postdoc (5/5/17)
Center Associate Director, Dr. Lauren Berger, was selected as the graduate/postdoc recipient of the 2017 UC Davis Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research. This annual award was instituted in 2015 as a way to recognize the critical contributions of individuals at the trainee level to the excellent mentoring of, and advocacy for, undergraduate […]
Nolan Zane Receives 2017 Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award (3/8/17)
Professor Nolan Zane was selected by the UC Davis Academic Senate Committee on Public Service to receive the 2017 Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award for his “great outreach to the UC Davis community and beyond“. The Award, which includes an honorarium, is presented by the Davis Division of the Academic Senate in recognition of significant […]
AACDR Undergraduate Research Assistants Receive Dukes Fund Travel Awards (11/15/16)
Pak See Ip and Izabela Villanueva each received a Fall 2016 Dukes Fund Travel Award from the UC Davis Psychology Department to present their research at national conferences. Dukes Fund Travel Awards are $100-$500 travel grants competitively awarded to Psychology graduate and undergraduate students. Travel must be to a scientific conference and students must be […]
AACDR Undergraduate Research Assistants Receive UC Davis Undergraduate Travel Awards (7/21/16)
Jean Abigail Saavedra and Mengxue Sun each received an Undergraduate Travel Award from the UC Davis Undergraduate Research Center to present their research poster, “Examining Ethnic, SES, and Gender Variations in Self-Disclosure Tendencies,” at the 2016 American Psychological Association Division 45 Research Conference. The 3-day conference was held at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California […]
Nolan Zane Receives Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology (7/13/16)
Professor Nolan Zane received the 2016 Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology. The award is presented to a psychologist who has made remarkable contributions to the understanding of human diversity and whose contributions have significant promise for bettering the human condition, overcoming prejudice, and enhancing the quality of life for […]
AACDR Undergraduate Receives APA Division 45 Research Conference Best Poster Award (7/9/16)
Izabela Villanueva, Dr. Alan Chan, Aaron Simmons, and Dr. Nolan Zane received a 2016 American Psychological Association Division 45 Research Conference “Best Poster Award” for their poster titled: Ethnic and Sexual Orientation Minority Status: Effects on Academic Self-Efficacy. More than 100 research posters were presented at the 2016 APA Division 45 Research Conference held at […]
AACDR Research Featured on AAMC Health Equity Website (1/4/16)
An AACDR project, “Enhancing Outcomes for Immigrant Populations Through a Cultural Movement Intervention,” was recently highlighted in an AAMC Health Equity Research Virtual Site Visit (VSV) feature on UC Davis. UC Davis was selected for its cutting-edge research, innovative education, community engagement, and patient-centered care. In 2014, the AAMC created a new resource, Health Equity Virtual […]
AACDR Receives 2015 Richard M. Suinn Minority Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association (7/9/15)
The Asian American Center on Disparities Research (AACDR) at the University of California, Davis was selected as the winner of the 2015 Richard M. Suinn Minority Achievement Award. The Suinn Award is presented each year to a program that has demonstrated excellence in the recruitment, retention and graduation of ethnic minority students. Programs are rewarded […]
Research Assistant Positions Available (5/8/15)
The Vietnamese Caregiver Study is seeking research assistants for a qualitative study about the experiences and preferences for care of Vietnamese American caregivers whose family member has dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, or problems with memory loss. The principal investigator in this study is Dr. Oanh Meyer, at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Alzheimer’s […]