Past Awards
2014-2015 Award and Honors in Psychology
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Ashley Kendall, Erika Manczak and Meghan Quinn received travel awards from the Society for Research in Psychopathology.
2013-2014 Awards and Honors in Psychology
- Linsday Smith won an award from the Cognitive Science Society of Spatial Cognition 2014 for Best Student Paper
- Kathleen Carswell was awarded the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Student Travel Award for the 2014 Conference
- Jacob Dink received the Glushko Travel Award from the Cognitive Science Society and a Cognitive Science Travel Grant for Graduate Specialists from Northwestern University
- Kevin Hsu was awarded the Student Research Development Award from the International Academy of Sex Research
- Xiaoquing Hu received the 2013 American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award
- Christopher Petsko and Kevin Hsu received Honorable Mentions from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Christine Nothelfer was awarded a graduate research fellowship from the National Science Foundation
- Meghan Salomon was named a Multidisciplinary Program in Education Sciences (MPES) Fellow with a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences
- Kelly Sheehan received a 2013 Psi Chi Graduate Research Grant from the Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
- Christina Young was awarded the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) award from the National Science Foundation
2012-2013 Awards and Honors
2012-2013 Fellowship Winners in Psychology
- Name: Alex Browman
Department (Area): Psychology (Social)
Award: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Fellowship
Adviser: Mesmin Destin and Wendi Gardner - Name: Grace Larson
Department (Area): Psychology (Social)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Adviser: Eli Finkel - Name: Vida Manzo
Department (Area): Psychology (Social)
Award: Ford Foundation Fellowship Predoctoral award
Adviser: Mesmin Destin - Name: Danielle Perszyk
Department (Area): Psychology (Cognitive)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Adviser: Sandy Waxman
Other Awards and Honors:
- Kelly Sheehan received a 2013 Psi Chi Graduate Research Grant for her proposal, "Do Children Learn From iPads?"
- Xiaoquing Hu received the 2013 American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award
- David Miller receiveds the 2013 Anne Anastasi General Psychology Graduate Student Award
- Alissa Mrazek received an NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) award
- Darya (Dasha) Zabelina received a Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Scholar award.
- Ryan Lei received a Ford Foundation predoctoral award Honorable Mention for 2012-2013
- Emily Hollenbeck, Alissa Mrazek, and Christine Nothelfer received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention for 2012-2013
- Bethany Ojalehto won an award at the Society for Anthropological Sciences conference
- Maureen Craig received a Law and Social Science (LSS) Dissertation Fellowship from the American Bar Foundation for 2013-2014
- Alex Browman received a 2012-2013 APA Basic Psychological Science Research Grant
- David Miller received a 2012-2013 APA Basic Psychological Science Research Grant
- Darya Zabelina received a 2012 American Psychological Foundation/Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (APF/COGDOP) Graduate Student Research Scholarship
- Vida Manzo was a recipient of the Diversity Fund Graduate Travel Award for the 2013 SPSP conference
- David Miller was awarded a Clara Mayo grant from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) for his proposal "How Does Removing Stereotype Threat Maximize Women's Spatial Skills"
- Bobby Cheon was awarded an APA Dissertation Research Award, the 2012 Salimetrics Distinguished Student Scholar Award, and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues fellowship
- Xiaoqing Hu received the 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad.
- Ming Hui received a Graduate Research Grant from The Graduate School for his project, "Understanding the Development of Social Norms for Cooperation"
- Dorianne Levy was a recipient of the Diversity Fund Graduate Travel Award for the 2012 SPSP Conference
- John Meixner received a Graduate Research Grant from the University Research Grants Committee for his project, "Detecting real-life events with the concealed information test: a field-like application"
- Stacey Parrot received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
- Mike Winograd was awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Institute of Justice for 2012-2013
2011-2012 Fellowship Winners in Psychology
- Name: Brock Ferguson
Department (Area): Psychology (Cognitive)
Award: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Fellowship
Adviser: Sandy Waxman - Name: Christian Hoyos
Department (Area): Psychology (Cognitive)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Adviser: Dedre Gentner - Name: Dorainne Levy
Department (Area): Psychology (Social)
Awards: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship and
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Adviser: Jennifer Richeson - Name: Annie Senior
Department (Area): Psychology (Cognitive)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Adviser: David Uttal - Name: Christina Young
Department (Area): Psychology (Clinical)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Adviser: Robin Nusslock - Name: Iliana Vargas
Department (Area): Psychology (BBC)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Adviser: Ken Paller
2010-2011 Awards and Honors in Psychology
- Bobby Cheon is awarded the Philip Brickman Endowment Fellowship
- Elaine Cheung receives the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Student Travel Award for the 2011 Conference
- Keith Cox becomes a Walter Dill Scott Endowment Fellow
- Brian Edwards wins the prize for the best poster at the 2011 meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology
- John Meixner is elected Editor-In-Chief of the Northwestern University Law Review and receives a National Science Foundation Forensic Science Conference Stipend
- Allen Rosenthal receives the WCAS/TGS Teaching Fellowship
- Erica Slotter receives the Weinberg College Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award for 2010-2011
- Dasha Zabelina receives the APA Travel Award for 2011
2010-2011 Fellowship Winners in Psychology
- Name: Kathleen Carswell
Department (Area): Psychology (Social)
Award: Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Graduate Fellowship
Adviser: Eli Finkel - Name: Brian Edwards
Department (Area): Psychology (Cognitive)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Adviser: Lance Rips - Name: Adam Safron
Department (Area): Psychology (Brain, Behavior, Cognition)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Adviser: Michael Bailey - Name: Caitlin Duffy
Department (Area): Psychology (Social)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Honorable Mention
Adviser: Eli Finkel - Name: Priya Kamat
Department (Area): Psychology (Social)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
Adviser: Wendi Gardner - Name: Stacey Parrot
Department (Area): Psychology (Cognitive)
Award: National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Honorable Mention
Adviser: Steve Franconeri - Name: Destiny Peery
Department (Area): Psychology (Social)
Award: Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
Honorable Mention
Adviser: Galen Bodenhausen - Name: Jennifer Sumner
Department (Area): Psychology (Clinical)
Award: National Institutes of Health, National Research Service Award
Adviser: Susan Mineka - Name: Joshua Wilt
Department (Area): Psychology (Clinical)
Award: National Institutes of Health, National Research Service Award
Adviser: Dan McAdams/William Revelle
2009-2010 Fellowship Winners in Psychology
- Name: Daniel Sanchez
Area: Brain Behavior & Cognition
Award: APA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Diversity Program in Neuroscience (Year 2)
Adviser: Paul Reber - Name: Azurii Collier
Area: Brain Behavior & Cognition
Award: UNCF-Merk Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship
Adviser: Mark Beeman - Name: Lisa Hechtman
Area: Brain Behavior & Cognition
Award: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Adviser: Joan Chiao - Name: Maureen Craig
Area: Social
Award: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Adviser: Jennifer Richeson - Name: Katie Rotella
Area: Social
Award: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
Adviser: Jennifer Richeson - Name: Priya Kamat
Area: Social
Award: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
Adviser: Wendi Gardner - Name: Caitlin Duffy
Area: Social
Award: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
Adviser: Eli Finkel - Name: Destiny Peery
Area: Social
Award: American Bar Foundation Doctoral Fellowship
Adviser: Jennifer Richeson - Name: Chivon Powers
Area: Brain Behavior & Cognition
Award: Graduate Research Grant
Adviser: Mark Beeman - Name: Alison Lewis
Area: Clinical
Award: Graduate Research Grant
Adviser: Richard Zinbrag
More recent awards can be found here