Clayton Award for Research on Underrepresented Populations ($4000)
This is a departmental award supporting research which targets participants who are underrepresented in our community
or in psychological research in general.
Recent Recipients:
Dustin Thoman
Jordan Rullo
Julia Ting Hiatt Graduate Student Scholarships ($5500)
These are awards intended to enhance the ethnic and cultural diversity of the graduate student body at the College of
Social and Behavioral Sciences. These awards are usually made to students from traditionally underrepresented groups.
The "cultural diversity" category has been used in the past to make awards to people who contribute to diversity in ways
other than (or in addition to) their ethnic minority status.
Recent Recipients:
Jordan Rullo
Matt Sieminoko
Julia Ting Teaching Assistantships (tuition waver, $15,000 stipend)
The University and Psychology department also provide funding for graduate students to serve as teaching assistants for
undergraduate courses that focus on diversity issues, and ultimately develop and teach their own course with a diversity
focus.
Recent Recipients:
Emily Traupman
Jordan Rullo
Allison Vaughn Ford Diversity Fellowship ($60,000)
A predoctoral fellowship which provides three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study
leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) The awards are made to individuals who, in the judgment of the
review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and
research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers,
and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.