The SAND Lab’s very own graduate student, Clare McCann, has been named a recipient of the National Institute of Child and Health Development T32 Fellowship – Brain and Behavioral Development during Adolescence. Congrats, Clare!
We are beyond excited to announce that Alondra Razon, a recent UCLA graduate, has been hired as the new Lab Manager of the SAND Lab starting this summer! Congrats, Alondra!
The SAND Lab’s former Lab Manager, Lizzy Gaines, earned her MPH at UCLA in the spring of 2025. She is now working as a Clinical Trials Intake Coordinator at the University of Chicago. Congrats, Lizzy! We are so grateful for all you have done for our lab.
Dr. Ben Rosenberg has started a new position as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pomona College. Congratulations, Ben! We wish you all the best on your next endeavour.
We are so proud to announce that our very own Natalie Saragosa-Harris successfully defended her dissertation: Neurobehavioral responses to ambiguity and exploratory behaviors following early life adversity. Congratulation Dr. Saragosa-Harris!
The SAND Lab is thrilled to share it’s latest annual newsletter! Access it here to learn more about what we’ve been up to the past year.
Natalie Saragosa-Harris has accepted a job as a research associate at UCLA’s Center for the Developing Adolescent. The CDA aims to utilize developmental science to inform policies that can improve adolescent health, education, and well-being. Natalie will start in this role after defending her dissertation this fall. Congratulations Natalie, we are so proud of you!
Dr. Ben Rosenberg was awarded the American Psychological Foundation (APF) John and Polly Sparks Early Career Grant for his proposal, Unique Pathways from Early Life Adversity to Serious Emotional Disturbances in Adolescence. This award is granted to early career psychologists conducting research in the area of early intervention and treatment for children and adolescents. Congratulations Ben!
SAND Lab graduate students, Natalie Saragosa-Harris and Wesley Meredith, were recipients of the 2024 Dissertation Year Award. This award is granted to outstanding students to support them during their last year of dissertation writing. Congratulations Natalie and Wesley!
At the annual Psychology Department Awards Ceremony, Dr. Silvers was awarded the 2024 Ladder Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award! Congratulations Dr. Silvers! We are so proud of our amazing leader!
