Eylul Ardic
Graduate Student

Psychonomic Society Graduate Travel Award (2025)

Deanna Barch
Professor
Vice Dean of Research

2025 John Neale Mentorship Award from the Society for Research in Psychopathology  2026 Atkinson Prize in Psychological & Cognitive Sciences from the National Academy of Sciences  2026 Joseph Zubin Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychopathological Association  2026 Williams James Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Psychological Science

Rebecca Cox
Assistant Professor

APS Rising Star

Gizem Filiz
Graduate Student

2025 American Psychological Foundation Graduate Student Scholarships - William and Dorothy Bevan Scholarship Project: The effects of gain versus loss incentives during recognition memory judgment.  2025 Psychonomic Society Graduate Travel Award – Blitz Talk Project: Increased pupillary dilation during encoding signals the value of memoranda, but only when the value is maintained across trials

Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft
Associate Professor 

International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII) 2025 Translational Impact Award. The Translational Impact Award recognizes exceptional impact in the field of digital health through translational research. August 2025.

Jessica Hahne
Graduate Student

P.E.O. Scholar Award

Carli Howe
Graduate Student

Danforth Scholar

Merve Ileri Tayar
Graduate Student

Dean's Award for Graduate Research Excellence (winner)

Mel Mallard
Graduate Student

1) Society for the Neurobiology of Language: 2025 Student Merit Award.  "[This award] is given to the two students who submit the highest ranked abstracts.”  2) WashU Office of Graduate Studies: 2025 Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence.  "[This award] recognizes stellar instructional efforts by graduate students [who] demonstrate innovation in the classroom, display advanced pedagogical skills, and develop new materials/lessons that have significant impacts on student learning and engagement.”   3) WashU Libraries: 2025 Accelerator Award for Open Educational Resources.  [This award was co-awarded to myself and my co-instructor Dr. John F. Nestojko for our Introduction to Psychology course offered through the college of Continuing and Professional Studies (CAPS)].  "[This award] supports WashU instructors who wish to develop innovative, high-quality, and accessible educational materials.”

John F. Nestojko
Senior Lecturer
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award Honoree – 2025

Taylor Pedersen
Graduate Student 

Drum Major Award, WashU's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion  2nd Place in the Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases Workshop Project Proposal Competition, University College London  Center for Circadian Biology Network Award, UC San Diego

Margaret Redic
Graduate Student

First Place Overall Poster Presentation at WashU's Graduate Research Symposium

Carling Robinson
Graduate Student

Awards in 2025-2026  Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center Multidisciplinary Training in Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders T32 Award. March 2025  National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Honorable Mention in Cognitive Neuroscience. April 2025  Top Viewed Article Award, Alzheimer’s & Dementia. April 2025  Competitive Travel Award to attend the 2025 Alzheimer Association International Conference (AAIC). Toronto, Canada. April 2025

Renee Thompson
Associate Professor

Thompson, R. J. (March, 2026). Endowed talk, Jack Catlin Lecture, Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Duyen Tran
Graduate Student

Runner up, 3MT Competition in Aging - Mark S. Wrighton Graduate Student in Aging Research Award 2026 Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Behavioral and Social Sciences Travel Award to GSA 2025 Society of Clinical Geropsychology Travel Award to GSA 2025