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Our goal is to enhance resilience and mitigate toxic stress in California by advancing science, training the next generation of researchers, and engaging the public.
05/13/2025
The UCLA Library Prize for Undergraduate Research will be holding a luncheon to celebrate winners, including our own Kimya Afshar, on Thursday 5/22 at 2pm in the Powell Library East Rotunda. Come join and celebrate with us!
RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/LibraryPrize2025RSVP
04/02/2025
"I'm different, not less." - Temple Grandin.
1 in 36 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Although our brains are wired differently, we are all valuable in meaningful ways. Let's promote a culture of and .
Excited to share the video abstract of our research assistant Kimya’s first publication!
“Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Affective Disorders: An Updated Review” explores the latest findings on this important topic.
Read the full article here: https://www.dovepress.com/hormonal-contraceptive-use-and-affective-disorders-an-updated-review-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-OAJC
Congrats, Kimya!
03/09/2025
Happy International Women's Day! Today we celebrate women's achievement, strength, , and contribution around the world. Let’s uplift, support, and appreciate the incredible women in our lives—not just today, but every day!
03/05/2025
Our incredible research assistant Kimya had the opportunity to present her first conference poster at last week, marking a significant milestone in her academic journey! The Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Annual Convention is the largest social psychology conference in the world, and UCLA Stress Lab and CAL STAR Network are thrilled to be a part of an event that celebrates innovative ideas and exciting collaborations!
02/17/2025
Thank you to the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine for your continued support. During our recent site visit, we were thrilled to present our research on , , and the important strides we’re making in advancing outcomes. Together, we’re paving the way for a healthier, more resilient future!
02/14/2025
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today is all about —whether it’s for your partner, friends, family, or for yourself ❤️
06/04/2023
Take a peek at the amazing work of UCLA Stress Lab member Lauren Kim’s poster from the 2023 Association for Psychological Sciences event. Check out her research on “Longitudinal Trajectories of Internalizing Symptoms During the Transition to College” and the extent to which adverse childhood experiences and perceived stigma of mental illness predicted the trajectory of anxiety and depressive symptoms in incoming first-year undergraduate students at UCLA.
06/03/2023
Great work to CAL STAR Network member Sutapa Goswami, who recently presented at her first international conference in Washington D.C. on the “cross-cultural differences in perceptions of emotional abuse”. Her presentation was a preliminary analysis of data collected from various parts of the world, namely India, Vietnam, and the United States.
05/30/2023
Congratulations to CAL STAR Network undergraduate Ritika Prasad on completing her Neuroscience Poster presentation on “How early life experiences shape our responses to reward and punishment!” Take a peek into the research and explore the findings on how increased levels of childhood adversity were associated with increased sensitivity to reward and to punishment or the different impacts of various subtypes of adversity.
04/22/2023
It's ! Here are some things our members do to alleviate stress!
UCLA Stress Lab
04/08/2023
Exciting news! Sean D. Waters of Stress Less Clinic and UCLA Stress Lab was invited to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Albert Einstein Archives for his adaptation of Albert Einstein’s equation into his own work on and .