2021 Dietrich College Year in Review

Psychology Ph.D. Candidates Receive NSF Graduate Fellowships

Chisom Obasih

Sophie Robert

Chisom Obasih and Sophie Robert , Ph.D. students in the Department of Psychology, have received graduate fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The fellowship offers a $34,000 stipend along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for three years to assist in research efforts. Obasih and Robert were selected based on the intellectual merit and broader impact of their studies.

Gao Awarded Sutherland-Merlino Fellowship The Neuroscience Institute has awarded its inaugural Sutherland-Merlino Fellowship to Emma Gao , a first year Ph.D. candidate in the systems neuroscience program. The new fellowship, generously supported by Nancie S. Merlino (MM 1964) in honor of both her father and husband who are graduates of the university, provides support for one incoming doctoral student and is intended to honor a member of the incoming class who embodies a love of learning. Gao, a graduate student rotating with Aryn Gittis , intends to study early- stage Parkinson’s disease.

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