BSOS Students, Alumni Win Prestigious NSF GRFP Awards

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences congratulates its alumni and students who were recently named as National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) awardees. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

BSOS 2015 NSF GRFP Awardees:

Chelsey S. Barrios, Psychology—Clinical
Nicole Krystine Bedera, Sociology—Social Sciences
Ruilong Hu (affiliated), Life Sciences—Neuroscience
Adriane Kristen Michaelis, Anthropology—Environmental
Srikanth Padmala, Psychology—Cognitive Neuroscience
Sophia Sanborn, Psychology—Developmental
Jessica A. Stern, Psychology—Developmental
Christine H. Wang, Psychology—Clinical
Kelsey Elizabeth Woods, Psychology—Developmental

The University of Maryland is the proud alma mater or current home institution  of numerous NSF GRFP awardees this year, in addition to these BSOS students.

Numerous UMD students and alumni, including a number from BSOS, were also recognized as NSF GRFP Honorable Mentions for 2015.

BSOS 2015 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention Awardees:

Eric Siegfried Aldenhoff, Economics
Laura Christine Anderson, Psychology—Developmental
Allison Borges, Psychology—Clinical
Eric Thomas Dunford, Social Sciences—Political Science
Jessica Steward Ellis, Psychology—Clinical
Amritha Mallikarjun, Psychology—Cognitive Neuroscience
Sarah Ann Stoyos, Psychology—Cognitive Neuroscience
Rachael Tillman, Psychology—Developmental
Jonathon Albert Zytnick, Economics

BSOS celebrates these students and alumni—as well as the Departments of Anthropology, Economics, Government and Politics, Psychology and Sociology—and looks forward to hearing more about their research and careers.

Published on Tue, Mar 31, 2015 - 10:31AM