2023
Huiguang Ren was awarded the SPSSI Sprint 2023 Grants-in-Aid funding for “Longitudinal and Bidirectional Approaches to Examining Racial-Ethnic Socialization Processes in Chinese American Families During the Racism Pandemic”. Congratulations Huiguang!
Anika Aquino received the Dissertation Fellowship award from the UMBC Graduate School for the Fall 2023 semester. Congratulations Anika!
Huiguang Ren received the 2024 Dissertation Research Grant in Developmental Psychology from Division 7 of the American Psychology Association.
Dr. Cheah was honored by the University Systems of Maryland Board of Regents with the “Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship or Research,” the system’s highest faculty honor, with USM Chancellor Jay Perman, Kathy Dettloff (UMC VP), and Linda Gooden (Chair Board of Regents). Congratulations, Dr. Cheah!
Huiguang Ren was approved to attend the 2023 Summer Institute on Migration Research Methods (SIMRM)
CCAD Lab Graduate Research Assistant Huiguang Ren was approved to attend the 2023 Summer Institute on Migration Research Methods (SIMRM) funded by the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Russell Sage Foundation. Congratulations, Huiguang!
2022
Hyun Su Cho received the 2022 Russell Sage Foundation Dissertation Research Grant
CCAD Lab Graduate Research Assistant Hyun Su Cho received the 2022 Russell Sage Foundation Dissertation Research Grant for her proposal, “Capturing Dynamic Civic and Ethnic-Racial Socialization Processes in Asian American Families.” Congratulations, Hyun Su!
Anika Aquino was selected to participate in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mentee-Mentor Emerging Scholars Program
Anika Aquino was selected to participate in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mentee-Mentor Emerging Scholars Program. Congratulations, Anika!
Hyun Su Cho received the Council of Korean Americans (CKA)’s 2022 Emerging Leaders Scholarship
Hyun Su Cho received the Council of Korean Americans (CKA)’s 2022 Emerging Leaders Scholarship, which is a nationally competitive program to provide up to $3,500 financial aid for college students, recent grads, or graduate students interested in the Korean American community participating in a public service internship program in Washington, DC, or New York City. Congratulations, Hyun Su!
2021
Dr. Cheah received the 2021 APA Division 52 International Psychology Henry David Mentoring Award
Dr. Cheah received the 2021 APA Division 52 International Psychology Henry David Mentoring Award for playing an exceptional mentoring role in an international context. Congratulations, Dr. Cheah!
Hatice Gursoy received a 2021 APA Division 36 Social Justice Task Force Grant
CCAD Lab Graduate Research Assistant Hatice Gursoy received a 2021 APA Division 36 Social Justice Task Force Grant for her research proposal titled “What Helps Muslim Youth to Thrive in the Face of Heightened Religious Discrimination? Parental Religious Socialization and Muslim-American Adolescents’ Civic Engagement: The Mediating Role of Religiosity.” Congratulations, Hatice!
Hyun Su Cho received the 2021 Association for Psychological Science (APS) Student Grant
CCAD Lab Graduate Research Assistant Hyun Su Cho received the 2021 Association for Psychological Science (APS) Student Grant for her proposal, “Experiences of COVID-19 Racial Discrimination and Family Processes Among Korean Immigrants in the United States.” Congratulations, Hyun Su!
Xiaoli Zong received the 2021 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Dissertation Research Award
CCAD Lab Graduate Research Assistant Xiaoli Zong received the 2021 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Dissertation Research Award for her proposal, “COVID-19-Related Racial Discrimination and Chinese American Adolescents’ Civic Engagement: Person-Centered and Longitudinal Approaches.” Congratulations, Xiaoli!
CCAD Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant Fouad Saiedy received the Undergraduate Research Award (URA) for 2021-2022
Fouad Saiedy received the URA for his proposal, “The Use of Virtual Reality to Assess the Effect of Acute Stress on Food Selection.” (Graduate Student Mentor: Huiguang Ren) Congratulations, Fouad!
2020
Merve Balkaya received the 2020 American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-PSY) Best Paper Award
CCAD Lab Graduate Research Assistant Merve Balkaya received the 2020 Best Paper Award from the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-PSY) for her paper, “The role of religious discrimination and Islamophobia in Muslim-American adolescents’ religious and national identities and adjustment.” Congratulations, Merve!
CCAD Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant Ada Truong received the Undergraduate Research Award (URA) for 2020-2021
Ada Truong received the URA for her proposal, “Perceived COVID-19-Related Racial Discrimination and the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Americans: The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity.”(Graduate Student Mentor: Kathy Vu, Xiaoli Zong) Congratulations, Ada!
2019
Merve Balkaya received a 2019 APA Division 36 Research Seed Award in Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
CCAD Lab Graduate Research Assistant Merve Balkaya received a 2019 Research Seed Award in Psychology of Religion and Spirituality from the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division 36 for her proposal, “When Does Religious Discrimination Hurt the Most?’ Examining the Time-Varying Impact of Religious Discrimination on Muslim American Youths’ Religious Identities and Psychological Adjustment.” Congratulations, Merve!
Kathy Vu received a 2019 APA Division 7 Dissertation Research Grant in Developmental Psychology
CCAD Lab Graduate Research Assistant Kathy Vu received a 2019 Dissertation Research Grant in Developmental Psychology from the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division 7 for her proposal, “Discrimination and Asian American Families’ Emotional Behaviors: A Moderated Mediation Model.” Congratulations, Kathy!
CCAD LAB Undergraduate Research Assistants Robert Maxwell, Hye Jin Park, and Ozair Qazi received Undergraduate Research Awards (URA) for 2019-2020
Robert Maxwell received the URA for his proposal, “Examining the Mediating Role of Asian American Preschoolers’ Behavioral Self-regulation in the Association between Maternal Positive Affect and Children’s Socioemotional Outcomes.” (Graduate Student Mentor: Jillian Shen)
Hye Jin Park received the URA for her proposal, “The role of parental control and self-regulation skills in Korean-American children’s behavioral outcomes.” (Graduate Student Mentor: Hyun Su Cho)
Ozair Qazi received the URA for his proposal, “East Asian mothers’ psychological distress, parenting, and their children’s behavioral adjustment: The moderating role of marital relationship.” (Graduate Student Mentor: Hyun Su Cho)
(From left to right: Ozair Qazi, Hye Jin Park, and Robert Maxwell)
2018
CCAD LAB Undergraduate Research Assistants Hye Jin Park and Tarek Antar received Undergraduate Research Awards (URA) for 2018-2019
Hye Jin Park received the URA for her proposal, “The Role of Marital Quality and Parenting in Korean-American Children’s Social Problem-Solving Reasoning Skills.” (Graduate Student Mentor: You Jung Seo)
Tarek Antar received the URA for his proposal, “Examining the Role of Parental and Peer Socialization in the Development of the Muslim-Adolescent Identity.” (Graduate Student Mentor: Merve Balkaya)
