PAU Stars Awards

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Award for Outstanding Student 

BS Psychology and Social Action: Sara Macias

MA Counseling: Erin McBride

MS Psychology: Jessica Mitchell

MS Psychology: Tyrique Patterson

MS Psychology: Shweta Kumari

PsyD: Annemarie Jagielo

PhD Psychology: Shirin Aghakhani

PhD Psychology: Madison Wright

PhD Psychology: Ashlynn Steinbaugh

PhD Psychology: Alexandra Rousseau

PhD CES: Jennifer Kiehl

Excellence in Promoting Belonging 

PsyD: Anthony Flores

Excellence in Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) 

PhD Psychology: Francesco Yepez-Coello

Excellence in Service 

BS Psychology and Social Action: E. Jaye Catron

BS Psychology and Social Action: Vonya Shumate

BS Psychology and Social Action: Patricia Torio

MA Counseling: Carolyn Decker

MA Counseling: Bridgett Johnson

Excellence in Clinical Work 

MA Counseling: Jose Ramirez

MA Counseling: Vanessa Cruz

PsyD: Jessica Burgess

PsyD: Kendall Gedeon

PsyD: Michelle Hull

PsyD: Colin Takahashi

PsyD: Rachel van Boxtel

PsyD: Tanera Van Giggelen

PsyD: Shae Wolfe

PhD Psychology: Mythili Ananthasayan

Excellence in Research 

MA Counseling: Sasha Sosnovskaya

MS Psychology: Tyrique Patterson

PsyD: Audrey Evers

PhD Psychology: Mariel Alano

PhD Psychology: Maya Wong

PhD Psychology: Josephine Sanchez

PhD Psychology: Robert Hickson,

PhD Psychology:  Hua (Poppy) Huo

PhD Psychology: Daniel Baldini

Teaching Assistant of the Year

MA Counseling:  Philip Hampel

MA Counseling: Safa Faheem

MA Counseling: Meagan VanDenmark

MS Psychology: Rafael Zuleta Miranda

PhD Psychology: Raquel Borg

PhD Psychology: Hanna Young

PhD Psychology: Mona Midani

PhD CES: Laura Rea

PhD CES: Marcella Rojas

Student Organization of the Year 

Psychological Association for Gender Expression and Sexuality (PAGES)

The Tondow Award 

PhD Psychology: Alondra Serrano

The Koopman Award 

PsyD: Mackenzie Odier

Award for Outstanding Student 

MA Counseling: Kelly Knox

MS Psychology: Maria Hanano

PhD Psychology: Maya Wong

Excellence in Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) 

MA Counseling: Eman Hassouneh

PsyD: Shannah Finkel

PsyD: Rachel Wong

PhD Psychology: Ayushi Agrawal

Excellence in Service 

PhD Psychology: Shirin Aghakhani

PhD Psychology: Andie Leslie

Excellence in Clinical Work 

MS Psychology: Adela Cajic

PsyD: Tia Lee

PsyD: Courtney Sinclair

PsyD: Meg Wallace

Excellence in Research 

MA Counseling: Jennifer Johnson

MS Psychology: Jonathan Kogan

PsyD: Annemarie Jagielo

PhD Psychology: Christine Hujing

PhD Psychology: Irene Thomas

Teaching Assistant of the Year

MA Counseling: Matthew Legaspi

PhD Psychology: Cyrus Manian

Student Organization of the Year 

Asian Pacific American Student Association (APASA)

Student Veteran Organization (SVO)

The Tondow Award 

PhD Psychology: Randi Brown

The Koopman Award 

PsyD:Danielle Esses

Recording of the event

Award and Recognition Categories

Student Academic Awards

Academic Excellence

Excellence in Clinical Work

Excellence in Equity & Diversity

Excellence in Research

Excellence in Service

Excellence in Teaching

Outstanding Student

Student Life Awards

Student Organization of the Year

PAU Community Award Categories

Faculty Mentorship

Student Mentorship

Supportive TA

Award and Recognition Categories

Awards for Academic Excellence

Awards for Excellence in Research

Awards for Excellence in Clinical Work

Awards for Excellence in Teaching

Awards for Excellence in Equity & Diversity

Awards for Excellence in Service

Awards for Overall Outstanding Students

Meditation and Psychology Awards

PAU Community Award Categories 

Change Maker Award

Excellent Student Employee Award

Outstanding Clinical Supervisor Awards

Campus Team Recognition

Leadership Awards

Mentorship Awards

Supportive Community Member Awards

The Starriest Star Award

Award and Recognition Categories

Award of Academic Excellence

B.S. in Psychology Program: Chelsea Monet Lewis, Isaac “Ike” Houston, Leah Campbell, Sheila Park, Catherine Salerno-Kirkwood, and Lillian Martell 

• M.S. in Psychology Program: Cyrus Chang, Leila Joseph, Hillary Kingman, Rachel Murley, and Jill Yamada
• Ph.D. in Psychology Program: Jill Reavis

Award for Excellence in Clinical Work

• M.A. Counseling Program: Florence Ntakarutimana
• Ph.D. in Psychology Program: Jasmine Thomas
• PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Program: Monica Allen, Elizabeth Cordell, Kayla Jimenez, and Julia Rossi

Award for Excellence in Diversity

• Ph.D. in Psychology Program: Gabriel Corpus
• PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Program: Alisha Saxena and Shaneece Lane

Award for Excellence in Research

• M.A. Counseling Program: Fredrica Dennis
• M.S. in Psychology Program: Victoria Guinn
• Ph.D. in Psychology Program: Afik Faerman, Nicole Greenberg
• PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Program: Katy Stimpson

Award for Excellence in Service

• B.S. in Psychology Programs: Ziyang Guo
• M.A. Counseling Program: Brittany Tachkov
• Ph.D. in Psychology Program: Kaleen Carimbocas

Award for Outstanding Student

• B.S. in Psychology Programs: Shirin Aghakhani
• M.A. Counseling Program: Jocelyn Scheider
• M.S. in Psychology Program: Arya Zale, Kevin Herdman
• Ph.D. in Psychology Program: Saranya Sundaram
• PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Program: Billy Chan

Award for Excellence in Teaching

• Ph.D. in Psychology Program: Brian Seo

Award and Recognition Categories

Outstanding Student Award

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology: Emily Kaiser

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Mercedes Palacios

MA Counseling: Kelly Saam

MS Psychology: Christine Isotalo

Academic Excellence

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology: Aliza Goldberg

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Randi Brown

MA Counseling: Melissa Wyman

MS Psychology: Yelena Markiv

Contributions to Diversity

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology: Kerry McBroome

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology: Zo Jimenez

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Kellylynn Zuni

Excellence in Clinical Work

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology: Audrey Cortesi

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology: Jason Tinero

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Alli Barkin

MA Counseling: Stephanie Charbonneau

MA Counseling: Marissa Cui (Cui Yiran)

Excellence in Research

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology: Nicole Kramer

B.S. Psychology & Social Action: Charlotte Wilkie

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Monique Cano

MA Counseling: Kate Wolovsky

Excellence in Service

B.S. Psychology & Social Action: Carlos Fernandez

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Kristen Vescera

MA Counseling: Rea Rivera

MA Counseling: Maria Tanedo

Excellence in Teaching

Psy.D. Clinical Psychology: Kristene Hossepian

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Bethany Young

MA Counseling: Fredrica Dennis

Elton C. & Joan R. Waelde Meditation and Psychology Awards

Afik Faerman

K2 Award

Celeste Poe

Kangchenjunga Award

Adriana Panting

Everest Award

Student Leadership Recognition

 Ph.D Clinical Psychology: Kaleen Carimbocas

 Ph.D. Clinical Psychology: Sara Markuson

Student Organization of the Year Award

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