PAU Stars Awards

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Award for Outstanding Student

BS Business Psychology: Becky Salgado

BS Psychology: Gisela Diaz

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Julio Jalate Gonzalez

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Roque Neto

MS Psychology: Isabel Taggart

MS Psychology: Audrey Hazlewood

MS Psychology: Aaijah Love

MS Psychology: Jaye Catron

MS Psychology: Abigail Shamelashvili

MSW: Victoria Pierce

MSW: Abel Martin-Vargas

MSW: Lindsay Navarro

MSW: Max Dang

PhD Counselor Education & Supervision: Chitra Thummarukudy

PhD Clinical Psychology: Naomi Edwards

PsyD Consortium: Rachel Van Boxtel

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

MSW: Rocio Hernandez

PhD Counselor Education & Supervision: Maggie Tsai

PhD Clinical Psychology: Alyan (Yan) Layug

Excellence in Promoting Belonging

PsyD Consortium: Colin Takahashi

Excellence in Service

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Mayra Mendez

MSW: Faith Michael

MSW: Suzanne Da Silva

MSW: Phyllis Wong

PhD Counselor Education & Supervision: Priscilla Miranda-Sanchez

PhD Clinical Psychology: Sachita Pokhrel

PsyD Consortium: Shae Wolfe

Excellence in Clinical Work

BS Psychology & Business Psychology: Edgar Diaz

BS Psychology & Business Psychology: Salvador Pena Gill

BS Psychology & Business Psychology: Dean Scarborough

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Theo Ma

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: NeTonya Grant

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Elvie Tomacder

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Andrea Maayeh

MSW: Adam Pelavin

MSW: Enri Rodriguez

PhD Clinical Psychology: Richa Patel

PsyD Consortium: Jacqueline Shanley

PsyD Consortium: Daisy Manriquez

PsyD Consortium: Paul Insley

PsyD Consortium: Yujia Liang

PsyD Consortium: Isabel (Izzy) Eichenbaum

PsyD Consortium: Mina Caraccio

PsyD Consortium: Alexa (Lexi) Scher

Excellence in Research

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Eleni Stoggiani

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Flavia Calliari-Damasio

MS Psychology: Arjun Bharat

PhD Counselor Education & Supervision: Melanie Espinueva

PhD Counselor Education & Supervision: Jen Kiehl

PhD Clinical Psychology: Matthew Hollander

PhD Clinical Psychology: Jennifer Davis

PhD Clinical Psychology: Kinsey Glanz

PhD Clinical Psychology: Tani Polansky

PhD Clinical Psychology: Adriana Savettiere

PhD Clinical Psychology: Qimin Liu

Teaching Assistant of the Year

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Ta'Neisha Thomas

MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Jackson Brady

PhD Counselor Education & Supervision: Alexa Miller

PhD Clinical Psychology: Tala Khatcherian

PhD Clinical Psychology: Lane Bellmont-Olson

PhD Clinical Psychology: Grace Yang

PhD Clinical Psychology: Daniel Dorsky

Student Organization of the Year

Psychological Association for Gender Expression and Sexuality (PAGES)

The Tondow Award

PhD Clinical Psychology: Jas Chok

The Koopman Award

PsyD Consortium: Liza Johnson

Dean's List (Undergraduate)

Alexander Charles De Matos

Brooke Gibbins

Claudia Navarro

Dean Scarborough

Edgar Wilfredo Diaz

Eiger Clara Wren

Elijah Rowan Bendiner

Gisela Diaz

Jade Huynh

Johanna S. Arevalo

Melissa Daniels

Olta Gremi

Rahaf Makrai

Salvador J. Pena Gill

Shanay Starlene Dorsey-Small

Sherry Davis

Viridiana Gloria Arredondo

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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

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

• MS in Psychology Program: Cyrus Chang, Leila Joseph, Hillary Kingman, Rachel Murley, and Jill Yamada
• PhD in Psychology Program: Jill Reavis

Award for Excellence in Clinical Work

• MA Counseling Program: Florence Ntakarutimana
• PhD in Psychology Program: Jasmine Thomas
• PGSP-Stanford PsyD Program: Monica Allen, Elizabeth Cordell, Kayla Jimenez, and Julia Rossi

Award for Excellence in Diversity

• PhD in Psychology Program: Gabriel Corpus
• PGSP-Stanford PsyD Program: Alisha Saxena and Shaneece Lane

Award for Excellence in Research

• MA Counseling Program: Fredrica Dennis
• MS in Psychology Program: Victoria Guinn
• PhD in Psychology Program: Afik Faerman, Nicole Greenberg
• PGSP-Stanford PsyD Program: Katy Stimpson

Award for Excellence in Service

• BS in Psychology Programs: Ziyang Guo
• MA Counseling Program: Brittany Tachkov
• PhD in Psychology Program: Kaleen Carimbocas

Award for Outstanding Student

• BS in Psychology Programs: Shirin Aghakhani
• MA Counseling Program: Jocelyn Scheider
• MS in Psychology Program: Arya Zale, Kevin Herdman
• PhD in Psychology Program: Saranya Sundaram
• PGSP-Stanford PsyD Program: Billy Chan

Award for Excellence in Teaching

• PhD in Psychology Program: Brian Seo

Award and Recognition Categories

Outstanding Student Award

PsyD Clinical Psychology: Emily Kaiser

PhD Clinical Psychology: Mercedes Palacios

MA Counseling: Kelly Saam

MS Psychology: Christine Isotalo

Academic Excellence

PsyD Clinical Psychology: Aliza Goldberg

PhD Clinical Psychology: Randi Brown

MA Counseling: Melissa Wyman

MS Psychology: Yelena Markiv

Contributions to Diversity

PsyD Clinical Psychology: Kerry McBroome

PsyD Clinical Psychology: Zo Jimenez

PhD Clinical Psychology: Kellylynn Zuni

Excellence in Clinical Work

PsyD Clinical Psychology: Audrey Cortesi

PsyD Clinical Psychology: Jason Tinero

PhD Clinical Psychology: Alli Barkin

MA Counseling: Stephanie Charbonneau

MA Counseling: Marissa Cui (Cui Yiran)

Excellence in Research

PsyD Clinical Psychology: Nicole Kramer

BS Psychology & Social Action: Charlotte Wilkie

PhD Clinical Psychology: Monique Cano

MA Counseling: Kate Wolovsky

Excellence in Service

BS Psychology & Social Action: Carlos Fernandez

PhD Clinical Psychology: Kristen Vescera

MA Counseling: Rea Rivera

MA Counseling: Maria Tanedo

Excellence in Teaching

PsyD Clinical Psychology: Kristene Hossepian

PhD 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

PhD Clinical Psychology: Kaleen Carimbocas

PhD Clinical Psychology: Sara Markuson

Student Organization of the Year Award

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