Dr. Corinne Meinhausen receives her PhD!
Congratulations to ournewest doctoral graduate, Dr. Corinne Meinhausen, on earning her PhD in Health Psychology from UCLA! 
June, 2026
June, 2026
Congratulations to our graduates, Brandon and Chase!
Congratulations to our research assistants, Brandon Melamed and Chase Savela, for graduating this year! We are so proud of you!
January, 2026
Welcome to the lab, Janice, Scarlett, and Puma!
Janice Lee, Scarlett Greenwood, and Puma Buck join our team as Research Assistants.
October, 2025
Dr. Yasmin Barrientos Kofman begins as a Research Scientist
Congratulations to Dr. Kofman for starting her role as a Research Scientist with Vibrant Emotional Health!
August, 2025
Welcome to the lab, Laureen!
Laureen Mesina joined our team as a Research Assistant.
February, 2025:
Welcome to the lab, Brandon and Kristy!
Brandon Melamed and Kristy Sun joined our team as Research Assistants.
January, 2025:
Welcome to the lab, Elizabeth and Catherine!
Elizabeth Leung and Catherine Andres joined our team as Research Assistants.
August, 2024:
Dr. Jordan Thomas begins as a Clinical Research Fellow
Our 2024 PhD receipient, Dr. Jordan Thomas, begins as a NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Traumatic Stress Disorders at the National Center for PTSD/VA Boston Healthcare System
June, 2024:
Dr. Sumner is inducted as a fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (AMBR)
Fellows of AMBR are elected based on high levels of productivity, excellence, and the broad recognition for their accomplishments. You can learn more about AMBR here. Congratulations, Dr. Sumner!
June, 2024:
Dr. Jordan Thomas receives her PhD!
Congratulations to our newest graduate, Dr. Jordan Thomas, on earning her PhD in Clinical Psychology from UCLA!
May, 2024:
Welcome to the lab, Chase!
Chase Savela joined our team as a Research Assistant.
May, 2024
Welcome to the lab, Bianca!
Bianca Lagman joined our team as a Research Assistant.
December, 2023
Dr. Sumner is elected to the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)
AMBR is the premier honorary scientific organization for scientists working at the interface of behavior and medicine. Election is reserved for those with national and international behavioral medicine research excellence. Congratulations Dr. Sumner!
October, 2023
Shiloh starts her graduate studies in Clinical Psychology
Shiloh Cleveland starts as a graduate student with our team. Learn more about Shiloh and our team here.
August, 2023
Jordan begins her clinical internship
Jordan Thomas began her clinical internship with the VA Boston Healthcare System.
July, 2023
Welcome to the lab, Kim!
Kimberly Brown joined our team as a Research Coordinator.
July, 2023
Dr. Sumner promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Congratulations to Dr. Sumner on being promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure at UCLA!
June, 2023
Welcome to the lab, Lauren!
Lauren Perez joined our team as a Research Assistant.
June, 2023
Welcome to the lab, Emily!
Emily Wan joined our team as a Research Assistant.
May, 2023
Welcome to the lab, Shauna!
Shauna Wegher joined our team as a Research Assistant.
May 2023
Jordan Thomas successfully defends her dissertation
Jordan Thomas successfully defended her dissertation, “Adversity and Trauma Exposure and Related Consequences for Women’s Health Across the Lifespan!” We are so proud of you, Jordan!
March, 2023
Dr. Sumner is recognized by the Society of Health Psychology
In honor of Women’s History Month, Dr. Sumner was recognized by the Society of Health Psychology for two studies conducted by Sumner Stress Lab graduate students Jordan Thomas and Corinne Meinhausen.
March, 2023
Welcome to the lab, Sarah!
Sarah Hong joined our team as a Research Assistant.
March, 2023
Welcome to the lab, Tanisha!
Tanisha Gunby joined our team as a Research Assistant.
October, 2022
Welcome to the lab, Akriti!
Akriti Ratti joined our team as a Research Assistant.
October, 2022
Welcome to the lab, Katherine!
Katherine Fu joined our team as a Research Assistant.
September, 2022
Welcome to the lab, Yasmin!
Dr. Yasmin Barrientos Kofman joined our team as a Postdoctoral Fellow.
September, 2022
Welcome to the lab, Leah!
Leah Cha joined our team as a Graduate Student.
August, 2022
Dr. Jennifer Sumner is awarded the APA Society for Health Psychology (Division 38) Excellence in Health Psychology Research by an Early Career Professional Award
June, 2022
Welcome to the lab, Amanda!
Amanda Gong joined our team as a Research Assistant.
June, 2022
Welcome to the lab, Destiny!
Destiny Clark joined our team as a Research Assistant.
February, 2022
Dr. Jennifer Sumner is awarded the 2022 Herbert Weiner Early Career Award
Dr. Jennifer Sumner is the 2022 recipient of the American Psychosomatic Society’s Herbert Weiner Early Career Award. This award recognizes individuals who, early in their career, have contributed significantly to the field of psychosomatic science.
December, 2021
Dr. Sumner is awarded R01 grant from the NHLBI
Dr. Sumner receives an R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to examine how mental health after trauma may relate to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Along with her Co-PI, Dr. Jaimie Gradus, she will utilize a prospective, population-based registry cohort of over 1 million trauma-exposed individuals to identify the manifestations of posttraumatic psychopathology most associated with CVD onset in a national sample of Danish men and women. These findings will be used to inform the development of targeted CVD prevention efforts in trauma-exposed populations.
December, 2021
Welcome to the lab, DaiJa!
DaiJa Moorehead joined our team as a Research Assistant.
November, 2021
Welcome to the lab, Ira!
Ira Kadet joined our team as a Research Assistant.
November, 2021
Welcome to the lab, Lauren!
Lauren Perlmutter joined our team as a Research Assistant.
August, 2021
Welcome to the lab, Tiffany!
Tiffany Chen joined our team as a Research Coordinator. Find about more about Tiffany and our team here.
May, 2021
Welcome to the lab, Segen!
Segen Araya joined our team as a research assistant. Find about more about Segen and our team here.
May, 2021
Corinne receives the 2021 John Fels and Sherri Abend-Fels Award
Congratulations to Corinne for receiving the 2021 John Fels and Sherri Abend-Fels Award, an endowed fellowship from the UCLA Psychology Department!
April, 2021
Jordan receives the Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, Graduate Award from the UCLA Center for the Study of Women
Jordan was awarded the Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, Graduate Award from the UCLA Center for the Study of Women for her amazing research on women’s health. This award recognizes an outstanding research report, master’s thesis, dissertation, or published article related to women and health or women in health-related endeavors.
April, 2021
Jordan receives the American Psychological Foundation’s (APF) 2021 Henry David Research Grant
Graduate student, Jordan Thomas, has been awarded the APF 2021 Henry David Research Grant in order to fund her research endeavors. This grant supports research in behavioral aspects of population studies or human reproductive behavior.
February, 2019
Welcome to the lab, Sameen!
Sameen Mahmood joined our team as an undergraduate research assistant.
February, 2021
Welcome to the lab, Jaifreen!
Jaifreen Bhangu joined our team as a Research Assistant. Learn more about Jaifreen and our team here!
February, 2021
Welcome to the lab, Joan!
Joan Li joined our team as a Research Assistant. Learn more about Joan and our team here!
December, 2020
Welcome to the lab, Anusha!
Anusha Fatehpuria joined our team as a Research Assistant. Learn more about Anusha and our team here!
December, 2020
Dr. Sumner will be Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the ISTSS 2022 annual meeting
Dr. Sumner will be Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) 2022 annual meeting. Her co-chair for the Annual Meeting Organizing Committee for 2022 will be Dr. Sierra Carter.
April, 2020
Jordan receives a Graduate Summer Research Mentorship grant
Jordan received a Graduate Summer Research Mentorship grant for a project she’s conducting on PTSD dimensions and maternal health correlates.
April, 2020
Welcome to the lab, Corinne!
Corinne Meinhausen joined our team as a Graduate Student. Find about more about Corinne and our team here.
April, 2020
Welcome to the lab, Sheila!
Sheila Zhang joined our team as a Research Assistant. Find about more about Sheila and our team here.
January, 2020
Dr. Sumner receives the APS Rising Star Designation
The Association for Psychological Science (APS) Rising Star Designation is presented to outstanding psychological scientists in the early stages of their research careers. Check out the designation here.
January, 2020
Dr. Sumner begins teaching Health Psychology
Dr. Sumner is excited to teach PSYCH 150: Introduction to Health Psychology at UCLA
December, 2019
Welcome to the lab, Aarti!
Aarti Patel joined our team as a Research Assistant. Find about more about Aarti and our team here.
December 2019
Welcome to the lab, Jessica!
Jessica Nguyen joined our team as a Research Assistant. Find about more about Jessica and our team here.
November, 2019
Dr. Sumner publishes a literature review
Her paper, Posttraumatic stress disorder and inflammation: untangling issues of bidirectionality was published in Biological Psychiatry. Check it out here.
November, 2019
Welcome to the lab, Annie!
Annie Jeong joined our team as a Research Assistant. Learn more about Annie and our team here!
November, 2019
Dr. Sumner presents at the ISTSS
Dr. Sumner presented work at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies conference in Boston, MA. She presented work on the association between military sexual trauma and adverse mental and physical health outcomes in women veterans.
November, 2019
Dr. Sumner gives a talk at Pomona College
Dr. Sumner gave a talk entitled Unbreak my Heart: Can we Promote Cardiovascular Health after Trauma? at her Alma Mater, Pomona College.
October, 2019
Welcome to the lab, Aileen!
Aileen Hsu joined our team as a Research Assistant. Find about more about Aileen and our team here.
September, 2019
Welcome to the lab, Jordan!
Jordan Thomas joined our team as a Graduate Student Researcher.
September, 2019
The Sumner Stress Lab Opens at UCLA
August, 2019
Welcome to the lab, Shiloh!
Shiloh Cleveland joined the team as a Research Coordinator.
August, 2019
Welcome to the lab, Kristina!
Kristina Reed joined our team as a Research Coordinator.
