Dr. Tobias Grossmann, Lab Director
2018
Fellowship Award of the Association for Psychological Science (APS)
2015
Mercator Fellow, German Research Foundation
2013
Visiting Scholar, Israel Institute for Advanced Studies
2012
Early Career Award, International Society on Infant Studies
2011
Early Career Award, Society for Research in Child Development
2007
Sir Henry Wellcome Fellowship Award, Wellcome Trust
Kenn Dela Cruz, Doctoral Candidate
2024
Jefferson Scholars Foundation Dissertation Year Fellowship
UVA Representative for the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) workshop in Washington, DC
2023
International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course (LIFE) Fellowship, Max Planck Institute in collaboration with University of Virginia
Virginia Education Science Training Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Virginia, U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Science
2022
Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute Fellowship, Templeton World Charity Foundation
2020
E. Mavis Hetherington Fellowship, University of Virginia
Dr. Kathleen M. Krol, Postdoctoral Research Associate
2018
Hartwell Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, University of Virginia, USA
New Horizons Travel Grant, Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Virginia, USA
2017
Recipient of NIH-funded Research Training in Neuroendocrinology Postdoctoral Fellowship (T32-DK007646), Department of Endocrinology, University of Virginia, USA
2016
Top Oral Presentation in Life Sciences: Travel Award, Postdoctoral Research Symposium, University of Virginia, USA
2015
Top Poster Award Finalist, 70th Annual Society of Biological Psychiatry Meeting, Toronto, Canada
Travel Award (to attend 70th Annual Society of Biological Psychiatry Meeting, Toronto, Canada), Research Academy Leipzig
2014
Poster Prize (Audience Choice), 4th Annual IMPRS NeuroCom Summer School, London, UK
Meghan Puglia, Graduate Student Affiliate
2018
American Psychological Foundation (APF) and Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP) Graduate Research Scholarship: “Brain Signal Complexity in Infancy: A Neurobiological Marker of Normative Social Development”
2017
American Psychological Foundation. Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Graduate Student Fellowship, The noisy brain in infancy: A neurobiological maker of normative social development.
National Institute of Child Health and Development. National Research Service Award (F31 NRSA), The noisy brain in infancy: A neurobiological maker of normative social development. Sponsors: JP Morris, JJ Connelly, T Grossmann
PEO Scholar Award for women who will make significant contributions in their field
Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award
University of Virginia Brain Institute. Presidential Fellowship for Collaborative Neuroscience, The noisy brain in infancy: A neurobiological maker of normative social development.
University of Virginia Graduate Research Travel Award
University of Virginia Student Choice Colloquium Speaker
2016
International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course Fellowship
APA/Psi Chi Edward B. Newman Graduate Research Award
Maury Pathfinder Award for Best Pre-Dissertation
2015
University of Virginia Double Hoo Research Grant, Epigenetic Regulation of Social Behavior. Undergraduate Co-PI: J Van Dyke.
Caroline Kelsey, Graduate Student
2018
Dannon Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant
Jefferson Fellow, University of Virginia (2018-2020)
Maury Pathfinder Award for the best M.A. thesis in psychology
2017
Presidential Fellowship in Data Science. Project: Mothers, Infants, Microbiome and Mental Health (MIMMs): A social neuroscience perspective of maternal-child health to unlock the potential of biobanked data. Co-PI: Caitlin Dreisbach, Ph.D. student in Nursing.
University of Virginia Double Hoo, Graduate-Undergraduate Mentorship Research Grant (with Kate Haynes, an undergraduate)
2016
Doris Buffett Fellowship, summer community outreach project
Cat Thrasher, Graduate Student
2019
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Graduate Research Travel Award
2018
University of Virginia Double Hoo Renewal, Graduate-Undergraduate Mentorship Research Grant (with Demitra Chavez, an undergraduate)
2017
NSF Graduate Student Fellowship
University of Virginia Double Hoo, Graduate-Undergraduate Mentorship Research Grant (with Demitra Chavez, an undergraduate)
Undergraduate Honors and Awards
Christina Marlow
2018, Harrison Undergraduate Research Award
Sarah Thomas
2018, Harrison Undergraduate Research Award