Michelle Zaso, graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program, received the 2019 Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS). The purpose of the FABBS Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Award is to acknowledge and honor graduate student scientists who have conducted doctoral dissertation research of superior scientific quality and broader societal impact.

Zaso's dissertation project, “Interplay of perceived friend environments with genetics on trajectories of alcohol use across adolescence," is supervised by Dr. Aesoon Park. Read More.