2026
• Bingyue Tan has been accepted into the SF BUILD Internship Program.
• Bingyue Tan has been awarded the SF BUILD AoC Merck Fellowship for the Spring 2026 semester.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been accepted into the psychology doctoral program at the University of California, Riverside.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been awarded a summer research opportunity from the California Pre-Doctoral Program.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been awarded the SF BUILD AoC Travel Award.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been awarded the Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement.
2025
• Dr. Mello joined the Editorial Board of the Journal of Research on Adolescence.
• Dr. Mello's research used to support policies banning commercial tobacco. Albany Endgame Letter.
• Abraham Tou Jang Moua¸ Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Adam Suri, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement for $20,000.
• Bingyue Tan, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Busra Dogru, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement for $20,000.
• Dania Smith, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Jayline Jimenez Flores, Undergraduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Jeremiah S. Sabale, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Sally Casanova Scholarship from the California Pre-Doctoral Program.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the SF BUILD AoC Merck Fellowship for Summer 2025 and Fall 2025.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the SF BUILD AoC Merck Fellowship for the Spring 2025 semester.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, has been selected as a mentor to the SF BUILD AoC Peer Mentor/Leaders Program.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, selected to participate in the Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program (MICCHERS) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, selected to participate in the UC Irvine's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Manuel Abundis-Morales, Graduate Research Assistant, admitted into the psychology doctoral program at the University of California, Santa Cruz
• Manuel Abundis-Morales, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement
• Manual Abundis-Morales, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement for $20,000.
2024
• Dr. Mello appointed the Program Co-Chair for the Society for Research on Adolescence
• Dr. Mello elected to the Board of Directors for the Society of Research on Adolescence.
• Dr. Mello's article was one of the 10 most-cited papers. The paper is titled "Thinking about the past, present, and future: Time perspective and self-esteem in adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults" and may be found in the Publications tab.
• Abraham Tou Jang Moua, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Busra Dogru, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Gary A. Lucchese Scholarship in Psychology.
• Chris Garcia, Undergraduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Jay Michael Espinoza, Undergraduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Jay Michael Espinoza, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Completed the Data Science Certification for Psychology majors.
• Jeremiah S. Sabale, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Graduate Equity Fellowship for the 2024-2025 school year.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Robert William Maxwell Scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, selected to participate in the 2024 Dream Summer Fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Graduate Research Assistant, selected to participate in the Yale School of Medicine, Program to Advance Training in Health and Sciences (PATHS).
• Manuel Abundis-Morales, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded first place at the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE) Showcase for the poster called "Go back to where you came from:” A Qualitative Investigation of Immigration Discrimination Among Adolescents."
• Manuel Abundis-Morales, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Graduate Equity Fellowship for the 2024-2025 school year.
• Manuel Abundis-Morales, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholarship.
• Tiffany Wong accepted into all of the Master's programs she applied to and will attend San Jose State University's Research/Experimental Psychology M.A. program.
• Tiffany Wong, Undergraduate Research Assistant, honored at the 2024 All-University Undergraduate Honors Convocation.
2023
• Dr. Mello featured in SFSU Marketing and Communications Link
• Dr. Mello joins Health Equity Institute as a Faculty Affiliate.
• Dr. Mello's research highlighted in the European Association for Research on Adolescence Newsletter
• Daniel Grafil, Undergraduate Research Assistant, accepted to the School Psychology M.S. program at San Francisco State University.
• Dayanne Liseth Herrera Suarez, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement for $20,000.
• İlke Bayazıtlı, Graduate Research Assistant, accepted to the School Psychology Ph.D. program at the University of California, Berkeley.
• Tiffany Wong, Undergraduate Research Assistant, awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement for $20,000.
2022
• Dr. Mello was awarded a grant by Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program entitled "Tobacco use and perceived discrimination based on socioeconomic status among adolescents" for $766,734.
• Dr. Mello was awarded the COVID Recovery Administrative Supplement by Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program entitled "Racial and gender discrimination, tobacco use, and time perspective among adolescents" for $100,000.
• Dr. Mello was elected to the Monte Rio Unified District School Board.
• Betsy Centeno, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) Student Travel Award.
• Betsy Centeno, Undergraduate Research Assistant, was awarded the Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement.
• Betsy Centeno, Undergraduate Research Assistant, was selected to participate in the NSF Mentee-Mentor Emerging Scholars Program and awarded the #ConstructingTheOther NSF Emerging Scholar Travel Award.
• İlke Bayazıtlı, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Associated Students Jack Adams Memorial Scholarship.
• İlke Bayazıtlı, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement for $20,000.
• İlke Bayazıtlı, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Diana T. Y. Chung & Henry W. S. Chung Memorial Scholarship for International Students.
• İlke Bayazıtlı. Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Robert W. Maxwell Memorial Scholarship for graduate students in the College of Science and Engineering.
• İlke Bayazıtlı, Undergraduate Research Assistant, designated as Student Life Manager in the Summer 2022 session of the Brown University Pre-College Program.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Undergraduate Research Assistant, awarded the College of Science and Engineering/Associated Students Scholarship.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Undergraduate Research Assistant, awarded the Continue the Dream for Academic Excellence Scholarship.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Undergraduate Research Assistant, awarded the Continue the Dream for Academic Excellence Scholarship
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Undergraduate Research Assistant, awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement for $20,000.
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Undergraduate Research Assistant, awarded the University Scholarship
• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, Undergraduate Research Assistant, was awarded the College of Science and Engineering/Associated Students Scholarship
2021
• Dr. Mello joined the Editorial Board of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.
• Dr. Mello selected to congratulate the class of 2021 as a part of the virtual commencement.
• Betsy Centeno, Graduate Research Assistant, awarded the Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholarship.
• Betsy Centeno, Graduate Research Assistant, contributed to San Francisco State University's surveys and studies on First-Year Student Retention During COVID-19 and First-Year Experience During Remote Learning
• Catriona Clohessy, Undergraduate Research Assistant, admitted into the MA program in Nursing at the University of San Francisco.
• Finding Refuge, co-founded by Graduate Research Assistant Lena Azzouz, awarded a grant of £2000 from the UK Lush Charity Pot.
• Jena D'Amico admitted into the MA program in Marriage and Family Therapy at Chapman University.
• Jesse Simnegar admitted into the MA program in Social Psychology and Affective Science at San Francisco State University.
• Jules Kutner admitted into the MA program in Social Psychology and Affective Science at San Francisco State University.
2020
• Dr. Mello awarded grant by Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program entitled "Racial and gender discrimination, tobacco use, and time perspective among adolescents" for $619,228.
• Dr. Mello invited to be Assistant Editor at Journal of Adolescence.
• Erick Romero accepted into the Undergraduate Psychology Honors Program to work with Dr. Mello with his project entitled “Ethnic identity and time perspective in Latinx adolescents.”
• Jesse Simnegar accepted into the Undergraduate Psychology Honors Program to work with Dr. Mello with his project entitled “Is time money? How is time perspective associated with socioeconomic status in adolescents?”
• Jules Kutner accepted into the Undergraduate Psychology Honors Program to work with Dr. Mello with her project entitled “Racial discrimination and occupational expectations in adolescents.”
• Lena Azzouz launched the LEAD program (Language Education and Development) through Finding Refuge Greece, which connects unemployed, Arabic-speaking refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers in Greece with students from all over the world who are interested in learning Arabic.
• Lena Azzouz opened a community housing center in Athens, Greece for homeless refugees.
• Liliana Moore compiled a list of resources entitled "Black Lives Matter: Resources for Anti-Racism," which was published on the San Francisco State University Institute for Civic and Community Engagement website.
2019
• Dr. Mello guest-edited a special issue entitled Time Perspective from Adolescence through Adulthood for the journal of Research in Human Development.
• Dr. Mello invited to give the presentation "A healthy time perspective? How thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future are associated with psychological well-being and risky behaviors among adolescents" at the Midwestern Psychological Association.
• Dr. Mello invited to give the presentation "The psychology of time: How time perspectives are associated with health and human development" at San Diego State University.
• Dr. Mello invited to join the editorial board for the Journal of Adolescence.
• Julia Moon featured in SF State News: "Five SF State students take the top prizes at CSU Student Research Competition".
• Julia Moon received the 1st place award in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Category of the California State University Student Research Competition at San Francisco State University.
• Julia Moon received the 1st place award in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Graduate Division of the California State University Student Research Competition at California State University Fullerton.
• Julia Moon received the 1st place award in the Behavioral Science Graduate Division of the College of Science and Engineering Student Research Showcase at San Francisco State University.
• Julia Moon was awarded the Robert W. Maxwell Memorial Scholarship for graduate students in the College of Science and Engineering.
• Lindsey Seril, Jennifer Wahleitner, Jack Chase, and Stephanie Kirkman received the 3rd place award in the Behavioral Science Graduate Division of the College of Science and Engineering Student Research Showcase at San Francisco State University.