Meet CSPP Students
TIOANA WHITE
As a student in the program, Tioana White successfully nominated the Los Angeles Clinical
Psychology PsyD program for the APA 2010 Richard M. Suinn Minority Achievement Award
in Psychology.
VANNAVUTH SOCHAVIMEAN
A recipient of the CSPP Cambodian Psychology Education Scholarship, in partnership
with the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Vannavuth is a student in the Clinical Psychology
PhD program in San Diego.
LILIANA SOLIS, CRISTINA GOMEZ, YOLANDA CHAVEZ
Students in the Clinical Psychology doctoral programs in Los Angeles, Liliana, Cristina
and Yolanda are recipients of the Marco Garcia Memorial Fellowship award.
PAUL THOMAS
One of the twelve recipients of the Tauber Fellowship in Clinical Psychology, Paul
Thomas is a student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program in San Francisco.
MURSEL AZAR
One of the three CSPP student recipients of the AAMFT Minority Fellowship, Mursel
attends the Irvine campus and is pursuing her PsyD degree in Marital and Family Therapy.
ELIZABETH SOSA
A recipient of the Connell Persico Scholarship for Significant Contributions to the
LGBT Community, Elizabeth is a Clinical Psychology PhD student at the Los Angeles
campus.
JONATHAN PREISS
A recipient of the CSPP Dean’s Award of Excellence, Jonathan is pursuing his PhD degree in Clinical Psychology at the Fresno campus.
JESSICA HAWKINS
Jessica is a student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program in Los Angeles, and her
mother, Dr. Ioma L. Hawkins, was the first African American student to graduate from
CSPP with a PhD in 1979.
LOTEM GILADI
A student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program in Los Angeles, Lotem received the
Dennis Klos Professional Psychology Scholarship.
CHRISTINA WILSON
A recipient of the Christopher Tori Scholarship, Christina is a Clinical Psychology PhD student at the San Francisco campus.
REBECCA MCNALLY KEEHN
A San Diego Clinical Psychology PhD student, Rebecca is a recipient of the Ferne Miller Memorial Research Scholarship.
DAVE PURSELL
A student in the Clinical Psychology PsyD program in San Francisco, Dave received the Murray Bilmes Memorial Scholarship.