UCLA PhD Candidate | Award-Winning | Psychology & Statistics

Grace G.

Hi, I'm Grace! I'm a PhD candidate in Psychology at UCLA with a minor in Quantitative Psychology, and I earned my BA and MA in Psychology at UCLA after starting at a community college. My graduate training is in Social Psychology and includes a three-course statistics sequence, multilevel modeling, and mediation and moderation analysis; I've also completed CourseKata workshops on teaching statistics. I hold a STAR certification through CIRTL, and I received UCLA Psychology's Shepherd Ivory Franz Distinguished Teaching Award.

I have taught in UCLA's psychology department since 2020. As the primary instructor at UCLA, I designed and taught Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology of Aging, and a graduate-level course on evidence-based pedagogy. Additionally, as a Lecturer at Chapman University, I currently teach Motivation and Emotion. As a teaching fellow at UCLA, I also taught weekly sections of Research Methods and Social Psychology independently. I have also mentored more than 20 undergraduate researchers one-on-one in professional development, research methods, statistics, data analysis, and writing. I have taught a variety of students, including high school students, first-year college students, adult learners, transfer students, non-traditional students, international students, and students with a diverse range of abilities.

My approach is patient and hands-on. Statistics can feel intimidating, so I start with what you already know, use everyday examples, and focus on the "why" before the formulas. You do the work, and I guide you with questions, so you leave with a better understanding of the material. I can help with intro and AP psychology, social psychology, motivation & emotion, cognitive psychology, statistics, and research methods. As a first-generation college student myself, I know how much the right support matters, and I'd love to help you feel confident in your class.