Megan O'Brien Award

Megan O'Brien Memorial Award for Leadership Excellence in Research

The distinguished student researchers selected for this award embody the best traits of Megan: her
compassionate nature, transformative leadership style, exemplary research skills and scientific
contributions to the field of Psychology, and her strong and grounded professional ethics.

Recipients of this prestigious award are celebrated for their demonstration of these traits during their
student research projects completed at CSUSM.

Megan's Life and Legacy

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be an undergraduate student majoring in either Psychology or Child and Adolescent
  Development
• A student may only receive this award once
• Each application consists of a personal statement that comprises responses to four prompts; an
  advisor nomination is optional
• Applications must also include a full copy of the research proposal, research manuscript, or
  poster presentation associated with this application

The names of the award recipients will be announced at the Annual CSUSM Psychology Student
Research Conference and may also be published online. Award recipients will receive a $500 prize.

Submission Deadline

Friday, March 27th, 2026, at 11:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time. To submit, please complete this application. 

Alli Mulqueen, Winner 2025