He became the second ever distinguished professor at UC - Merced , and received the Distinguished Research Award from their Academic Senate in 2011 .
He also led the process that created the Ph. D. in psychology program at UC - Merced .
He became the second ever distinguished professor at UC - Merced , and received the Distinguished Research Award from UC - Merced 's Academic Senate in 2011 .
He also led the process that created the Ph. D. in psychology program at UC - Merced .