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SUMMARY:My Last Lecture
DESCRIPTION:In 1955\, notable UCLA professors were given the chance to put all of their life lessons and advice for students into one “last lecture.” \n\n\n\nIn 2010\, the Alumni Scholars Club (ASC) brought back this tradition through the Marty Sklar My Last Lecture Award. This award was established to honor a UCLA professor who is an inspiration to students. \n\n\n\nThis spring\, ASC and UCLA Residential Life will host an award ceremony where the winning professor will give an inspiring lecture on the question posed to the original lecturers 70 years ago: What would you tell your audience if you had but one lecture to give – your last lecture on this earth? \n\n\n\n2026 award recipient\n\n\n\nCongratulations to Bonnie Goff ʼ11\, M.A. ʼ13\, Ph.D ʼ16\, winner of the 2026 My Last Lecture Award. Goff is a developmental psychologist whose work focuses on the neurobiological effects of early-life adversity. Drawing from both research and lived experience\, her scholarship explores how early environments shape brain development\, long-term health and well-being. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Goff is a triple Bruin\, having earned her B.A.\, M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from UCLA and has served as a full-time lecturer since 2017. In recognition of her impact in the classroom\, she received the UCLA Psychology Department Distinguished Teaching Award in 2023 and the university-wide UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award in 2025. \n\n\n\nBeyond academia\, Dr. Goff is an advocate for mental health awareness\, inclusive systems of care and a cultural reexamination of how we understand children. As a mother of two boys\, she brings both scientific rigor and deep humanity to her work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nprevious award winners\n\n\n\n2026 – Bonnie Goff ʼ11\, M.A. ʼ13\, Ph.D ʼ16 \n\n\n\n2025 – Dr. Steve Bennoun \n\n\n\n2024 – Andrea Ghez \n\n\n\n2023 – Shannon Speed \n\n\n\n2022 – Jeffrey Maloy\, Ph.D. ʼ17 \n\n\n\n2021 – Carey Nachenberg ’95\, M.S. ’95 \n\n\n\n2020 – Jukka Keränen\, Ph.D. ’15 \n\n\n\n2019 – Barbara Demman \n\n\n\n2018 – William E. Simon\, Jr. \n\n\n\n2017 – Josh Samani\, M.S. ’11\, Ph.D. ’14 \n\n\n\n2016 – Will Conley\, Ph.D. ’10 \n\n\n\n2015 – Randall R. Rojas ’97\, M.S. ’06\, Ph.D. ’10 \n\n\n\n2014 – Donald Neuen \n\n\n\n2013 – Russell Burgos M.A. ᾿98\, Ph.D. ᾿05 \n\n\n\n2012 – Phil Gussin M.A. ’03\, C.P.H. ’05\, Ph.D. ’07 \n\n\n\n2011 – Richard G. Hovannisian Ph.D. ’66 \n\n\n\n2010 – Dr. Asim Dasgupta
URL:https://alumni.ucla.edu/event/my-last-lecture/
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