Awards

Fellowships & Awards

Robert T. Holt Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2014-2015

Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Summer 2011

Fellowship for research on the project titled, "Who Represents Me? The Effects of Racial, Gender, and Partisan Congruence on Attitudes about Representation" with Kathryn Pearson and Dara Strolovitch

Research Assistantship in Women's Policy Research, Institute for Women's Policy Research and the George Washington University, 2006-2010.

Full tuition scholarship to pursue a Master's in Public Policy with a Concentration in Women's Studies

University of North Texas Summer Research Grant, 2021

$3,000 grant to fund research on equal pay policies, women's organizations' participation in rulemaking, and gender outside group expenditures and ad campaigns for congressional candidates

University of North Texas Scholarly and Creative Award, 2018

$4,716 grant to fund research on how equal pay policies are implemented and enforced in the United States

University of North Texas Team Mentoring Group Grant, 2017-2018

Grant to fund interdisciplinary research on marginalized groups using text and content analysis methods) with Jacqueline Vickery (Media Arts), Alexis Palmer (Linguistics), Regina Branton (Political Science), Shobhana Cheilliah (Linguistics), Kimi King (Political Science), and Jim Meernik (Political Science).

University of North Texas Conference Support Grant, 2017

Grant to present at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in San Francisco, CA.

Conference Travel Grant, American Political Science Association, 2015

Grant to present at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in San Francisco, CA.

Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Conference Presentation Grant, University of Minnesota, 2015.

Grant to present at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association in Las Vegas, NV.

Scholarly Travel Grant, University of Minnesota Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, 2014.

Grant to present at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL.

Scholarly Travel Grant, University of Minnesota Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, 2012.

Grant to present at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in New Orleans, LA.

Nominee, University of North Texas, President’s Council Teaching Award, 2025

University-wide award recognizing teaching excellence at the University of North Texas for at least a five (5) year period

Winner, University of North Texas Department of Political Science Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2024

Finalist, University of North Texas CLASS Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2024

College-wide award recognizing excellence in undergraduate teaching at the University of North Texas for at least a five (5) year period

Nominee, University of North Texas J.H. Shelton Excellence in Teaching Award, 2024

University-wide award recognizing teaching excellence at the University of North Texas for at least a five (5) year period

Nominee, University of North Texas CLASS Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2024

College-wide award recognizing excellence in undergraduate teaching at the University of North Texas for at least a five (5) year period

Nominee, University of North Texas Teacher Scholar Award, Division of Research & Innovation, 2023

University-wide award for mid-career faculty member members who have demonstrated excellence in research or creative productivity while also performing in an extraordinary manner as a teacher

Women’s Studies Graduate Prize for Feminist Scholarship, The George Washington University, 2009.

Awarded for the best research paper from a student in the Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Program