External

2015 Kansas Humanities Council Short Film Grant $10,000

2010 Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research, American Philosophical Association, $3000.00

2009 Valene Smith Tourism Poster Contest, First Place.  "Integrating Local Participation in Community-based Tourism Research" SfAA Annual Meeting.  $500.00.

Internal

2015 David and Sally Jackman Endowment. Department of Anthropology, Wichita State University, $6500.00

2014 University Research and Creativity Award. Fairmont College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Wichita State University, $4500.00

2014 David and Sally Jackman Endowment. Department of Anthropology, Wichita State University, $7500.00

2010 DeCormier Research Award, Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, SUNY Albany $1570.00

2010 Faculty Research Awards Program “Mayapan Archaeology Dissemination Project” with
Marilyn Masson, Primary Investigatior.  (www.mayapanarchaeology.org) SUNY Albany $4000.00.

2009 Christine E. Bose and Edna Acosta-Belen IFW Feminist Research Award, University at Albany Initiatives for Women Program.  $500.00.

2004 Undergraduate Award for Research and Creativity, California State University Chico Research Foundation.  $2000.00. 

Awards

2011 Great Dane Award for Leadership, SUNY Albany.

2009 Outstanding Graduate Student Recognition, New England Consortium for Latin American Studies.

2008 College of Liberal Arts Dean’s List, California State University, Long Beach.

2008 Distinguished Graduate Student, CSULB Department of Anthropology.

2008 Best Graduate Student Film, CSULB Department of Anthropology.

2008 Distinguished Service to the Department Chair, CSULB Department of Anthropology.

2003 College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Dean’s List, CSU Chico.