Awards

 

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Kopenhaver Center Fellow, Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication, Florida International University, 2019-2020

 

Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity award, Academic Affairs Faculty Awards, Northern Kentucky University, 2019

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2nd place open competition award, Mass Communication and Society division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Washington, D.C., August 2018
 

Page and Johnson Legacy Scholar Award, 2017

 

Djung Yune Tchoi Memorial Excellence in Teaching Award, The Pennsylvania State University, 2015

 

Teaching with Technology Certificate, The Pennsylvania State University, 2014

 

Graduate School Teaching Certificate, The Pennsylvania State University, 2014

 

Certificate for Online Teaching, The Pennsylvania State University, 2013

 

Top Student Paper award, Communication and Social Cognition division, National Communication Association annual conference, Orlando, FL, November 2012

 

University Graduate Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University, 2011-2015

 

Certificate of General Honors, University of Missouri, 2008

 

Summa Cum Laude, University of Missouri, 2008

 

Kappa Tao Alpha National Honor Society, University of Missouri, 2008

 

Don Romero Prize for outstanding magazine writing, University of Missouri, 2007

 

Dow Jones News Fund internship recipient, 2006

 

Dean’s List, University of Missouri, 2004-2008

 

Walter Williams Scholar, University of Missouri, 2004-2008

 

Bright Flight Scholar, University of Missouri, 2004

 

Excellence Award in Feature Writing, Journalism Education Association, 2002

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