Awards/Scholarships

• Helen DeVitt Jones in Human Sciences Scholarship ($1,000). College of Human Sciences, Texas Tech University (TTU), 2009-2010.
• 1st Place Winner, Visual Sociology Photo Essay Competition during the 89th Annual Southwestern Social Science Association Conference, Denver, Colorado, April 7-11, 2009.
• 3rd Place Winner, 8th Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Competition. The Graduate School, TTU, 2009.
• Reuby Tom Maeker Scholarship ($1,000). College of Human Sciences, TTU, 2008-2009.
• Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowship ($10,500). Graduate School, TTU, 2009-2010; 2008- 2009; 2007-2008.
• Summer Thesis/Dissertation Research Fellowship ($2,300). Graduate School, TTU, 2008.
• Mary Staudt Goodyear Memorial Scholarship ($1,000). College of Human Sciences, TTU, 2006- 2008.
• Nutrition, Hospitality, and Retailing Scholarship ($850). TTU, 2007.
• Cross-Cultural Academic Advancement Center Scholarship ($500). TTU, 2007.
• 1st and 2nd Place Winner, Annual Photography Competition. International Cultural Center, TTU, 2007.
• James Douglas and Mary Hazlewood Memorial Fellowship ($3,000). TTU, 2006-2007.
• 1st Place Winner, 5th Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Competition. The Graduate School, TTU, 2006.
• Outstanding Graduate Student Award, College of Human Sciences, TTU, 2005.
• Human Development & Family Studies Department Scholarship ($1,000). College of Human Sciences, TTU, 2004-2005.
• Research grant ($4,950). College of Human Sciences, TTU, 2005.
• Best Graduate Student Paper Award. Texas Council on Family Relations, College Station, Texas, 2004
• Maryknoll NGO Award ($2,500). Maryknoll, Cambodia, 2003.