Honours & Awards
2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Early Education & Child Development Special Interest Group: Emerging Scholar Award
2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Division C (Learning and Instruction): Jan Hawkins Award Runner-up
2023 National Council of Research on Language and Literacies (NCRLL): Early Career Distinguished Scholar Finalist
2021 American Anthropological Association (AAA) – Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE): Concha Delgado Gaitán Presidential Fellow
2021 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) – Early Childhood Education Assembly (ECEA): Teacher Educator of the Year
2021 Initiative for Literacy in a Digital Age Research: Divergent Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research
2020 National Academy of Education (NAEd) / Spencer Research Foundation – Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Research Development Awardee
2020 National Academy of Education (NAEd) / Spencer Research Foundation – Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Semi-finalist
2020 American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Division G (Social Context of Education): Early Career Preconference Participant
2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Research in Reading and Literacy Special Interest Group: Honorable Mention for Graduate Student Award for Literacy Research Excellence
2019, 2021 American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Division K (Teaching & Teacher Education): Early Career Preconference Participant
2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Language & Social Processes Special Interest Group: Emerging Scholar Award
2018 Taylor & Francis /Curriculum Inquiry (CI): Writing Fellow
2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Writing & Literacies Special Interest Group: Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award
2016-2019 European Union Funding for Research & Innovation (RISE), Horizon 2020 – Makerspaces in the Early Years (MakEY) Project: International Research Partner (Nominated Principal Investigator: Jackie Marsh, University of Sheffield)
2017 Michigan State University Graduate School – Council of Graduate Students: Disciplinary Leadership Award
2014 American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Division G (Social Context of Education): Graduate Student Preconference Participant
Publication-Specific Honors and Awards
2022 Wiley Online Library’s U.S. Midterms Election Research – Education Policy: Publication was selected for Wiley-curated collection of articles
2022 Canadian Society for the Study of Education – Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies: Special Mention for Outstanding Publication in Canadian Curriculum Studies
2021 National Council of Teachers of English – Research in the Teaching of English: Honorable Mention for the Alan C. Purves Award
2020 Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) – Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies: Special Mention for Outstanding Publication in Canadian Curriculum Studies
2020 Education Sciences – Publication was recognized on the “2020 Notable Articles” List
Reviewer-Specific Honors and Awards
2022 American Educational Research Association (AERA) – American Educational Research Journal: Outstanding Reviewer Award
2021 Literacy Research Association (LRA) – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice: Outstanding Peer Reviewer Award
2021 Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – Reviewer of RSC Task Force Policy Brief
Additional Honors and Awards
2008–2010 AmeriCorps National Service Program: Segal AmeriCorps Educational Grant
2007–2008 Marquette University – Board of Trustees: Student Affairs Committee Representative
2005, 2008 Marquette University: Outstanding Student Leadership Award
Additional Fellowships, Grants, and Professional Support
Inter/National
2018 Literacy Research Association – International Innovative Community Group: International Travel Grant
2017 Computers and Writing Conference: Graduate Student Travel Grant
2016-2018 American Educational Research Association – Division G (Social Context of EducatioGraduate Student Travel Award
2014 National Association of Multicultural Education: Rose Duhon–Sells Scholarship
Institutional (University of Toronto)
2023 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: Institutional Exchange Grant
2023 Center for Research & Innovation Support – Faculty Writing Accelerator: Inaugural Fellow
2022 Jackson Humanities Institute – SSHRC Insight Grant-Writing Bootcamp: Inaugural Fellow
2020 Visiting Scholars Award to host: Emily Machado (University of Washington), and Tran N. Templeton (University of North Texas) [canceled due to COVID-19]
2019 Visiting Scholars Award to host: Gabrielle Oliveira (Boston College), and Jon M. Wargo (Boston College)
2018 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: Institutional Exchange Grant
Institutional (Michigan State University)
2018 Michigan State University – Graduate School: Research/Travel Fellowship
2018 Michigan State University – College of Education: Research/Travel Fellowship
2017 Michigan State University – Graduate School: Inside Teaching Graduate Fellowship
2017 Michigan State University – Council of Graduate Students: Professional Development Award
2016, 2017 Michigan State University – College of Education: Janice Marston Memorial Scholarship
2014–2017 Michigan State University – College of Education: Urban Education Retention Fellowship
2015 Michigan State University – Council of Graduate Students: Conference Grant
2015 Michigan State University – College of Education: Teacher Education Endowed Fellowship
2015 Michigan State University – College of Education: Fellowship to Enhance Global Understanding
2015 Michigan State University – College of Education: Urban Education Leadership Fellowship
Departmental (Michigan State University)
2015 Michigan State University – Department of Teacher Education: Recruitment Assistance Fellowship
2014 Michigan State University – Department of Teacher Education: Leadership & Outreach Fellowship
2013–2018 Michigan State University – Department of Teacher Education: Travel Grants