Academic Awards, Honors, and Grants

2020  American Political Science Association’s Latino Caucus Best Book Award for Latino Professionals in America.

2018  Pacific Lutheran University’s Benson-Starkovich Development Grant. Spring 2018. 

2018  Celebration of Inspirational Women, Pacific Lutheran University Center for Gender Equity. Recognition Award Ceremony. March 20, 2018.

2017  Pacific Lutheran University’s Peer Mentoring Cluster for Faculty of Color. Pilot Program, AY 2018-19.

2017  Nominated for Pacific Lutheran University’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring.

2016  American Political Science Association Marguerite Ross Barnett Fund. April 2016. “Pipeline to the Professions: The Rise of Latino Professionals in the US.” 

2015  National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association Grant to put on 1st Annual César Chávez & Dolores Huerta Latino Studies Lecture Film Screening and Panel Discussion: “The New Latinos” (1946-1965) from The Latino Americans: 500 Years of History. With Emily Davidson and Carmiña Palerm.

2015  American Political Science Association Small Research Grant. July 2015 – December 2017. “Pipeline to the Professions: The Rise of Latino Professionals in the US.” 

2013  American Political Science Association’s Latino Caucus Best Book Award for Everyday Injustice. 

2011  Inspirational Woman, Pacific Lutheran University Woman’s Center. Recognition Award Ceremony. March, 2011.

2011  Recipient of Pacific Lutheran University’s K.T. Tang Award for Excellence in Research.

2005  Nominated by the Student Executive Council of the College of Arts and Sciences, Seattle University for Outstanding Teacher of the Year.

2005  American Political Science Association Fund for Latino Scholarship Award for “Field Research for Civic Engagement of Latina Lawyers.” 

2004  Seattle University Summer Faculty Research Fellowship.

2004  Seattle University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Innovation Grant.

2004  Research Assistant to Dr. Robert Putnam, Harvard University. Conducted independent fieldwork, including Spanish-language interviews, to assess level of social capital (bridging social capital in particular) among Latinos residing in Yakima, WA.

2003  Department of Health and Welfare for “Assessing the Behavioral and Social Patterns of Idaho’s Migrant Labor Population.” Co-PI with Drs. Brian Wampler and Ross Burkhart of Boise State University.

2003  Recipient, Washington State Hispanic Bar Association’s Outstanding Community Service Award.

1999  President’s Award for Student Leadership at Washington State University.

1998-99  AERA/SPENCER Doctoral Research Fellowship Program.

1998  Coalition for Women Students Scholarship, Washington State University.