Gerald R. Miller Book Award, 2023
The Oxford handbook of the physiology of interpersonal communication. Oxford University Press.
Top four paper for the Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association, 2023
Exploring associations among shared social identity, supportive communication, language use, and physiological stress during conversations about LGBTQ+ individuals’ hate speech experiences.
Top four paper for the Interpersonal Communication Division, International Communication Association, 2022
The Longitudinal Influence of supportive messages on stress reactivity, forgiveness, and general well-Being for LGBTQ+ recipients of hate speech: Comparing the relative effects of verbal person-centered and autonomy support.
Top four paper for the Interpersonal Communication Division, International Communication Association, 2021
Exploring the role of oxytocin in communication processes: A test of the post sex disclosures model.
Professor of the Week, Chi Omega Sorority, University of Delaware, 2022
Most Valuable Professor, University of Delaware Women’s Soccer Team, 2021; 2022; 2023
Interpersonal Division Early Career Award, National Communication Association, 2020
This award honors a scholar in the early part of their career whose work contributes significantly to knowledge of interpersonal communication and shows promise for continued contributions that enhance theoretical or conceptual foundations of the discipline and showcases originality, methodological rigor, and impact.
Top four paper for the Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association, 2017
Does physiology influence accommodation and satisfaction during conflict?: Exploring the role of testosterone in couples’ conflict conversations.
Senior Capstone Faculty Appreciation Award, Department of Communication Studies, Colorado State University, 2015
Interpersonal Division Outstanding Dissertation Award, National Communication Association, 2013
This award honors the most outstanding doctoral dissertation in interpersonal communication completed in the prior two-year period, which is based upon the quality of the scholarship, including its conceptual or theoretical foundation, methodological rigor, originality and creativity, substantive contribution, and potential impact in the field.
Interpersonal Division Outstanding Dissertation Award, International Communication Association, 2013
This award recognizes the most outstanding doctoral dissertation in interpersonal communication.
Faculty Award for Outstanding Completed Research, Department of Communication, University of Washington, 2013
This award honors projects that are intellectually rigorous and skillfully executed and extend to a broad range of topics involving communication and with a broad range of approaches to scholarship and practice.
Top Scholar Award, Graduate School, University of Washington, 2008
Top Scholar Awards (TSA) is to help programs attract outstanding students to University of Washington by partnering with units to build competitive financial packages for their top student prospects.