•Recommendation for the UC Davis Chapter of the Golden Key Society, 2009
•Joseph L. Bertram award for pursuing graduate studies in Drama, 2003
•Hortense Powdermaker award in Cultural Anthropology, 2003
•Senior Honor’s Thesis award in Anthropology/Native American Theater, 2003
•Most Promising Student award, Anthropology Dept., 2002
•Recruitment into the Andrew Mellon Undergraduate Fellowship Program of QC CUNY, 2001
•NYC Council Academic Scholarship recognition, 2001
•Golden Key National Honors Society Induction, 1999-2000
•Vallone Scholarship, 1998-2003