Grants & Awards

2021
Learning by Immersion: Creating Virtual Reality Labs for Electromagnetism Courses, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A competitive grant project funded by the Strategic Instructional Innovations Program. (Role: Co-PI)
2019
STEM DiVRsity Enhancement Project, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A competitive grant project funded by VR@Illinois. (Role: PI)
2018
Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Michigan State University A competitive fellowship which is awarded to assist in the completion of a high-quality dissertation. (Role: PI)
Summer Research Excellence Fellowship, Michigan State University A competitive fellowship which is awarded to a graduate student that has demonstrated potential for research/creative excellence in their academic field. (Role: PI)
Thomas A. Muth, Sr. Endowment Fund, Michigan State University Awarded to a worthy and capable graduate student in the MI department
2017
Best Doctoral Collaborator Award, Michigan State University Awarded to a doctoral student that has proven to be an effective research collaborator.
2016
Summer Research Excellence Fellowship, Michigan State University A competitive fellowship which is awarded to a graduate student that has demonstrated potential for research/creative excellence in their academic field. (Role: PI)
Thomas A. Muth, Sr. Endowment Fund, Michigan State University Awarded to a worthy and capable graduate student in the MI department
2015
Academic Merit Award, Michigan State University Awarded to Ph.D. students with a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or higher.
2014
Rasmussen Memorial Scholarship, Michigan State University Awarded to 10 graduate students that the MSU graduate school believed would be pioneers and leaders in their fields.
2008
Outstanding Senior Award, Augusta State University Awarded to an exemplary student that receives both a faculty nomination as well as the majority of votes from departmental faculty.
2007
Robert Johnston Book Scholarship Award, Augusta State University Awarded to the student applicant with the highest GPA in the Sociology Department.