Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2014

Institute of Arts and Humanities Academic Leadership Fellow
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2013

Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement Award
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010

Institute of Arts and Humanities Moister Fellow,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008

Visiting Scholar
Russell Sage Foundation, 2009

Honorable Mention for Best Publication in Mental Health
American Sociological Association, 2007

Young Scholar
Foundation for Child Development, 2003

Maternal and Child Health and Economic Analysis Fellow
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 1997

Graduate Opportunity Program Fellow
University of California at Berkeley, 1995 and 1996

Phi Beta Kappa
Pomona College, 1991

Mortar Board
Pomona College, 1990