Awards
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION, AWARDS, & HONORS:
Awards for Publication
The 2023 Book of the Year Award, National Communication Association (NCA), GLBTQ
Communication Studies Division, November, 2023.
The 2023 Outstanding Book Award, National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division & Caucus, November, 2023.
The 2023 Outstanding Article Award, National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division & Caucus, November, 2023.
The 2020 Book of the Year Award, National Communication Association (NCA), GLBTQ
Communication Studies Division, November, 2020.
The 2020 Book of the Year Award, National Communication Association (NCA), GLBTQ
Communication Studies Division, November, 2020.
The 2020 Outstanding Article Award, National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division & Caucus, November, 2020.
The 2017 Outstanding Article of the Year, National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, November 2017.
The 2016 Monograph of the Year Award, National Communication Association (NCA), GLBTQ
Communication Studies Division, November 2016.
Awards for Top-Ranked Paper
Ralph Cooley Top Paper Award Winner, National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, November 2022.
• awarding the top number one faculty competitive paper among top four faculty competitive papers.
Top Competitive Scholar Paper Award, National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, November 2022.
Top Paper, National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division, November, 2021.
Top Paper, National Communication Association (NCA), GLBTQ Communication Studies Division, November, 2021.
Top Paper Panel, Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Performance Studies Interest Group, February 2019.
Top Paper, Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Performance Studies Interest Group, February 2018.
Ralph Cooley Top Paper Award Winner, National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, November 2017.
• awarding the top number one faculty competitive paper among top four faculty competitive papers.
Top Competitive Scholar Paper Award, National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, November 2017.
Top Papers Award, Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, February 2015.
Top Three Papers Award, Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, February 2014.
Top Competitive Papers Award, Eastern Communication Association (ECA), Intercultural Communication Interest Group, April 2011.
Top Four Student Papers Award, National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, November 2010.
Top Paper Award, Eastern Communication Association (ECA), Voice of Diversity Interest Group, April 2009.
Recognition Awards
Distinguished Scholar, National Communication Association (NCA), International and Intercultural Communication Division, November 2024.
• recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to International and Intercultural Communication.
Presidential Citation of Service, National Communication Association (NCA), November, 2021.
• recognizing the dedication and service to NCA.
Faculty Mentor Award, National Communication Association (NCA), Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division & Caucus, November, 2021.
• recognizing outstanding mentorship of students and colleagues.
Randy Majors Memorial Award, National Communication Association (NCA), The Caucus on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns, Baltimore, MD, November, 2019.
• recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender scholarship in communication studies. Each year the Caucus presents the award to one individual at the National Communication Association annual convention.
Men’s Basketball Honorary Guest Coach, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, November 2014.
• recognizing the faculty who support academic programs of student-athletes.
Committee of Scholars, Eastern Communication Association (ECA), 2014-2015
• recognizing up and coming scholars within the discipline of communication.
Honorary Guest Speaker, Missouri State University’s Signature Event 10th Annual Public Affairs Conference, Springfield, MO, April 2014.
• recognizing visible scholars in the field.
Lavender Giraffe Award, University of Denver, Center for Multicultural Excellence, April 2012.
• recognizing the courage to “stick out” their necks for LGBTIQ&A issues through teaching and research.
Scholarship
Research Project Support Fund, University of New Mexico, Department of Communication and Journalism, November 2012.
The ASEM (Advanced Year Seminar) Teaching Support Fund, University of Denver, ASEM Committee, February 2012.
Passed Dissertation’s Oral Defense Examination with Distinction, Howard University, Department of Communication and Culture, March 2011.
The Student of Color Travel Grant, National Communication Association (NCA), November 2010.
Passed Comprehensive Examination with Distinction, Howard University, Communication and Culture, May 2010.
National Communication Association (NCA) Doctoral Honors Seminar, West Virginia University, June 2009.
Passed Screening Examination with Distinction, Howard University, Department of Communication and Culture, May 2009.
Frederick Douglass Doctoral Scholars Fellowship, Howard University, Graduate School, 2008-2011.
• The most prestigious 3 years guaranteed fellowship with the competitive stipend.
National Dean’s List, 2006/2007.
MAGNA CUM LAUDE graduate, San Francisco State University, January 2006.