Fellowships and Grants

• 2024-2025 – ABF/JPB Access to Justice Research Initiative Early Career Scholar for the development of scholarship on access to justice via monthly virtual meetings, in-person workshop at the Law and Society Association annual meeting, and research stipend of $750.  
• 2024 – Graduate Division’s Completion Fellowship, UCI, Graduate Division ($9,500). 
• 2024 – Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship, UCI, Graduate Division ($5,000). 
• 2023 – Public Impact Fellowship, UCI, Graduate Division ($1,000). 
• 2023 – California Policy Lab Graduate Fellowship for joint research with Dr. Bryan Sykes on the “California Racial Justice Act (CRJA) of 2020: Assessing Disparate Impact and Intent in Criminal Sex-Crime Related Cases in Los Angeles County” (two awards totaling $20,000). 
• 2023 – Association of Doctoral Programs in Criminology and Criminal Justice (ADPCCJ) Student Research Funding Opportunity for dissertation research support ($1,000). 
• 2023 – CLS-MAS Professional Development Fellowship, UCI, CLS (~$7,000). 
• 2021 – Center for Organizational Research Small Grant, UCI ($1,000). 
• 2020 – Kitty Calavita Fellowship, UCI, CLS (~$14,000). 
• 2019 – Graduate Dean’s Recruitment Fellowship, UCI, Graduate Division ($5,000). 

Awards & Honors

• 2023 – Dickman Award for Dissertation Research, UCI, CLS ($1,500). 
• 2023 – Gil Geis Award for Excellence in Research, UCI, CLS ($500). 
• 2022 – Kitty Calavita Award for Outstanding Pre-Dissertation Research Project, UCI, CLS. ($250). 
• 2021 – Graduate Student Symposium Highest Score Award, UCI, Graduate Division ($400). 
• 2021 – Editorial Board Service Commendation, Pacific Sociological Association. 
• 2018 – BleakHouse Literary Award, American University. 
• 2018 – Graduate Student Showcase Research Award, American University. 
• 2016 – Merit Award, American University ($19,000).