Awards & Honors

Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Hawaii Pacific University, 2019.

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Challenge Grant, Hawai‘i Pacific University 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2012, 2010, 2006.

College of Liberal Arts Scholarship Endeavors Program Award 2019 (cancelled due to budget cut), 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013.

Faculty Development Grant, Hawai‘i Pacific University, spring 2022, spring 2018, spring 2016, spring & summer 2015, spring 2012, spring 2009, spring 2008, fall 2005.

The English Language Teaching Materials Development and Summer Institute Program, grant from the Office of English Language Program, U.S. Department of State, award number S-ECAAL-08-CA-228 (KF), 2008-2011. Principal investigator: Carlos Juárez, Hawai‘i Pacific University. 

The Trustees’ Scholarly Endeavors Program Award (discontinued), Hawai‘i Pacific University, spring & fall 2013, spring & fall 2012, fall 2011, fall 2007, spring & fall 2006.

Technology Enhancement Grant, Hawai‘i Pacific University, spring 2008, spring 2007, fall 2005.

The Graduate Student Travel Award from the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), March, 2003.

The Vilas Fellowship for Conference Travel, fall 2002. Attended the World Congress of Applied Linguistics in Singapore, December, 2002.

The Marie Christine Kohler – Knapp Fellowship for dissertation writing, fall 2000 – summer 2002.

The Albert H. Marckwardt Travel Grant from Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), March, 2000.

The Professional Development Grant from Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), March, 2000. Declined due to overlap with The Albert H. Marckwardt Travel Grant.

Research Assistantship, The Wisconsin Center for Education Research and The Department of English, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998-2000.

Conjoined Fellowship from the Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin and the US Committee for Scientific Cooperation with Vietnam for graduate studies, 1996 – 1997.

Best Translator of Foreign Literature Award, Sông Hương [Fragrant River] magazine, 1996.

Scholarship from Japan Airlines for a cultural exchange program on the theme of culture and tourism for students from Asia and Oceania, summer 1994.

First prize, contest for Best Style, Students of Pedagogy, Teacher Training College, University of Huế, November 1994.