2020 Awarded the Most Outstanding Article for 2019 That Best Represents the International Journal of the Whole Child Mission
2015 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (University wide) UAB - link
2015 Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship (University Wide) UAB - link
2014 Inaugural award for Distinguished Article of the Year (2014) in Childhood Education. Published with doctoral students. Ranked 2nd in articles downloaded in the journal's 90+ year history. Award provided by publishers Francis and Taylor
2013 Awarded “Honorable Mention” in the Association for Childhood Education International's 2012 Distinguished Education Research Article Award Program for a 2012 article in the Journal of Research in Childhood Education (International)
2010 Appointed to the Graduate Faculty, UAB
2008 ACEI award for “Outstanding Service as a Conference Program Co-Chair” for the ACEI International Conference & Exhibition (International)
2006 Recipient of the Mid-South Education Research Association’s “ Research in the Schools Outstanding Reviewer Award" (Regional)
2004 Recipient of the Alumni “Outstanding Graduate” award, Early Childhood Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Department)
2003 Appointed to the Graduate Faculty (“Full” status), VSU
2001 Voted to Graduate Faculty status, SUNY Buffalo
1997 Recipient of the Virginia Horns Marsh Scholarship for Early Childhood Education (School)
1997 Induction into Kappa Delta Pi Honors Society (National)