Grants and Awards

Grants and Fellowships

2017 FY16 American English E-Teacher Program Course Delivery, $137,068 (anticipated funding 206,419)—Administered by FHi360 and sponsored by U.S. Department of State (Co-Principal Investigator)

2017 Research Fellowship, $6,000—Michigan Virtual Research Institute, Michigan Virtual University

2016 Research Fellowship, $6,000—Michigan Virtual Research Institute, Michigan Virtual University

2015 Research Fellowship, $6,000—Michigan Virtual Research Institute, Michigan Virtual University

2014 Research Fellowship, $6,000—Michigan Virtual Research Institute, Michigan Virtual University

2014 Academic Fellowship, $18,000 ($8,000 stipend and $10,000 development fund)—Office of Distance Education, George Mason University

2012 Graduate Research Fellowship, $15,000—Graduate Studies, Brigham Young University.

2010 Graduate Mentoring Grant recipient, $2,500—Graduate Studies, Brigham Young University.

Awards and Honors

2018 Outstanding Journal Article Award—Design and Development Division, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

2018 Application-Based Journal Article Award—Second Place—Division of Distance Learning, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

2018 Early Career Scholar Award—Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning SIG, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2018 Online Teacher of Distinction—Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, George Mason University.

2016 Early career Symposium sponsored by the National Science Foundation: Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies, Convention registration fee, two nights at the convention hotel, and $350 for transportation

2016 Qualitative Journal Article Award—Third Place—Division of Distance Learning, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

2015 Qualitative Journal Article Award—Second Place—Division of Distance Learning, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

2014 Qualitative Journal Article Award—First Place—Division of Distance Learning, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

2014 Best in Track for Learning Effectiveness (panel participant), Online Learning Consortium Conference [formerly known as SLOAN-C]

2013 IAP Application-Based Journal Article Award—First Place—Division of Distance Learning, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

2012 Cochran Intern, $700 plus registration and housing—ECT Foundation, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

2012 Mentor Endowment Scholarship, $3,000—ECT Foundation, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

2012 IAP Journal Article Award for Advancing Practice—Second Place—Division of Distance Learning, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

2012 Outstanding Student Researcher Award—Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University.

2011 Dean and Sybil McClusky Research Award, $1000—ECT Foundation and the Division of Research and Theory, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT).

2011 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, $300—Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University.

2007/2008 Snake River Valley Teacher of the Year nominee

2003 Graduated Cum Laude—Brigham Young University—Idaho

2003 Inducted into the honors society Phi Theta Kappa

2002 Inducted into the historical honors society Phi Alpha Theta

2001-2003 Full-tuition academic scholarship—Brigham Young University—Idaho