Allan Schnaiberg Outstanding Publication Award, Environmental Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association, 2021.
Excellence in Research Award, Rural Sociological Society, 2017.
Association of American Publishers Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) Award Winner, Sociology & Social Work, 2017.
For Fighting King Coal: The Challenges to Micromobilization in Central Appalachia
Society for Human Ecology Gerald L. Young Book Award in Human Ecology, 2017.
For Fighting King Coal: The Challenges to Micromobilization in Central Appalachia
Nautilus Book Awards, Gold Medal, 2016.
For Fighting King Coal: The Challenges to Micromobilization in Central Appalachia
Excellence in Writing Award, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies, University of Kentucky, 2015.
Association for Humanist Sociology Book Award, 2014.
For Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed: Appalachian Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice
Practice and Outreach Award, Environmental Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association, 2013.
Robert Boguslaw Award for Technology and Humanism, Environmental Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association, 2013.
Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Arts & Sciences, Univ. of Kentucky ($1,500), 2013.
Early Career Research Award, Rural Sociological Society ($1,000), 2012.
Honorable Mention, Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Social Sciences, Council of Graduate Schools/ProQuest International, 2011.
Rural Sociology Best Article Award, Rural Sociological Society ($1,000), 2011.
Honorable Mention, Allan Schnaiberg Outstanding Publication Award, Environmental Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association, 2011.
University of Oregon Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship, University of Oregon Graduate School and the Office of the Vice President for Research ($18,000), 2009-2010.
Jane Grant Dissertation Fellowship, Center for the Study of Women and Society, University of Oregon ($12,000; declined due to acceptance of UO Doctoral Fellowship), 2009-2010.
Student Publication Award, Department of Sociology, University of Oregon ($500), 2008-09
Wasby-Johnson Dissertation Award, Dept. of Sociology, University of Oregon ($7,500), 2007.
Data Collection & Presentation Award, Dept. of Sociology, University of Oregon ($500), 2006.
Outstanding Rural Health Research Project, West Virginia University Office of Rural Health, 2005.
National Health Service Corps SEARCH Program Fellowship, West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships, West Virginia University ($8,000), 2003-04.
Washington and Lee University Honor Scholarship (Full tuition, four years of study) 1996-2000.
Phi Beta Kappa, Washington and Lee University, 1999.