1995 MSU Outstanding Research Award, Golden Key Honor Society
1996 Paul Pimsleur Award for Outstanding Research, ACTFL (American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages).
1998 Distinguished Faculty Award, Michigan State University
1998 Ralph Smuckler Award for advancing international studies and programs, Michigan State University
1999 Michigan Association of Governing Boards Award
2002 Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award, American Association for Applied Linguistics
2012 Language Learning outstanding article of the year (with Luke Plonsky) for “Quantitative research methods, study quality, and outcomes: The case of interaction research”
2012 ACTFL-MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education (with Luke Plonsky) for “Quantitative research methods, study quality, and outcomes: The case of interaction research”
2014 Kenneth W. Mildenberger award for The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition (with Alison Mackey)
2016 TESOL 50 at 50 Awardee.
Honorary Memberships
American Association for Applied Linguistics
International Association of Applied Linguistics