Honors and Awards

Professional Awards and Honors

  • American Psychological Association Sara S. Sparrow Early Career Award (2018)
  • Western Psychological Association Early Career Outstanding Research Award (2018)
  • Loma Linda University School of Behavioral Health Excellence in Research Award (2016)
  • American Psychological Association Division 33 Fellow (2021)
  • Finalist for Kinzer-Rice Award for Excellence in Unviersity Teaching at LLU (2014)
  • Participant in NH Interdisciplinary Training Conference in Developmental Disabilities (2014)
  • Charles and Sue K Young Award [awarded to top 4 graduate students at UCLA] (2011)
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2007)
  • UCLA J. Arthur Woodward Peer Mentoring Award (2010)
  • American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Psychology (Present)
  • Division Student Research Award (2010)
  • UCLA Department of Psychology Senior Scientist-Practitioner Award [Clinical student who most successfully integrates research and clinical activities] (2010)
  • American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Student Research Award (2009)
  • APA Division 33 Student Research Award (2008)
  • Zeaman Travel Award for Gatlinburg Conference (2008)
  • Pauley Family Fellowship (2006)
  • UCLA Graduate Student Research Mentorship Fellowship (2007)
  • UCLA University Fellowship (2006)
  • UCLA Staff Assembly Schoalrship (2006)