National Institutes of Health Fellowship
Honorable mention for Goldwater Scholarship
CEDIK Appalachian Health Center Scholarship
UK Undergraduate Research Travel Award
Selected for National Youth Science Camp
National Institutes of Health Fellowship
Second Place Pre-doctoral Poster Presentation, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry Departmental Retreat
2014
Max Steckler Fellowship, University of Kentucky Graduate School
2017
Second Place at 16th Gill Heart Cardiovascular Day Postdoc Poster Competition
T32 Fellowship
Max Steckler Award
2017 – 2018
Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship from National Academy of Sciences
F32 Training Fellowship in Toxicology
Max Steckler Award
2017 – 2018
Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship from National Academy of Sciences
Robert A. Lester Award*
University of Kentucky Dissertation Year Fellowship
Max Steckler Award
Robert A. Lester Award*
Midwest Zebrafish Conference (Podium Presentation)
ASBMB Travel Award
ASBMB Science Policy Fellowship
Robert A. Lester Award*
Fellowship to attend Cold Spring Harbor Course: X-Ray Methods in Structural Biology
University of Kentucky Graduate School Student Travel Award
Max Steckler Award
ASBMB Travel Award
ASV Graduate Student Travel Award
University of Kentucky Graduate Student Travel Award
2017 – 2018
UK WISM Rising Star Award
UK Graduate School Travel Award American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Meeting
2015
Max Steckler Award
American Heart Association Fellowship
2014
Max Steckler Award
NIH Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Training Grant
2013
Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellowship, National Science Foundation
Graduate Travel Award
2013 – 2014
Max Steckler Award
Daniel R. Reedy Quality Achievement Award
ASBMB Travel Award
2017 – 2020
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Max Steckler Award
TL1 Predoctoral Award from CCTS
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Award (NIH)
NIH/NCI F31 April
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Max Steckler Award
Kentucky Opportunity Fellowship
Northern Kentucky Alumni Fellowship
2016 – 2018
Lyman T. Johnson Fellowship
2017
COM Excellence in Research Graduate Fellowship
Tenure-track position at the University of Central Arkansas
ASBMB Travel Award
2018
Max Steckler Award
ASV Graduate Student Travel Award
University of Kentucky Graduate School Student Travel Award
ASBMB Travel Awards
2018
Max Steckler Award
University of Kentucky Graduate School Academic Year Fellowship
2016
Robert A. Lester Award*
Tenure-Track Faculty Position at Skidmore College
Honorable Mention, NSF Predoc
2018
COM Excellence in Research Graduate Fellowship
Max Steckler Award
Graduate Travel Award
UK Graduate School Travel Award, American Society for Virology
2015
F31 Fellowship
2017
Robert A. Lester Award*
2015 – 2018
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Award (NIH)
Kentucky Opportunity Fellowship
Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati UK Alumni Club Fellowship
2016
Daniel R. Reedy Quality Achievement Award
2017
Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award
1st Place Poster Presentation, Department of Biochemistry Spring Research Conference
Outstanding Poster Award, 34th Annual Bluegrass Society for Neuroscience (BGSFN) Spring Neuroscience Day
Graduate School Academic Year Fellowship
2016 – Present
Diversity Supplement 02S1 for R01-ES024478-YFM
2017
Daniel R. Reedy Quality Achievement Award
ASBMB Travel Award for Experimental Biology
Travel Award
2017 – 2018
Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati UK Alumni Club Fellowship
Young Investigator Merit Award, 15th Midwest Platelet Conference
Graduate Student Travel Award
Kentucky Opportunity Fellowship
2015 – 2017
American Heart Association
F30 Award
ASBMB Travel Award
Graduate Travel Award
2015
F31 Fellowship
2017
AAAS Poster Competition/Honorable Mention in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Tenure-Track position at Sewanee, University of the South
COM Excellence in Research Graduate Fellowship
First Place at Stand Up for Your Start Business Plan Competition
Second Place at University of Kentucky Bootcamp Business Plan Competition
Co-I on COBRE grant: "Defining the Contribution of Laforin in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Metabolism and Tumorigenesis"
2018
Promoted to Research Assistant Professor
Second Place in COM Postdoctoral Competition
NIH New Innovator Award
Basic Urologic Research Distinguished Service Award
Fellowship of the American Heart Association
University Research Professorship
2017
President of the American Society of Virology
Undergraduate Research Faculty of the Week (September)
2018
2018 COBRE Independence Macaig Award
University Research Professorship
Chair of the ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee
University of Kentucky Women in Medicine and Science Mentorship Award Finalist