Awards & Academic distinctions

• 2018 AAA-AAPA Anatomy in Anthropology Prize, American Association of Physical Anthropologists 
• 2017 William S. Pollitzer Prize, American Association of Physical Anthropologists
• 2014 William S. Pollitzer Prize, American Association of Physical Anthropologists
• 2014 CUNY Graduate Center Doctoral Student Research Grant
• 2014 Awarded Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil) by CUNY Graduate Center
• 2013 Received a Judge's Choice award in the 2013 IGERT Video and Poster competition ( http://posterhall.org/igert2013/posters/419 )
• 2011 Received NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award in Physical Anthropology
• 2010 Received Enhanced Chancellor's Fellowship from Graduate Center, City University of New York

• 2009 Graduated with High Honors (Magna cum Laude); University of California, Santa Barbara

• 2009 Award for Distinction in the Major (Physical Anthropology);  University of California, Santa Barbara

• 2009 Award for Research Promise (Physical Anthropology); University of California, Santa Barbara

• Dean's Honors in Spring 2008, Fall 2008 , Winter 2009 , Spring 2009

Academic Distinctions

• 2011 Fellow of National Science Foundation through Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award
• 2008-2009 President of Anthropology Student Union at University of California, Santa Barbara