Recognitions

AWARDS/HONORS

2018

1) 25 Women Making a Difference in Higher Education. Diverse: Journal for Higher Education.

2016

1) Recipient for the 2016 Rosa Parks Diversity Award for my organization R.A.C.E., University of
Colorado Denver.

2) AERA Book Award Nomination

3) Society of Professors in Education Honorable Mention Book Award

4) Candidate for 2016 university-wide Excellence in Research
University of Colorado Denver

Recipient for Graduate School Dean’s Mentoring Award University-wide
University of Colorado Denver

2015

1) Recipient for Excellence in Research
School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver

Nominated for 2015 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Scholars of Color Committee for Early Scholar Award

Recipient for the 2014 Rosa Parks Diversity Award
University of Colorado Denver.

Recipient for 2014 AERA Division K’s Innovations in Research on Diversity in Teacher Education.).

2013

1) Awarded Travel Grant for Women Faculty of Color in the Academy University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign.

2012

1) Nominated for 2013 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Early Scholar Award for SIG Multicultural Education by Dr. Christine Sleeter.

2011

1) Nominated for 2012 American Education Research Association (AERA) Dissertation Award Division G by Dr. Ricky Lee Allen

2010

1)Nominated for 2012 American Education Research Association (AERA) Dissertation Award Division G by Dr. Don Nakanishi

2009

1) George Kneller Prize ($2000)
UCLA Department of Education

2008

1) Ben & Alice Hirano Academic Prize Recipient ($500)
UCLA Asian American Studies Center

2) Pedro Gonong Honors Scholarship (2,000)
Los Angeles UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association

2007

1) Fellowship ($15,000)
UCLA Department of Education Fellowship

2) UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Science Fellowship ($15,000)
Los Angeles

2016

1) Fellowship ($10,000)
UCLA Department of Education Fellowship

2) UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Science Fellowship ($10,000)
Los Angeles

2005

1) Best Academic Paper Award and Scholarship for 2005 Master’s Thesis ($500)
California State University Long Beach: Asian American Studies

2001

1) Statewide student teacher of the year award ($1,000)
Filipino American Educators Association Conference Oakland, CA

2) Student-Teacher Scholarship ($1,000)
Oakland FILAMEDA (Filipino American Educators Association)