Awards & Honors

2018 Mass Media Fellowship (offered, but declined to accept) | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2018 Pillar of the Community | Univ. of Georgia

2018 Nat. Patricia K Cross Future Leaders Award | Am. Assoc. Colleges & Universities

2017 3rd place graduate talk, Plant Biology Symposium | Univ. Georgia

2017 Wilbur Duncan Award (Outstanding Graduate Student) | Univ. Georgia

2017 1 of 7 finalists for the SOAR: Pillar of the Community Award | Univ. Georgia

2017 Inducted into the University of Georgia Blue Key National Honor Society

2016 1st place graduate talk, Plant Biology Symposium | Univ. Georgia

2016 Best of: 3 Minute Thesis, Honor | Univ. System Georgia Board of Regents

2016 2nd place Elevator Pitch contest | American Soc. Plant Biologists

2016 3 Minute Thesis finalist (of 72 participants) | Univ. of Georgia

2015 3rd Place Poster Presentation, Plant Center Symp. | Univ. Georgia

2015 3rd Place Poster Presentation, Plant Biology Symp. | Univ. Georgia

2015 3rd Place Poster Presentation, undergraduate symp. | Univ. Arizona

2014 Athens Science Café Co-Feature, contributions to science communication and outreach | UGA Grad. School

2014 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Biological Sciences | Univ. Georgia

2007 Wildcat Scholarship, 4 year full college scholarship | Univ. of Arizona

2000 K6 United States Chess Federation National Team Champion | USCF

2018 Phenome Travel Award | American Soc. Plant Biologists

2017 Plant Bio. Grad. Student Assoc. Travel Grant ($400) | Univ. Georgia

2016 Community Engagement Travel Award ($2,000) | American Soc. Plant Biologists

2016 Graduate School Travel Award ($220) | Univ. of Georgia

2015 Plant Bio. Grad. Student Assoc. Research Grant ($750) | Univ. Georgia

2014 Rosemary Grant ($2,450) | Society for the Study of Evolution

2014 Plant Biology Palfrey Research Grant ($1,250) | Univ. of Georgia