• Distinguished Article Award, Family Communication Division, National Communication Association, Awarded at the Annual Conference, November 2022.
  
• Top Four Paper, Health Communication Division, Western States Communication Association (WSCA) Annual Conference, February 2022.
  
• John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize, for the article titled “Practices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection with Patients in the Clinical Encounter”, The ABIM Foundation, 2021.
  
• University Grant Academy (UGA) Award, San José State University, 2019.
  
• Fellow, Rutgers Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (RASTL), 2014 - 2016
• Recipient of Outstanding Graduating Doctoral Student Award, Rutgers University, 2015.
• Recipient of Distinguished Achievement as a Part-Time Lecturer Award, Rutgers University, 2015.
• Recipient of Outstanding Continuing Student Award, Rutgers University 2014.
• Top Four Paper Award, Family Communication Division, National Communication Association, Awarded November, 2013.
• Recipient of Outstanding Research Practicum Display Award, Rutgers University 2013.
• Recipient of Distinguished Achievement as a Teaching Assistant Award, Rutgers University 2013.
• Recipient of Most Outstanding First Year Doctoral Student Award, Rutgers University 2012.
• Recipient of International Research Pre-Dissertation/ Special Study Award, Rutgers University 2012.