Professional Awards
2023 SPSSI Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award
This Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) award is given to recognize internationally prominent teachers and mentors and their work.
2022 University of San Francisco’s Outstanding Professor Beyond the Hilltop Award
This award honors teaching excellence at USF’s campuses beyond the Hilltop. This award is for those dedicated to positively engaging students and delivering outstanding education.
2022 puente y ganas award
The Puente & Ganas Award honors and recognizes the service of Sonoma County individuals who have demonstrated consistent effort to engage, empower and elevate the Latinx community in Sonoma County.
2021 National Latinx Psychological Association Star Vega Distinguished Service Award
This award is conferred upon a psychologist who has distinguished themselves through service to the Latinx community. The award is named in honor and memory of Dr. Star Vega.
2021 SCP social justice award
This award was established by the Society of Counseling Psychologists to honor a counseling psychologist with demonstrated evidence of achieving community change that supports disenfranchised or oppressed groups.
2020 Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award
This award honors (USF) faculty who have demonstrated innovative uses of technology in education to improve student learning.
2020 early career award for distinguished professional contributions to counseling psychology
This award was established by the Society of Counseling Psychologists to honor distinguished professional contributions by an early career counseling psychologist.
2019 Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award
The Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award recognizes and honors a USF faculty or staff member who has made exceptional contributions to enhancing and supporting diversity and inclusion.
2018 Ignatian Service Award
The Ignatian Service Award recognizes an exceptional commitment to the service of students, USF, and the community at large, in light of the religious and moral legacy of St. Ignatius.
2018 william j. dunne Award
The William J. Dunne Award recognizes a USF faculty member that has demonstrated excellence to the university and the community through service, creativity, innovation, and leadership, above and beyond regular job duties.