Awards/Honors/Grants

Awards

ASHA Advancing Academic-Research Careers (AARC) Award – 2020
Link to more information on the AARC Award

Outstanding Mentor for Undergraduate Research – 2020
SS Outstanding Mentor Award
Certificate Santhanam Outstanding Mentor for Undergraduate Research

MSU Denver Diversity Initiative Grant – 2020
ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) – 2019 & 2020
Katzner Graduate Student Research Award at Bowling Green State University – 2013
OMAN Graduate Student Success Award – 2013

Grants
MSU Denver Provost Mini-Grant – 2020
Study: Group Work in the Classroom: Comparing Experiences of Students with and without
Autism

Undergraduate Research Program Mini-Grant – 2019
Study: A Comparison of Self-Advocacy and Social Communication Skills in Adults with and without Autism

Undergraduate Research Program Mini-Grant – 2019
Study: Autismo en Niños de Familias Bilingües: A Video Resource Project

College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences Professional Development & Undergraduate Research Mini-Grant – 2018
Study: Resilience in Parents of Children with Autism: A Preliminary Investigation

Organization for Autism Research (OAR) Graduate Student Research grant to pursue doctoral dissertation – 2013
Study: Child-related factors that influence responsiveness in mothers of preschool children with autism spectrum disorders: A mixed-methods study