Awards/Honors:
- HSU Presidential Scholar, 2005 and 2006
- Pisum Prize (Best Graduate Student Poster), University of Pittsburgh, Department of Biological Sciences Retreat, Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, 2010
- Outstanding Poster Presentation, College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Expo, University of Pittsburgh, 2011
- Pisum Prize (Best Graduate Student Poster), University of Pittsburgh, Department of Biological Sciences Retreat, Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, 2011
- Outstanding Poster Presentation, College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Expo, University of Pittsburgh, 2012
- The Anne Spychala Student Presentation Award (1st Place), Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, 2012
- School of Arts and Sciences Elizabeth Baranger Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh, 2012
Grants/Fellowships/Scholarships:
- Francis Marie Fischer Memorial Scholarship, 2008- $1,000
- Botanical Society of America Graduate Student Research Award, 2010- $500
- Sigma Xi Grant-In-Aid of Research, 2010- $795
- Pennsylvania Academy of Science Research Grant, 2010- $490
- California Native Plant Society Research Grant, 2010- $400
- Rosemary Grant Award, Society of the Study of Evolution, 2011- $2,500
- Botany In Action Fellowship, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 2012- $3,000
- American Society of Naturalists Student Research Award, 2012- $2,000