Honors and Awards
2010 Texas Social Media Awards Winner
2009 Austin’s Under 40 Nominee
2009 Best of Austin Chronicle Critic’s Pick for Most Diversified Portfolio
2005 Student Research Week, Third Place Presentation
2003 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
2002 Conference Travel Award, University of Texas, Austin
2001 Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Texas, Austin
2001 M. B. Smith Research Grant, University of Texas, Austin
2001 Neuroscience/ IMFAR Travel Award, University of Texas, Austin
2001 Gladys Watford Endowed Scholarship, University of Texas, Austin
2000 Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, University of Texas, Austin
Professional Affiliations
- Texas A&M University Graduate Teaching Academy Fellow
- Human Behavior and Evolution Society
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- American Society for Clinical Pathology in Phlebotomy
- Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
- Psi Chi Psychology Honors Society, President 2001-2002, University of Texas, Austin
Professional and Educational Contributions
Ad Hoc Journal Reviewing – Evolution and Human Behavior
Office of Graduate Studies Research Panelist
