Faculty of the Year, 2012
Public Relations Student Society of America Utah Valley University Chapter
Wolverine Achievement Awards Finalist, Full-Time Faculty of the Year, 2012
Utah Valley University
Top Paper Panel, 2012
Media Studies Interest Group, Central States Communication Association
Agenda setting in the age of social media: The New York Times and Twitter.
Journal’s Top Downloaded Paper, 2011
Mass Communication and Society
Did Social Media Really Matter? College students’ use of online media and political decision making in the 2008 election.
Wolverine Achievement Award Finalist, Organization of the Year, 2011
Utah Valley University
ePortfolio Contest Winner, Third Place, 2008
Center for Teaching & Learning Technology, Washington State University
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Communication Studies, 2006
University of Miami
Graduate Student Association Award Recipient, 2006
University of Miami
