- Top Paper, Mass Communication Division, National Communication Association, 2024
- Top Student Paper, Social Cognition Division, National Communication Association, 2024
- Outstanding Teaching Award, Northwestern University, Department of Communication Studies, 2023
- Practitioner Certificate, Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), 2022
- Teaching Certificate, Northwestern University, Searle Center For Advancing Learning & Teaching, 2022
- Top Paper, Mass Communication Division, National Communication Association, 2022
- Top Paper, Political Communication Division, National Communication Association, 2020
- USC Emma Josephine Bradley Bovard Award, Spring 2016
- Dean Joan Metcalf Schaefer Scholar, Fall 2014
2024 NSF 24-504 Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace, Submission Title: “Mitigating the sharing of medical disinformation: Modelincausal g decision processes of harmful content to enable improved AI disagreement and personalization,” $400,000
2023 Graduate Research Grant, Northwestern University, The Graduate School. Submission Title: Exploring the Role of Self-Affirmation in Curbing Conspiracy Theory Belief, $1500*
2023 Graduate Dissertation Grant, Northwestern University, Department of Communication Studies. Submission Title: Exploring the Role of Self-Affirmation in Curbing Conspiracy Theory Belief, $1500*
2021 APA/CDC Grant Psychological Science Addressing COVID-19 Pandemic Priorities Program (CDC Award# 6NU87PS004366-03-02), Submission Title: Sharing for Belonging not Belief: Does the Motivation to Belong Influence Misinformation Sharing? $200,000
*Awarded
Editorial Board Member
Communication Research Reports , 2024 - Present
Ad-Hoc Journal Review'
Communication Research, Communication Research Reports, Health Communication, Human Communication Research, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, International Journal of Communication, Mass Communication and Society, PLOS ONE, Political Communication
Clemson University
Clemson University
- Department of Communication, Curriculum Committee 2025 —
- Department of Communication, Hiring Committee 2025 - 2026
Northwestern
- Admitted Student Onboarding, 2020 —
Northwestern
- Admitted Student Onboarding, 2020 —
- Center of Media Psychology & Social Influence, Lab Manager, 2019-2021
- Prospective Student Welcome Weekend, Lead Student Coordinator, 2020
Communication Associations
- NCA & ICA Volunteer Submission Reviewer, 2021—
- NCA Conference Volunteer, New Orleans 2022
- NCA Conference Volunteer, Seattle 2021
Memberships
- National Communication Association
- International Communication Association
- Academy of Communication in Healthcare
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, Hollywood, Health & Society, Research Specialist, 2018-2019
USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, Media Impact Project, Research Specialist, 2017 - 2019
USC Wendy Wood Social Behavior Lab, Research Assistant, 2016
USC Annenberg Faculty, Research Assistant, 2015 - 2016
USC Values, Ideology, and Morality Lab, Research Assistant, 2013 - 2014
University of California Los Angeles, Longevity Center, Research Assistant, 2012
USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, Media Impact Project, Research Specialist, 2017 - 2019
USC Wendy Wood Social Behavior Lab, Research Assistant, 2016
USC Annenberg Faculty, Research Assistant, 2015 - 2016
USC Values, Ideology, and Morality Lab, Research Assistant, 2013 - 2014
University of California Los Angeles, Longevity Center, Research Assistant, 2012