AWARDS AND HONORS
2026
Best Article Award, Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs (“Forging connections: nonprofits, TikTok, and authentic engagement - a mixed-methods study”)
2025
Innovation Funding for Research & Creative Endeavors, Minerva Center for High Impact Learning
Joan Fiss Bishop Leadership Award, ASPA Section for Women in Public Administration
2024
Paul Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant Award, American Political Science Association, Public Administration Section
2023
Challenge Grant Winner, IBM Center for the Business of Government
Best Reviewer Award, International Journal of Public Administration
Best Dissertation Award, Section for Women in Public Administration (SWPA), American Society for Public Administration.
2022
Graduate Student Travel Grant Award, Rutgers University-Newark [$500]
Walter W. Mode Scholarship, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) [$1500]
Wallace O. Keene ASPA Conference Scholarship, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
2021
Emerging Scholar Award, Indiana University-Purdue University (IUPUI) Lilly School of Philanthropy, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative [$1000]
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management PNP Division [$50 prize]
2019
Valerie Gregg Scholarship Award, Digital Government Society (dg.o Conference, Dubai, UAE)
Digital Governance Junior Scholar Award Runner-up, ASPA Section for Science and Technology in Government (SSTIG) [$150 prize]
FELLOWSHIPS
Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Democracy and Technology [2026-2027]
CLEAR Fellow, Civic Leadership Education and Research (CLEAR) Initiative
Research Fellow, Center for Technology and Government (CTG)
Future Government Institute Fellow, Public Sector Network
Fellow, ASPA Section for Science and Technology in Government (SSTIG) [2020-2022]
Graduate Research Fellow, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University-Newark [2017-2021]