Research Awards
ACPA – College Student Educators International
- Emerging Scholar Award (2012)
AFP – The Association of Fundraising Professionals
- Early Career Emerging Scholar Award (2014)
- Skystone Partners Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy, in recognition of Expanding the donor base in higher education: Engaging non-traditional donors (Routledge, 2013). (2014)
ASHE – Association for the Study of Higher Education
- Barbara K. Townsend Award Lecture, "Fundraising and Institutional Advancement: Theory, Practice, and New Paradigms" (2015)
CASE – The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
- John Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Educational Advancement, in recognition of "The Social Base of Philanthropic Fundraising in Higher Education: How Frames and Identity Matter." (2015)
- H.S. Warwick Award for Outstanding Research in Alumni Relations for Educational Advancement in recognition of my dissertation. (2009)
- John Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Educational Advancement in recognition of Philanthropy, fundraising, and volunteerism in higher education. (2009)
University of Pennsylvania
- PennGSE Ethel and Allen “Buddy” Carruth Sustained Leadership in Education Award (2023)
- PennGSE Early Career/Recent Alumni Award (2016)