AWARDS AND HONORS
Awards
2022 - Faculty Researcher Award, School of Social Work, UNC Charlotte
2022 - Community Engagement Award, College of Health and Human Services, UNC Charlotte
2022 - The Sojourner Truth Black Excellence Award, C4 Counseling Agency
2021 - North Carolina NASW Social Worker of the Year
2019 - Lucille P. and Edward C. Giles Dissertation Fellowship
2019 - Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
2017 - Recipient, UNC Charlotte, Research Funding Award Recipient
2016 - Recipient, College of Health & Human Services, UNC Charlotte, Diversity Award
2016 - Recipient, Graduate Teaching Award, Graduate Social Work Association
2012 - Recipient, Cardinal Innovations Healthcare, Cultural Diversity Honorable Mention Award
2006 - Recipient, Rising Star Grantsmanship Award, Johnson C. Smith University
2004 - Recipient, Presbyterian Hospital Employee Award
Honors
2022 - Nominated as a College of Health and Human Services Research Exemplar
2019 - USC Social Determinants of Health Innovation Project
2018 - present UNC Charlotte Quality Matters Associate Faculty Fellow
2018 - present Leadership UNC Charlotte
2015 - 2019 - Honorary Recognition, Selected by Graduating Seniors as a Faculty Member Having Made the Most Significant, Positive Contribution to their Education
2016 - Present - Recipient, Urban Education Collaborative Doctoral Fellow Program, UNC Charlotte
2016 - 2017 - Recipient, Urban Education Collaborative Grant Fellow Program, UNC Charlotte
2015 - Honorary Member, Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society
2010-2013 - Public Reviewer, National Institutes of Mental Health Adult Mental Health Interventions Subcommittee, 2-Term Appointment​​
