Awards
- 2022. Community Outcomes and Impact Award, International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement.
- 2022. Teaching Award: College of Letters and Science, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies.
- 2020. UC Davis Sustainability Champion, Faculty Award.
- 2018. Sierra Club Northern California's "Best Grassroots Activist," Motherlode chapter.
- 2017-18. One of 13 faculty selected nationally for the Mellon "New Directions Fellowship"for my project, “Toxic Trespass.”
- 2005.“Unsung Hero” award from the UC-Berkeley Chancellor’s Office for having gone beyond the call of duty to “transform student lives.” One of 200 people selected among 4,000 staff, faculty, and TAs nominated.
- 2001. Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award. Anthropology.