Best of Illinois History Award from the Illinois State Historical Society (Awarded to the Indigenous Chicago project), 2025
Kipchoge Neftali Kirkland Social Justice Award from the National Council for the Social Studies – College and University Faculty Assembly (Awarded to the Turtle Island Social Studies Collective for “Realizing Rematriation for Social Studies Education”), 2024
Mellon Foundation, “Indigenous Engagement in Place” (co-PI), 2023
American Philosophical Society Phillips Fund for Native American Research Recipient, 2022
Campus Compact Presidents’ Civic Engagement Leadership Award, 2022
Curriculum Inquiry Writing Fellow, 2022
Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship, 2022
Institute for Citizens and Scholars Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty, 2022
Carleton Curricular Innovation Grant, 2020
Finalist, Critical Educators for Social Justice Distinguished Dissertation Award, 2020
Public Works: Arts & Humanities Connecting Communities (Mellon Grant), 2019-2021 (three-time recipient)
Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award (Humanities and Fine Arts), 2019