Fellowships

•Fellow. American Fellowships Dissertation, American Association of University Women (AAUW). 2017-2018. $20,000.
•Fellow. Digital Pedagogy Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison, (2015). $1,200.

Awards

•Peter W. Likins Inclusive Excellence Award. Office of Diversity and Inclusion, University of Arizona. (2017)
•Southwest Popular/ American Culture Association, Popular Culture Pedagogy Graduate Student Paper Award: "Teaching Technical Writing through the Design and Running Escape Rooms" (2017)
•Professional Writing Teaching Award. University of Arizona Writing Program. (2016).
• Aaron Swartz Award for Best Webtext. Writing Commons. (2015) •"Audience Favorite" data visualization (Team "Dream Weavers"). Arizona Migrahack hackathon ($750) (2015)
  • "The project, which is mobile-friendly and easily shareable on several social media platforms, won the Audience Favorite award at Arizona. Team members included four journalists, a computer science student and a doctoral student in English who calls herself a “digital humanist.”
•Best mobile app. idea: "Song Scholar." 1000 Pitches competition, Innovate UA ($1,000) (2014)
  • "An annual competition expanding to 8 universities across the nation where students pitch solutions to problems they see around the world and in their own community."
• #DefineRhetoric 2014 winner, Harlot digital magazine (2014)
  • An annual rhetoric definition competition that takes place on Twitter and is hosted by Harlot.
•"Community Game Changer" Award for "DailyPhoDo" mobile app concept, Hackathon: Code for Tucson ($100) (2014)
  • Instagram "DailyPhoDo" (daily photo donation) challenge that gives back to local communities in need.
• Ruth Gardner Teaching Award (Nominated) (2014)
• Global Recognition Gold Award (2), Bank of America (2012)
• Outstanding Teach Back Award, Six Flags Parks (2009)
• Guest Service Superstar, Six Flags Parks (2005 & 2009)
• Academic Excellence Award, California Lutheran University (2008)

Scholarships

• Computers and Writing Conference/Graduate Research Network Travel Award (2014). $225.
• English Graduate Union Travel Scholarship, University of Arizona (2014, 2015). $325.
• Magic Mountain Scholarship Award, Six Flags Parks (2009). $1,000.
• John and Marjorie Scholarship, California Lutheran University (2008). $750.

Grants

•Student Faculty Interaction Grant, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, University of Arizona (2016). $500.
• Innovative Learning Catalyst Grant, Focused-associational Thinking Virtual Reality (FAT-VR). Project team: E. Bentley, C. Chaterdon, J. Cortez, and K. McAllister (2015). $5,000.

Service

• Judge, University of Arizona Pitchfest, 2016
• Volunteer, Hack Arizona, ​2016
•Student Ambassador, Tech Launch Arizona, February 2015- January 2016
•Community Organizer, Code for Tucson, 2014-Present
• Volunteer writer, Arizona International Film Festival, 2014
• Volunteer, Tucson Festival of Books, 2014
• Essay reader for The Student’s Guide to First-Year Writing essay contest, 2014
• Volunteer, Samaritan Center Simi Valley, 2013
• Registration table volunteer, Papers Please, 2013
• UofA Writing Program website contributor, 2013
• Sigma Tau Delta- Alpha Eta Gamma, President, 2007-2009