Recognition
Selected grants, awards, fellowships, and microcredentials — grouped by type, then by recency. Where the recognition is collaborative, the team is named; where it is individual, the citation is included for verification.
Funded grants
- 2025Promoting Pedagogical Wellness Through a Community of Practice: A Scalable Faculty Development ModelPOD Network Early Researcher Grant · $1,000
- 2025Professional Development AwardResearch Enhancement Assistance Program (REAP) at UNT Health · $5,000
National & regional awards
- 2026TxDLA Outstanding Commitment to Excellence and Innovation in Digital Learning by an Organization Award (team)Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA)Statewide award recognizing the Department of Educational Development's leadership in digital learning innovation
- 2026UPCEA Credential Innovation Award (team)UPCEANational award to the Division of Academic Innovation for credentialing innovation
- 2024Delta Omega Innovative Curriculum Runner-Up AwardDelta Omega Public Health Honor SocietyFor interactive lecture redesign of EPID 5300 Principles of Epidemiology (with Battaglia, Neelamegam) — national recognition of innovative public health curriculum
Nominations & board service
- 2025Nominated — TxDLA Outstanding Commitment to Excellence and Innovation in Digital Learning AwardTexas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA)Nomination signals leadership visibility in TX digital learning community
- 2023Nominated — OLC Board of Directors 2024-2026Online Learning Consortium (OLC)National-level board nomination
- 2023Nominated — Excellence in Faculty Development AwardOnline Learning Consortium (OLC)National recognition of faculty development work
Institutional recognitions
- 2024UNT System Way to Go Honoree (Regional Simulation Center)UNT System / Regional Simulation Center at UNT HealthSystem-level recognition for collaborative excellence
- 2024UNT System Way to Go Honoree (Office of Culture and Experience)UNT System / Office of Culture and Experience at UNT HealthSystem-level recognition for cultural contribution
- 2021–2022Project of the Month (Five-Time Awardee)UNT Health Division of Academic InnovationRecognition of project leadership and execution; five separate months
Fellowships & microcredentials
- 2025IELOL Fellow — Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online LearningOnline Learning Consortium
- 2024 & 2025ID2ID Advisory Committee MemberEDUCAUSE / Penn State University
- OngoingCertified Quality Matters CoordinatorQuality Matters