Awards and Recognitions

Who’s Who in America, 2008-

Cowden Distinguished Associate Professor, School of Social and Family Dynamics, 2007

American Sociological Association Latino/a Section Distinguished Contribution to Research Award, 2007

ASU Alumni Association Faculty Achievement Award in Research, 2007

School of Justice & Social Inquiry, Affiliated Faculty Recognition Award, 2007

College Marshall (College of Liberal Arts & Sciences), Fall 2006 Commencement, ASU, 2006

Who’s Who in American Education, 2008-

Who’s Who of American Women, 25^th Edition, 2005, 2007-

Outstanding Mentor Award, Graduate Women’s Association, Arizona State University, 2002.

Outstanding Achievement and Contribution Toward Advancing The Status of Women, Commission on the Status of Women, Arizona State University, 2002.

Nominee, Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Award, Graduate College, Arizona State University, 2002.

Student Affairs Honors (for enhancing the quality of life for ASU students), Student Affairs, Arizona State University, 2001.

William J. Goode Book Award, American Sociological Association Family Section, 2001, for Fragmented Ties: Salvadoran Immigrant Networks in America (UC Press, 2000).

Honorable mention, Thomas and Znaniecki Book Award, American Sociological Association International Migration Section, 2001, for Fragmented Ties.

Choice Outstanding Academic Titles in Social and Behavioral Sciences, for Fragmented Ties.

Faculty Achievement Award, School of Justice Studies, Arizona State University, 2001.

RAND Corporation Post-Doctoral Fellowship. 9/94-8/95.

University of California Berkeley Chancellor's Post-Doctoral Fellowship. 9/92-8/94.

University of California Regents Dissertation Fellowship. 1990-91.

American Sociological Association Pre-doctoral Research Fellowship. 1990.

American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship. 1989-90.

Cum Laude, School of Education, University of Southern California, 1983.

Member of Honor Societies in Psychology, Sociology, and Foreign Languages, 1979-81.