Awards
and Recognitions
Research
and Scholarship
2014 John S.
Guggenheim Fellowship
2014 The
Victoria Foundation Eugene Garcia Research Award
2014 Best
Article Award, Latino/a Section, American Sociological Association, for Legal Violence
2013 Fragmented Ties among 12 most
influential books on family since 2000, Contemporary
Sociology
2013 Best Article Award, Latino Studies Section,
Latin American Studies Association, for Legal
Violence
2012 Distinguished
Scholarship Award, Pacific Sociological Association, for Enduring Violence.
2012 Mirra
Komarovsky Book Award, Eastern Sociological Society, for Enduring Violence.
2011 2011
Hubert Herring Best Book Award, Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies
(PCCLAS), for Enduring Violence:
LadinaWomen’s Lives in Guatemala (University of California Press, 2011).
2010 American
Sociological Association Latinos/as Section Julian Samora
Distinguished Career Award.
2007 American
Sociological Association Latinos/as Section Distinguished Contribution to
Research Award.
2007 ASU Alumni
Association Faculty Achievement Award in Research.
2004 Review essay
for Fragmented Ties in Contemporary Sociology, 33 (4): 399-401
(2004)
2002 Choice Outstanding Academic Titles in Social and Behavioral Sciences,
for Fragmented Ties.
2001 William J.
Goode Outstanding Book Award, American Sociological Association Family Section,
for Fragmented Ties.
2001 Thomas
and Znaniecki Book Award, Honorable mention, American
Sociological Association International Migration Section, for Fragmented Ties: Salvadoran
Immigrant Networks in America
(University of California Press, 2000).
2001 Faculty
Achievement Award, School of Justice Studies, Arizona State University.
9/94-8/95 RAND Corporation Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
9/92-8/94 University of California Berkeley
Chancellor's Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
1990-91 University of California Regents Dissertation
Fellowship.
1990 American
Sociological Association Pre-doctoral Research Fellowship.
1989-90 American Sociological Association Minority
Fellowship (MFP Fellow).
Teaching
and Mentoring
2011 Outstanding
Doctoral Mentor Award, ASU (university-wide award)
2002 Outstanding Mentor Award,
Graduate Women’s Association, Arizona State University.
2002 Nominee, Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Award,
Graduate College, Arizona State University.
2001 Student
Affairs Honors (for enhancing the quality of life for ASU students), Student
Affairs, Arizona State University.
Other
2007 School of
Justice & Social Inquiry, Affiliated Faculty Recognition Award.
2006 College
Marshall (College of Liberal Arts & Sciences), Fall
2006 Commencement, ASU.
2002 Outstanding
Achievement and Contribution Toward Advancing The Status of Women, Commission
on the Status of Women, Arizona State University.
1983 Cum Laude,
School of Education, University of Southern California.
1979-81 Member of Honor
Societies in Psychology, Sociology, and Foreign Languages.