Awards & Honors

Recognitions, Scholarships, and Distinctions

2026

Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching — University of New Mexico
Departmental recognition for excellence in undergraduate instruction.
Teaching Statistical Thinking with GAISE Workshop Travel Award — NSF-Funded EAPOST Program
Support to attend a workshop on evidence-based statistics pedagogy.
NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers Travel Award — National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Selected for a national scientific-writing workshop for early-career researchers.
Statistics in Pharmaceuticals (SIP) Travel Scholarship — University of Connecticut
Travel support to attend and present at the SIP conference.
PharmaSUG Student Scholarship — Pharmaceutical Industry SAS® Users Group
Student award supporting participation in the PharmaSUG conference.
Student Research Grant — University of New Mexico
Funded research dissemination at national meetings.
SSPA Conference Grant — ASA Section for Statistical Programmers & Analysts
Travel grant for the Joint Statistical Meetings.
JSM Early Career Travel Award — American Statistical Association
Support to attend and present at the 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings in Boston, MA.
African American Conference Assistance Award — University of New Mexico
Travel support to attend conferences.

Lester R. Curtin Award — American Statistical Association
Awarded to a promising student in statistics within the government and public-health community.
JSM Early Career Travel Award — American Statistical Association
Support to attend the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings.
SSPA Conference Grant — ASA Section for Statistical Programmers & Analysts
Travel grant for JSM 2025.
Symposium on Data Science and Statistics Travel Award — American Statistical Association
Travel grant for SDSS 2025.
Diversity Mentorship Program Award — American Statistical Association
Funded participation in the ASA Diversity Mentorship Program
Student Research Grant — University of New Mexico
Support for original research and its dissemination.
Professional Development Grant — University of New Mexico
Supported participation in national statistical training workshops.
Graduate Community Mentoring Scholarship — University of New Mexico
Awarded for academic promise and engagement in UNM’s graduate mentoring community
South Central Topology IV Travel Award — Texas A&M University
Travel support to participate in the South Central Topology conference.
Golden Key International Honour Society — University of New Mexico
Recognized for placement among the top 15% of UNM graduates for academic excellence.

Graduate Scholarship of Teaching and Learning — University of New Mexico
Recognized for excellence in pedagogical research and evidence-based teaching.
Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color Scholarship — University of New Mexico
Honored for mentorship, peer development, and graduate preparation initiatives.

Best Teaching Assistant Award — Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science, University of Ghana
Selected as top-performing TA among 20+ departmental teaching assistants.

Honor of Excellence and Dedication — University of Ghana Actuarial and Statistics Society
Recognized for two years of leadership as Academic Committee President.
Most Hardworking Committee Executive — University of Ghana Actuarial and Statistics Society
For pioneering the society’s peer-tutoring and professional development initiatives.