Grants & Awards
Grants & Awards
Summary: Supported citizen science-driven training and open-access data initiatives through grants totaling over $16,000, along with recognition for leadership and academic excellence.
Student Engagement in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (SERSCA) Travel Grant — Stanislaus State. Travel support to attend American Geophysical Union (AGU). Total award amount: $1,200.
Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA) Catalytic Award — Interdisciplinary Statistical Outcomes (ISO) and Human-Environment eXploration (HEX) Labs. Citizen science training and open-access cynipid database development. Total award amount: $15,000. (Role: Field Coordinator: $5,000).
SERSCA Mini Grant — Stanislaus State. Cynipid research materials. Total award amount: $500.
SERSCA Travel Grant — Stanislaus State. Travel support to attend Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (APCG). Total award amount: $1,200.
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition — U.S. Rep. Adam Gray. Awarded for outstanding community service.
Community Ambassador Award — Stanislaus State College Corps. Recognized for student-community sustainability leadership.
Outstanding Service Award — Stanislaus State College Corps. Recognized for contributions to sustainability initiatives on campus and in the community.
First Place, Digital Cartography Award — California Geographical Society. Dashboard title: "Connecting Communities to Their Urban Forests."
Segal Educational Award — AmeriCorps. Recognition of national service. Award amount: $1,956.35
Second Place Best Undergraduate Poster Award — CA/NV Soil and Water Conservation Society. Poster title: "Climate-action and the intersection of sustainability and agriculture in the Central Valley: A showcase of CGS field trips."
Drucilla Shepard Smith Award — Oregon State University. Awarded for sustained academic excellence.
Science, Math, & Engineering Excellence Award — Modesto Junior College. Recognized for outstanding performance in STEM.
Student of the Year Nominee — Modesto Junior College. Recognized for balancing academics, work, family life, and personal challenges.