Awards and Fellowships

 

2021-2022        Fulbright Scholar 2021-2022 (TUSEF/Fulbright Thailand): Speaking for Ourselves Action Research (SOAR) and Co-

                          Researching as a  Tool for Situating Youth Knowledge at the Center for Research, Thailand.

 

2021-2022       Portland State University Futures Collaboratory, PSU, USA.

 

2020-2021       Institute for Economic Peace Ambassador, Australia.

 

2019-2020       Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL), PSU, USA.

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2020                 Rotary Peace Fellowship, Rotary Peace Centers at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

 

2019-2020       Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Fellow and Mentor Program. Portland State University, USA.

 

2018                  Carnegie Project of the Education Doctorate (CPED) Dissertation in Practice Award, USA.

 

2018                  Portland State University Adjunct Excellence Award for Instruction (campus-wide), USA.

 

2016                  Louise M. Berman Fellows Award.  (2016-2017). Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, USA.

 

2016                  Dean’s Award for University Service. Portland State University, USA.

 

2010                 TACS: Communities of Color Community Builders Program, USA.  1 year - Peer learning program that explored key     

                          topics at the intersection of culture and organizational capacity building.

 

1998-2000      HANNA Scholar Award. General Board of Global Ministries, USA.

 

1998-2000      Incentive Scholarship. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA.

 

1998                 President Ramaley Community Scholar Award. Portland State University, USA.

 

1993                  Health Care Opportunities for Minorities.  Idaho State University, USA.

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Community Service:

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• 2020-Present. Portland State University: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, USA.

 

• 2021-Present. Advisory Board Member for Helen Gordon Children’s Development Center & ASPSU Board, USA.

 

• 2019- Present. Board Member for Hacienda Community Development Center, Portland, OR, USA. Mission: Hacienda CDC is a Latino Community Development Corporation that strengthens families by providing affordable housing, homeownership support, economic advancement and educational opportunities.

 

• 2019-2020. Consultant for Oregon Jewish Museum and Center For Holocaust Education, Portland, OR, USA. Mission: The OJMCHE explores the legacy of the Jewish experience in Oregon and teaches the universal lessons of the Holocaust.

 

• 2018-2020. Board Member/Facilitator for UPRISE Collective, Portland, OR, USA. Mission: To open spaces and provide support for people with targeted identities to engage in social uplift within their own communities, outside of privileged, hierarchical, white supremacist models.

 

• 2018- Present. Advisory Panel Member for the International Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), E-Cubed: Evidence for Education in Emergencies, New York, NY, USA

 

• 2017- 2019. Advisory Committee Member for Lewis & Clark’s Art Therapy program, Portland, OR, USA.