Awards

AWARDS

2025 Distinguished Textbook Award, National Communication Association Basic Course Division
2025 Scholar of the Year/Research and Scholarly Activity Excellence Award, University of Houston-Victoria
2024 Scholar of the Year, Religious Communication Association
2024 Distinguished Faculty Service Award, University of Houston-Victoria
2024 Edited Volume of the Year, Religious Communication Association
2024 Book Chapter of the Year, Religious Communication Association
2024 Outstanding Community Activism, Engagement, and Service Award, National Communication Association Spiritual Communication Division
2024 Top Paper, Southern States Communication Association Mass Communication Division
2024 Top Paper, Southern States Communication Association Language and Social Interaction Interest Group
2023 Outstanding Edited Volume, National Communication Association Spiritual Communication Division
2022 Outstanding Scholar Award, Southern States Communication Association Communication Theory Division
2022 Outstanding Article, National Communication Association Spiritual Communication Division
2022 Top Paper, National Communication Association Spiritual Communication Division
2022 Top Paper, Southern States Communication Association Language and Social Interaction Division
2021 Top Paper, Southern States Communication Association Language and Social Interaction Division
2020 Digital Religion Research Award, given by Network for New Media, Religion, and Digital Culture Studies
2020 Article of the Year, Religious Communication Association
2020 Outstanding Article, National Communication Association Spiritual Communication Division
2020 Outstanding Book Chapter, National Communication Association Spiritual Communication Division
2020 Top Paper, Southern States Communication Association Language and Social Interaction Division
2019 Article of the Year, Religious Communication Association
2019 Outstanding Article, National Communication Association Spiritual Communication Division
2019 Top Paper, Southern States Communication Association Language and Social Interaction Division
2018 Scholar of the Year/Research and Scholarly Activity Excellence Award, University of Houston-Victoria
2018 David R. Maines Narrative Research Award, given by Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research
2017 Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award, given by Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research
2014 Article of the Year, Religious Communication Association