AWARDS
- 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