Faculty Awards and Honors

Rebecca Ambrose

• University of California, Davis Award for Excellence in Service to Graduate Students (2015)
• Markham Mathematics Collaborative, Improving Teacher Quality Grant from California Post-Secondary Education Commission (2006)
• Scholarship and Creativity Award. SDSU College of Education (2000-01, 1999-2000)

Heidi Ballard

• UC Davis Chancellor’s Fellow (2014-19)
• ​UC Davis Hellman Fellow (2010-11)
• University of California, Berkeley Fellowship (2004)
• Environmental Science, Policy and Management Departmental Fellowship (2002-03)
• Ford Foundation Community Forestry Research Dissertation Fellowship (2002-03)

Yianella Blanco

• Provost’s Student Excellence Award, Shirley Chisholm Award, Teachers College, Columbia University (2021)
• Office of Academic Diversity Research Collective Invited Scholar, GSAS, Columbia University (2020-2021)
• Institute of Teachers of Color (2019-2020; 2020-2021)
• Minority Student Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia University (2016-2017; 2017-2018)
• Arthur Zankel Urban Fellowship, Teachers College, Columbia University (2017-2018; 2018-2019)

Cynthia Carter Ching

• Best Poster Award, Games+Learning+Society Conference (2016)
• Best Paper Award, International Conference on the Learning Sciences (2016)
• Senior Mentor, Diversifying Cyberlearning Initiative, National Science Foundation (2015)
• Faculty Fellow, UC Davis Foods for Health Institute (2012-2016)
• Jan Hawkins Early Career Award, American Educational Research Association, Division C, Learning & Instruction (2007)
• Arnold O. Beckman Award for Research, University of Illinois (2002)
• Regents Dissertation Fellowship, University of California (1999)
• NIMH Doctoral Research Fellowship, UCLA (1997)

Marcela G. Cuellar

• UC Davis Chancellor’s Fellow (2022-27)
• Postsecondary Award, Latinx Research Issues Special Interest Group, American Educational Research Association (AERA) (2022) 
• Student Experience Research Network (SERN) Mid-Career Fellow (2021)
• Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award, UC Davis, CANDEL (2020)
• Deans’ Research in Excellence Award, UC Davis (2018)
• AAHHE/Ford Multidisciplinary Faculty Fellow (2018)
• Hellman Fellow, UC Davis (2017)
• OpEd Fellow, Writing to Change the World Op Ed Project, University of California (2016)
• First Place Winner of the 2013 Outstanding Dissertation Competition, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and Educational Testing Service (ETS) (2013)
• National Data Institute Fellow, Washington, D.C., (2012)
• Graduate Research Mentorship Award, University of California, Los Angeles (2010-2011)
• Latino Alumni Association Fellowship , University of California, Los Angeles (2010-2011)
• California Strawberry Commission Fellowship (2007-2010)
• Summer Research Mentorship Award, University of California, Los Angeles (2009)
• Helen Astin Fellowship, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies (2007-2008) 

Darnel Degand

• UC Davis Hellman Fellowship Award (2020)
• Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities (CAMPSSAH) Scholar (2019)
• Dean’s Research in Excellence Award, UC Davis (2018)

Kerry A. Enright

• Excellence in Teaching Award, Northern California Association of Phi Beta Kappa (2012)
• Citation for Excellence in Reviewing Written Communication (2012)
• Graduate Student Association’s Award for Excellence in Service to Graduate Students (2010-11)
• Nominee, ASUCD Excellence in (Undergraduate) Education Awards, UC Davis (2009 & 2011)
• Teaching and Mentoring Award, Graduate Group in Education, UC Davis (2008)
• Junior Faculty Development Grant Award, University of North Carolina (2004)

Nancy Erbstein

• University of California Larry L. Sautter Award for Innovation in Information Technology (2017)
• Chancellor’s Award for Community and Diversity (2010-2011)
• Spencer Foundation Research Fellow (with Dr. Pedro Noguera) (1994)
• UC Berkeley Ned Flanders Fellow (1995-1996, 1997-1998)
• UC Berkeley Evelyn Lois Corey Fellow (1994-1995)
• Center for Public Service Community Service Award, Brown University (for programming linking global and local learning) (1989)

Kevin Gee

• Outstanding Faculty Award, Asian Pacific American UC-Systemwide Alliance (APASA), UC Davis Chapter, 2023 
• Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC), The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) (Spring 2022)
• UC Davis Chancellor’s Fellow (2020-21)
• National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015-16)
• University of California, Davis Hellman Fellowship (2015-16)
• Foundation for Child Development Award Young Scholars Program Award (2014-17)
• Outstanding Professor Award, Brown University (2012)

Cassandra M. D. Hart

• Outstanding Reviewer Award (2024). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
• Outstanding Reviewer Award (2020). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
• Thomas A. Downes Award by the Association for Education Finance and Policy (2019)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award. Educational Researcher (2019)
• Emerging Education Policy Scholar. American Enterprise Institute and Thomas B. Fordham Institute (2016)
• National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015-16)
• Jean Flanigan Outstanding Dissertation Award, Association for Education Finance and Policy, Honorable Mention (2012)
• PhD Dissertation Award, Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management, Honorable Mention (2011)
• Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships (2010-11)

Jennifer Higgs

• National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow (2022)
• Faculty Development Award, Office of the Provost, University of California, Davis (2022)
• Fellow, Early Career Workshop, International Conference on Computer supported Collaborative Learning (2019)
• Division K Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Educational Research Association (2018)
• National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship (2016-2017 cohort)
• 2016 – Peter Lyman Graduate Fellowship in New Media, Berkeley Center for New Media (2016)
• Fellow, Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty, University of California, Berkeley (2014)
• Russell Family Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley (2014)
• Finalist, Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society University of California, Berkeley (2012)
• Lily Wong Fillmore Award, University of California, Berkeley (2011)
• Distinguished Thesis Award, Northwestern University (2007)

Margarita Jimenez-Silva

• University of California Davis Chancellor’s Fellowship for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (2020)
• Arizona State University Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Nominee (2017)
• American Education Research Association, Division K Teaching and Teacher Education Mid-Career Award, Nominee (2017)
• American Education Research Association Critical Educators for Social Justice Special Interest Group Revolutionary Mentor Award, Nominee (2017)
• U.S. Professor of the Year National Award, Nominee (2015)
• U.S. Professor of the Year National Award, Nominee (2013)
• Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Faculty Award for Integrating Scholarship with Teaching, Arizona State University (2012)
• National Council of Geography Education Distinguished Teaching Award (2010)
• National Council of Geography Education Media Award (2010)
• American Education Research Association Hispanic Issues Special Interest Group Award nominee (2010)
• Excellence in Diversity Award Arizona State University (2009)
• Friend of Arizona Geographic Alliance Award (2009)
• Top Ten Women Making A Difference in Orange County, CA (OC Metro) (2003)
• Teacher Educator of the Year, Credential Counselors and Analysts of   
• California (CCAC) (2001)
• Outstanding Alumni Award, Concordia University (2001)
• Student Retention Award, Concordia University (1998)
• Title VII Fellowship, Harvard University (1993)
• Senior Award in Early Childhood and Liberal Studies, Concordia University (1991)
• Faculty Merit Scholar Award, Concordia University (1990)

Michal Kurlaender

• Appointed to Education Commission of the States (2022)
• UC Davis Chancellor’s Leadership Professor (2022)
• Higher Education Leadership Award, California Educational Research Association (2021)
• Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award, University of California, Davis (2021) 
• National Academy of Education, Elected Member (2020)
• UC Davis Faculty Leadership Academy (2019-20) 
• Named one of UC Davis’s Remarkable Women in celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the admission of women to the University of California (2020)
• Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation (2017-18)
• Education Week’s RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings (2015, 2016, 2017)
• UC Davis Chancellor’s Fellow (2013-8)
• National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, “Increasing College Readiness: An Investigation of California’s Early Assessment Program” (2009-10)
• University of California, Davis Faculty Development Award (2008)
• Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship (2004-05)
• American Educational Research Association Dissertation Fellowship (2003-04)
• Roy Larsen Research Fellowship, Harvard University Graduate School of Education (1999-2001)

Lauren E. Lindstrom

• Distinguished Visiting Professor of Education, University of Johannesburg (2024-2028)
• Distinguished Researcher Award. Awarded by the American Educational Research Association, Special and Inclusive Education Special Interest group (2020)
• Fulbright Specialist. Selected by the Peer Review Panel of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (2018–20)
• Executive Leadership Academy Fellow  (2018)
• Zero Project  “Innovative Practice” International Recognition for Vocational Education and Work Programs. Awarded by the Essl Foundation and World Future Council (2017)
• Faculty Excellence Award. Awarded by the University of Oregon Office of the Provost (2015)
• “Employment for All” Award. Awarded by the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (2013)
• “Innovative Practice” International Recognition for Employment. Awarded by the Essl Foundation and World Future Council (2013)
• Distinguished Research and Outreach Award. College of Education, University of Oregon (2011)
• Diversity Award. College of Education, University of Oregon (2010)
• Association for Maternal and Child Health Best Practice Award.(2010)
• Excellence in Technical Assistance for Transition Services Award.  Awarded by the Oregon Association for Vocational Special Needs Personnel (2009)
• University of Oregon, Research Innovation Award. (2008)

Lee Martin

• UC Davis Community Engaged Learning Faculty Fellow (2020)
• UC Davis Chancellor’s Fellow (2017)
• Chair, Learning Sciences Special Interest Group (SIG) for the Amercian Educational Research Association (2012)
• Most Inspirational, 7th Annual Games+Learning+Society Conference poster session (2011)
• Most Shocking Unexpected Results, 7th Annual Games+Learning+Society Conference poster session (2011)
• Travel Fellowship, 33rd Carnegie Symposium on Cognition: Thinking with Data (2004)

Lynn Martindale

• Omega Fellowship: AAAE (2007)
• Teacher of Teachers’ Gold Award, California Agricultural Teachers’ Association (2004)
• Common Threads Founding Member (2003)
• Teacher of Teachers’ Silver Award, California Agricultural Teachers’ Association (2003)
• Honorary America FFA Degree, National FFA Association (2002)
• San Joaquin Regional Outstanding Teacher, California Agriculture Teachers’ Association (2002)
• California Agriculture Fellowship, California Chamber of Commerce (2002)
• Teacher of Teachers’ Bronze Award, California Agricultural Teachers’ Association (2002)
• Agricultural Leadership Fellow Class 31 (1999-2000)
• Toyota International Teacher Experience (1999)
• Teacher of Excellence: CATA (1988)

Danny C. Martinez

• UC Davis Chancellor’s Fellow (2021-22)
• Janet Emig Award, English Language Arts Teacher Education, National Council for Teachers of English (2018)
• Concha Delgado Gaitan Council for Anthropology and Education Presidential Fellow (2014-15)
• Cultivating New Voices Scholar Award: National Council for Teachers of English Assembly for Research (NCTEAR) (2014)
• Ford Foundation Dissertation Year Fellowship (2011-22)
• University of California All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity (UC ACCORD) Dissertation Year Fellowship (2011-12)
• Texas State University- San Marcos Summer Predoctoral Fellowship (2011)
• NCTE Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color Fellow (2010-22)
• University of California, Santa Cruz- Fellowship Participant: International Consortium of Researchers of Learning through Intent Community Participation (2009-11)
• University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Fellowship (2008 & 2010)
• University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education Flanders New Teacher Fellowship (2000-02)

Paco Martorell

• Huddleson Award for Outstanding Teaching, Pardee RAND Graduate School (2009)
• RAND President’s Award (2008)
• Public Policy Research Award, UC Berkeley Department of Economics (2005)

Elizabeth Montaño

• UC Davis P.L.A.C.E./CAMPSSAH Scholar of the Quarter (2021)
• UC Davis Small Grant in Aid of Research Recipient (2018-20) 

Faheemah N. Mustafaa

• UC Davis School of Education Faculty Mentorship Award​ (2021)
• UC Davis Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives in the Social Sciences and Humanities (CAMPSSAH) Scholar (2019)
• Rackham Merit Fellowship, Full MA and PhD funding
• Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, Honorable Mention
• Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Recipient, 3 years of funding
• Best Social Science Presentation Award, for “Capturing the Impact of African-Centered Education on Holistic Youth Development,” Northwestern University’s Black Graduate Student Association Conference
• Graduate Student Policy Institute Fellow, Association for the Study of Higher Education
• Rookie Teacher of the Year Award, Madison Middle School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
• Penn State University Alumni Association Lifetime Membership Award, Women’s Leadership Initiative, College of Health and Human Development

Cynthia M. Passmore

• Inquiry Into Practice, National Science Foundation
• Collaborative Learning at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology (CLIMB), National Science Foundation
• Collaborative Classroom-Based Inquiry (CCBI), National Science Foundation
• Early Career Research Affiliate. the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science

Alexis Patterson Williams

• PLACE with CAMPSSAH Post-Tenure Start-Up Award (2022)
• The Theory Into Practice 2019 Best Article Award, Theory Into Practice, Journal, (2019)
• Faculty Development Award for heavy involvement in University and community service, University of California, Davis
• IASCE’s Elizabeth Cohen Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation Award, The International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education (IASCE) (2018)
• Dean’s Research Excellence Award, UC Davis’ School of Education (2018) 
• Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Science, Faculty Scholars Program, UC Davis (2015)
• Jhumki Basu Scholars Program, National Association for Research in Science Teaching (2012)

Patricia D. Quijada

• Senior International Fellow, Alianza Educativas, Mexico City DF, Mexico (2013-14)
• Dept. Nominee, UTSA President’s Distinguished Achievement for Teaching Excellence (2011)
• Honor’s College, Faculty Award, UTSA (2009)
• Faculty Research Development, UTSA (2008)
• School of Education Fellowship, UW-Madison (2003)
• Lodewick Fellow, Scholarship Recipient, UW-Madison (1997 – 2002)
• Spencer Doctoral Research Training Program Fellow, UW-Madison (1998 – 2004)
• La Mujer Leadership Award, UW-Madison (2002)
• California State University Forgivable Loan/Doctoral Incentive Fellow (2000 – 2004)
• Advanced Opportunity Fellow, UW-Madison (1995 – 1997)
• Mentor of the Year (student nominated), CSU San Marcos (1994)
• Student Service Professional of the Year, CSU San Marcos (1994)
• NASPA New Professional of the Year nominee, CSU San Marcos (1992)

Gloria M. Rodriguez

• Teaching Award from the UC Davis Education Graduate Students Association (2008)
• Award for Excellence in Teaching, The University of Texas at El Paso College of Education (2000)
• Jean Flanigan Award for Outstanding Dissertation of 1997-98
• American Education Finance Association (1998)
• James Lyons Award for Service (1996)
• National Hispanic Scholarship Fund (1996)
• Chicana/o Fellows Program – Dissertation and Teaching Fellowship, Stanford University, School of Humanities and Sciences (1994-95)

Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica

• Institute for Teachers of Color Committed to Racial Justice: Teacher Educators of Color Convening (2022)
• Bannan Faculty Fellowship, Santa Clara University (2019-2020)
• STAR Mentoring Program Fellowship, Literacy Research Association (2017-2018)
• Diversifying Academia, Realizing Excellence Doctoral Fellowship, Stanford University (2012-2014)

Rebecca Rosa

• Educator Award for Social Justice and Equity by the California Council for the Social Studies (2018)

Heather Rose

• First runner‐up for Patrick Wolf International School Choice and Reform Conference Best Paper Prize (2020)
• Fordham Institute Prize for Best Paper at the International School Choice and Reform Conference (2018)
• Fordham Institute Prizes for Best Paper (2015)

Alicia Rusoja

• UC Davis Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement Faculty Fellow (2023)
• Alan C. Purves Award Honorable Mention Recipient, NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) (2022)
• Center for Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Social Science, Arts, and Humanities (CAMPSSAH) Faculty Scholar (2022)
• Early Career Scholarship and Service Award, Saint Mary’s College of California (2022)
• Research Justice at the Intersections Fellowship, Mills College (2021– 22)
• Scholars Transitioning into Academic Research Institutions (STAR) Fellowship, Literacy Research Association (2019 – 21)
• Literacy Research: Theory, Method and Practice (LRTMP) Journal More Just World Award (2021)
• Literacy Research Association Annual Conference Best Paper (2020)
• Ralph C. Preston Award for Scholarship and Teaching Contributing to Social Justice and Educational Equity, University of Pennsylvania (2017)

Nicole Sparapani

• University of California, Davis Office of the Provost Faculty Development Award (2021-22)
• University of California, Davis, Hellman Fellowship Award (2020)
• Education Graduate Student Association Faculty Service Award (2019)
• UC Davis School of Education Dean’s Research Excellence Award (2018)
• AERA Outstanding Reviewer (2016)
• Trainee, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services Training Fellowship: Interdisciplinary Preparation of Leadership Personnel to Serve Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2009-2012)

Nancy Tseng

• Selected Participant, American Educational Research Association, Division K New Faculty Preconference Seminar, Chicago, IL (2015)
• Selected Participant, California Council of Teacher Education, New Faculty Support Program (2014)
• Recipient of Fey-Graeber Fellowship, University of Maryland, Center for Mathematics Education (2013-14, 2009-2010)
• Recipient of Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning Fellowship, University of Maryland, Center for Mathematics Education (2010-12)

Yuuko Uchikoshi Tonkovich

• Grant Recipient: Foundation of Child Development Young Scholars Program 
• International Reading Association Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Finalist (2005)
• International Reading Association Jeanne S. Chall Dissertation Fellowship (2002)
• Harvard Graduate School of Education Action for Children’s Television Fellowship (2002)
• Harvard Graduate School of Education Advanced Doctoral Grant (2001)
• Itochu Foundation Fellowship (1997-98)
• Harvard Graduate School of Education Entering Award (1997)

Matt Wallace

• Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship (2011)
• Graduate Group in Education Academic Distinction Award (2009)
• Teacher Education Fellowship (2007)
• Graduate Scholars Fellowship in Education (2006)

Megan Welsh

• National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Outstanding Service Award (2019-20)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Thomas J. Alexander Fellow (2019-20)
• UC Davis Chancellor’s Fellow (2019-20)
• Large Scale Assessment SIG Chair (2018-19)
• Graduate Student Association Award for Outstanding Service to Graduate Students (2018-19)
• University of Arizona Graduate College Fellowship (2004-05, 2005-06)
• University of Arizona College of Education Dean’s Office Stipend (2004-05, 2005-06)

Maisha T. Winn

• American Educational Research Association (AERA) President-Elect (2024–2025)
• National Academy of Education, Elected Member (2023)
• Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2022-23)
• Top 200 in RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings (2020, 2023)
• Sacramento Kings All-Star Dream Award (2020)
• Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity and Community (2018-19)
• Elected Member at Large for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Council and Executive Board (2018)
• American Educational Research Association Fellow (2016)
• American Educational Research Association Qualitative Research Special Interest Group Outstanding Book Award (2015)
• University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education Visiting Minority Scholar (2015)
• American Educational Research Association Early Career Award (2012)
• Faculty fellow at Institute for Urban Minority Education at Teachers College, Columbia University (2011-12)
• American Publishers Association PROSE Award Honorable Mention (2012)
• National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy Early Career Award (2008)
• American Educational Research Association/Division K Teacher and Teacher Education, Early Career Research Award (2008)
• Conference on College Composition and Communication Scholars for the Dream Award (2005)
• National Council of Teachers of English-Promising Research Award (2004)

Lawrence (Torry) Winn

• UC Davis Chancellor’s Fellow for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (2022)
• UC Davis Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award (2021)
• Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity and Community (2018-19)
• Summertime Academic Research (STAR) Award, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Received $3,000 for project entitled “The Possibilities of Youth Re-Acting to Research.” (2014)