Honors & Awards

Carroll J. Pitts Award in Diversity & Inclusive Excellence, Pepperdine University (2017)

Book of the Year Award Nomination, National Communication Association Critical Cultural Studies Division (2017)

Image Award for Literature Nomination, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2017)

Kappa Tau Alpha Communication Honor Society (2013)

Honorable Recognition, Institute for Mentoring and Teaching, Southern Regional Education Board (2013)

Distinguished Alumni Award, Black Church Studies Program, Candler School of Theology, Emory University (2011)

Spelman College’s Emerging Scholar Award, Global Conference for Women of African Descent, WISDOM Center (funded by the Lily Foundation) (2008)

Ebony Magazine’s Young Leaders of the Future (2003)

Harambee Award, National Association of Black Social Workers (2003)

Herman Dooyewerd Prize in Law and Religion, Emory University School of Law (2000)