Awards

The following is a list of honors or awards I've received throughout my career, along with corresponding descriptions.

FELLOWSHIPS & FUNDING AWARDS:

COGDOP/Graduate Student Scholarship (2021)
- Awarded by: American Psychological Foundation (APF)
- Amount: $2,000
- Description: Awarded for dissertation project "A Multidimensional Examination of Maternal Alcohol Dependence and Its Effects on Parenting and Children's Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Development"
Provost Fellowship (2016-2018)
- Awarded by: University of Rochester
- Amount: Full stipend
- Description: Awarded to exceptional graduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds
Dean's Achievement Scholarship (2015-2016)
- Awarded by: Rutgers University - Camden
- Amount: $1,000
- Description: Awarded to "high-achieving, matriculated students to our graduate programs and are determined by each department’s funding committee and graduate program director"

RESEARCH & PERFORMANCE AWARDS:

Best Non-Applied Course that Serves a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program (honorable mention) (2026)
- Awarded by: Council on University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP)
- Description: This award highlights and celebrates non-applied training that greatly enhances the training of clinical psychology students and prepares them to be more well-rounded psychologists.
- Recognized Course: Family Processes
Best Student/Early Career Presentation Award (honorable mention) (2025)
- Awarded by: National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
- Description: This award honors a student or early career professional for the best student/early career paper presented at the annual Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) preconference.
Matilda White Riley Early-Stage Investigator Award (2025)
- Awarded by: National Institute of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR)
- Description: This award recognizes one of the best empirical and theoretically-driven papers authored by emerging scientists whose research reflects Dr. Matilda White Riley’s vision of research excellence in health-related behavioral and social sciences.
Lisa Flanagan Grossman Memorial Award (2021)
- Awarded by: University of Rochester's Department of Psychology and Mt. Hope Family Center
- Description: This award recognizes "outstanding students committed to the mission of the Mt. Hope Family Center, the families and communities served", and to advancing research on the prevention of child maltreatment and abuse.
Researching Injustice and Social Equality (RISE) Award (Honorable Mention) (2020)
- Awarded by: Association for Psychological Science (APS)
- Description: recognizes “exceptional student research in fields related to socially and economically underrepresented and international populations”.
Student Employee of the Year (Nominee) (2019)
- Nominated by: University of Rochester Office of Disability Resources
- Description: nominated for dedication to working with students with disabilities and increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in undergraduate course accommodations.
Emory Cowen Award (2019)
- Awarded by: University of Rochester's Department of Psychology
- Description: Awarded for "Best First-Authored Publication by a Graduate Student"; awarded for "Jacques, D., Sturge-Apple, M., Davies, P., & Cicchetti, D. (2020). Maternal alcohol dependence and harsh caregiving across parenting contexts: The moderating role of child negative emotionality. Development and Psychopathology, 32(4), 1509-1523. doi:10.1017/S0954579419001445"