Awards & Funding

Recognition and support for research in climate risk and resilience

My work has been recognized through competitive awards and supported by research funding focused on climate risk, infrastructure systems, and decision-making under uncertainty.

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NSF Ocean Decade Champion (Principal Investigator)

Selected as one of 22 women science leaders recognized by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Every Page Foundation as a 2024 Ocean Decade Champion.

Awarded through the NSF Coastlines and People (CoPe) program within the CHEER Hub. The program is endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and supports leadership, interdisciplinary research, and collaboration in coastal resilience.

• Principal Investigator (within CHEER Hub, per NSF policy)
  
• Funding: $48,448
  
• Duration: June 2024 – June 2025

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Selected Honors

• Postdoctoral Researcher Excellence Award Finalist
  University of Delaware (2026, 2025)

• Student Merit Award / Annual Student Spotlight
  Society for Risk Analysis (2021)

• People’s Choice Award & Honorable Mention
  Purdue Climate Change Research Video Competition (2021)