
C.B. Smith Sr. Centennial Chair # 1 in US-Mexico Relations
Professor of Sociology
The University of Texas at Austin
AWARDS
Because of the kindness and generosity of students, colleagues, mentors and supervisors, I have received the following awards and honors:
TEACHING AWARDS
2018-2019 President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Texas Austin
2017-2018 Outstanding LLILAS Faculty Award (*Awarded by LLILAS Students), The University of Texas at Austin
2014 Signature Course Essential Elements Award for Excellence in Teaching Contemporary Content, The University of Texas at Austin
2012 The Lucia, John, and Melissa Gilbert Women’s and Gender Studies Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Texas at Austin
FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS
2021 Simon-Gagnon Lifetime Achievement Award, American Sociological Association, Sexualities Section
2021 Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award, The Society for the Study of Social Problems
2021 HFSA Leadership and Service Award, presented as a member of the Independent Equity Committee by the Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association (HFSA), The University of Texas at Austin
2019 The Mexico Center Award, The University of Texas at Austin
2017-2018 Fellow, The Op-Ed Project, The University of Texas at Austin
2017 The Humanities Institute, Fellow, (Spring), The University of Texas at Austin
2010 Contributor of the Year to the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
2005-2006 Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty
2000-2002 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, CA