First Place, University Writing Awards (Graduate Nonfiction) for "Dark Sky," University of North Texas, 2023

Honorable Mention, AWP Intro Journals Project (Creative Nonfiction) for "Case No. 4262," Spring 2022

First Place, University Writing Awards (Graduate Nonfiction) for "Case No. 4262," University of North Texas, 2021

“About Boredom” recognized as a notable essay of 2019 in The Best American Essays 2020

Voertman-Ardoin Fellow at University of North Texas, Fall 2020-Spring 2023

First Place, Elsie C. Carroll Essay Contest, BYU English Department, 2019

First Place, Hart-Larson Poetry Contest, BYU English Department, 2019

First Place (Essay Division), Vera Hinckley Mayhew Contest, BYU English Department, 2019

Second Place, David O. McKay Essay Contest, BYU English Department, 2019

Graduate Winner, Tolerance Means Dialogues, 2019