Research, recognition & life along the way
A place to share new awards, publications, research progress, and the personal milestones that shape my journey.
I received $1,398 in research support for advanced methods training to strengthen my master's thesis on prostate cancer survivorship.
Read the story : Graduate Student Research Support Award: funding for the next step in my researchI received a $290 conference scholarship from GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality.
Read the story : A GLMA scholarship to connect with the LGBTQ+ health communityA $1,000 award will support my training in digital approaches to psychosocial oncology and supportive cancer care.
Read the story : Support for training in technology and cancer careI completed 40 hours of advanced qualitative methods training through ResearchTalk and the UNC Odum Institute.
Read the story : Building my qualitative research toolkitAn invited talk at the Sylvester Innovates Healthcare Showcase focused on reducing administrative burden in participant recruitment and tracking.
Read the story : Sharing REDCap workflows at Sylvester InnovatesA $2,000 scholarship from Texas Tech University will support my studies during the 2026–2027 academic year.
Read the story : Mary Staudt Goodyear Scholarship supports my graduate studiesFrom May through July, I served as a stakeholder reviewer for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Read the story : Bringing a patient-centered perspective to research reviewI was named a fellow of SBM’s Monica Baskin Diversity Institute for Emerging Leaders, with $570 in support.
Read the story : Selected for the Monica Baskin Diversity Institute for Emerging LeadersThe OpEd Project awarded me a $530 scholarship to develop my public writing and share research beyond academia.
Read the story : A scholarship to Write To Change The WorldA new chapter in Human Development and Family Sciences, working with Ryan L. Brown in the STAR Lab and Wonjung Oh in the CARE Lab.
Read the story : Beginning my graduate research journey at Texas TechI co-authored a meta-analysis in Annals of Behavioral Medicine examining psychosocial interventions and quality of life in Hispanic cancer survivors.
Read the story : New publication on psychosocial care for Hispanic cancer survivorsI received a $20,500 Whitacre Graduate Recruitment Fellowship for the 2025–2029 fellowship period.
Read the story : A Whitacre Fellowship for the next chapter at Texas Tech