| Year | Award/Nomination | Presented By |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2015-2016 University Faculty Scholar Award | NC State University |
| 2015 | Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award (Nominee) | NC State University, Graduate School |
| 2013 |  CHASS Outstanding Researcher Award | NC State University, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2013 | NCSU Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award Nominee | NC State University |
| 2010 | CHASS Outstanding Junior Faculty Award Nominee | NC State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2010 | ICA Young Scholar Award Nominee | International Communicaiton Association |
| 2008 | CHASS Outstanding Junior Faculty Award Nominee | NC State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2007 |  Robert Entman Award for Excellence in Communication Research | NC State University, Department of Communication |
| 2007 |  CHASS Outstanding Junior Faculty Award Nominee | NC State University, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2005 | Intercom Award 2005 | The Brazilian Society of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication for the best PhD Dissertation in Communication and in Information and Communication Technologies: “From Cyber to Hybrid — Relocating our imaginary spaces through mobile interfaces.” (Brazil) |
| 2004 |  trAce New Media Writing Competition Winner in the "Opinion" category with the article: “Are cell phones new media? Hybrid communities and collective authorship”. | trAce Online Writing Centre, The Nottingham Trent University (England) |
| 2003 |  Japan Media Arts Festival (Honorary Mention). Nominated work: | Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs |
| 2002 | Digital Design Exhibition (DDE) Award Winning Project in the category New Media (student) for | ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture) |