| 2020 | CHASS Outstanding Researcher Award | NC State University, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2015 | 2015-2016 University Faculty Scholar Award | NC State University |
| 2013 | LinkCHASS Outstanding Researcher Award | NC State University, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2007 | LinkRobert Entman Award for Excellence in Communication Research | NC State University, Department of Communication |
| 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: database (interactive installation in collaboration with Fabian Winkler) in the category Digital Art – Interactive. | Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs |
| 2002 | Digital Design Exhibition (DDE) Award Winning Project in the category New Media (student) for database (in collaboration with Fabian Winkler). | ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture) |
