1994 Sideman award for excellence in psychology, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey.
1995 Dorothy Dykema Endowed Scholarship for outstanding graduate students who improve services for persons with disabilities, Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois.
1995 Federal Employee Education and Assistance/ Federal Managers Association special distinction scholarship.
1996 Federal Employee Education and Assistance/ Federal Managers Association special distinction scholarship.
1997 Graduate School, Merit Tuition Scholarship, Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois.
1998 Certificate of Recognition for High Scholastic Achievement, Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois.
1998-1999 Graduate School Dean’s fellowship, Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois.
1999 National Institute on Drug Abuse travel award to attend the Boston Pharmacological Society National Conference.
2000 National Institute on Drug Abuse travel award to attend the College on Problems of Drug Dependence National Conference in Puerto Rico.