Recent Awards

• Scholar of the Year, Hawaii Pacific University Department of History and International Studies (2020)
• Advisor of the Year, Hawaii Pacific University, Department of History and International Studies (2020)
• Tomodachi Kakehashi Inouye Scholars, Faculty Representative to Japan (March 2020)
• National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Development Grant, To carry out a project related to post-conflict reconciliation (2020)
• International Center on Nonviolent Conflict Curriculum Fellowship. To develop an undergraduate and graduate course on Non-Violent Resistance (2019)
• CSEP Research Grant, To carry out a project related to nationalism in Sri Lanka and India, Hawaii Pacific University (2019)
• Outstanding Service International Studies, Hawaii Pacific University, (2019)
• Teacher of the Year, Department of History and International Studies (2019)
• National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Development Grant, To carry out a project related to post-conflict nationalism in Sri Lanka Hawaii Pacific University (2018)
•  Outstanding Service by a Faculty Member, Hawaii Pacific University Department of History and International Studies (2018)