"Using Pop and Rock Music to Teach Culture in Spanish Classes." Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MAFLA), August 2019.

"Using Contemporary Films to Teach Culture in Spanish Classes." Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MAFLA), August 2018.

“Storytelling as Pedagogy: Ethics, Cultural Analysis and Relevancy Workshop.” Mandel Center for the Humanities at Brandeis University, November 2017.

 “A Reflection and Retrospective to Honor the 2016 Keynote Address by Germaine Ingram.” The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, Brandeis University and The Festival of Social Justice, May 2017.

Brandeis Pluralism Alliance Award (given for student and faculty-initiated projects that address issues of identity, pluralism and unity), Brandeis University, April 2017.                                                                                        

Creativity, The Arts for Social Transformation Faculty Award, conferred by The Creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation (CAST) organization at Brandeis University to faculty members exploring the relationship between the arts and social change, December 201.

Theodore and Jane Norman Award for Faculty Research and Creative Projects in Arts and Sciences (for development of the new course, "Documenting the Immigrant Experience"), Brandeis University, May 2015.

Mercy Bailey Fund Award (given for excellence in field of study), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, May 1999.