Co-PI - ASHE/Lumina Fellowship Program (awarded through Michigan State University), 2006-2009 with Laura Rendón (PI).

Globalization and Placemaking in Perry, Iowa: An Exploratory Sociospatial Analysis, Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities, Iowa State University, 2006 with A. Licona, F. Trabalzi and M. Maldonado.

2006 Future of Minority Studies ( FMS)- Mellon Fellow
The Future of Minority Studies Project
Stanford University, California

2006 Iowa State University Travel Grant, India