Awards

Academics

Theta Tau Foundation All-Academic Team Award -
Theta Tau Nationals - Reno, NV (2017)

Activism

Las Vegas Young Community Hero Award -
KTNV-ABC Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV (2010)

Brotherhood

Brother of the Semester - Theta Tau,
Rho Delta Chapter - Reno, NV (2016)

Brotherhood Award - Alpha Epsilon Pi,
Upsilon Nu Chapter - Reno, NV (2013)

Community Service

College of Engineering Outstanding Service Scholarship Award - Purdue University College of Engineering - West Lafayette, IN (2021)

Recognition for Service Through Technology in Light of COVID-19 -
Lafayette Breakfast Optimist Club - Lafayette, IN (2020)

Continuing Service Award - Lafayette Breakfast
Optimist Club - Lafayette, IN (2018)

The Albert Hentry Senior Public Service Award -
University of Nevada, Reno - Reno, NV (2017)

Significant Achievement: 1400 hours of community service in six years

Volunteer of the Year Award - FIRST Tech Challenge Western
United States Regional - CalFIRST - Oakland, CA (2015, 2016)

Silver Paw Student Engagement Award - Associated Students
of the University of Nevada, Reno - Reno, NV (2014, 2015)

Outstanding Technology Volunteer - Boys & Girls
Club of Truckee Meadows - Reno, NV (2012)

Engineering

3rd Place Drafting State of Nevada SkillsUSA -
Las Vegas, NV (2011)

Fellowships

Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship - Purdue University
Graduate School Fellowship Office (2021)

National Science Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowship
(2017)

Honorary Membership

Society of Women Engineers Sierra Nevada Section -
Reno, NV (2017)

Leadership

Club President of the Year Runner-Up - Associated Students
of the University of Nevada, Reno - Reno, NV (2015)

Mentoring

Outstanding Young Adult Mentor - Northern Nevada
FIRST - Reno, NV (2012)

Philanthropy

Philanthropic Excellence Award - Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity,
Upsilon Nu Chapter - Reno, NV (2013)

Research & Publications

Major, J. C., Scheidt, M., Godwin, A., Berger, E., Chen, J. (2020).
Effects of test anxiety on engineering students' STEM success.
2020 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting.
Awarded 2020 "Best Diversity Paper" by the American Society for Engineering Education: Educational Research and Methods Division.