Awards

Research

2022 Pritchett Award for the best book in Law and Courts, Honorable Mention for Persuading the Supreme Court: The Significance of Briefs in Judicial Decisionmaking with Rachael Hinkle.

Saint Louis University Stolle Award, Fall 2022

Saint Louis University Spark Microgrant (Co-PI), Fall 2022

2018 Best Conference Paper Award by the Law and Courts Section, American Political Science Association for "The Elevator Effect: How Collegiality Impacts Dissent" with Rachael Hinkle and Michael Nelson.

Saint Louis University Faculty Research Leave Recipient (Spring 2017).

Saint Louis University 2016 President's Research Fund grant recipient (Co-PI).

2016 Neal Tate Award for Best Judicial Politics Paper from the Southern Political Science Association for "Quit Your Complaining? Considering the Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on Strategic Litigants."

Teaching

Saint Louis University, College of Arts & Science Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award Finalist, 2016 

Washington University in St. Louis Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, 2010-2011

Mentoring

Saint Louis University, College of Arts & Science Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award Finalist, 2022

Saint Louis University, College of Arts & Science Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award Finalist, 2017