2013 Awarded the Medalla del Dios Guari de Chavín, Ministerio de Cultura, Dirección Regional de Cultura Ancash, Peru
2011 Presentation of Características distintivas del quechua de Corongo: Perspectivas histórica y sincrónica, Provincia de Corongo and Unidad de Gestión Educativa Local (UGEL) of Corongo, Peru
2009 Nominated for Lancaster Dissertation Award, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara
2006-2008 National Science Foundation Dissertation Research Grant, co-PI with Marianne Mithun
2008 Honorable Mention in Concurso de Doctores Jóvenes, Asociación de Lingüística y Filología de América Latina (ALFAL)
2006 UCSB Affiliates Graduate Dissertation Fellowship and Certificate of Achievement, University of California, Santa Barbara
2006 Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara
2006 Academic Senate Doctoral Student Travel Grant, University of California, Santa Barbara
2001-2006 Department of Linguistics Block Grant Fellowships, University of California, Santa Barbara
2004-2005 Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara
2003-2004 SIL International Fund for Scholarly Advancement
2003-2004 West Hollywood Scholarship
2003 Teaching assistantship, Syntax, with Professor Sandra A. Thompson, University of California, Santa Barbara
2002-2003 Department of Linguistics Fee Fellowships, University of California, Santa Barbara
2001-2003 SIL International Corporate Academic Scholarships