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