Awards
Governmental
Research grants
The University of Chicago
Other
Marshall Scholar
Her Majesty's Government
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2016. Support for 3 years of graduate education in the United Kingdom from Her Majesty's Government's Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission (approx. £150,000).
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Truman Scholar
United States Government
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2015. $30,000 for graduate education from the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
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The Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa
Her Majesty's Government
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2015. Campaign medal awarded by Her Majesty's Government for service in West Africa during the 2014 - 2015 Ebola outbreak response in Sierra Leone.
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Research grant
US State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
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2019. $300,000 for multi-year research project in DRC, Jordan, and the Philippines.
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Travelling Fellowship
The Chadwick Trust, UCL
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2018. £5,000 for field research in Sierra Leone.
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Research Degree Travelling Scholarship
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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2018. £5,000 for field research in Sierra Leone.
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Research Degree Travelling Scholarship
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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2017. As above.
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African Studies Fellow
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2014 - 2016. Selective fellows program for students interested in the study of Africa, September 2014 - June 2016.
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Health Policy Scholar
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2013 - 2016. Selective scholar program for students interested in careers central to health policy design and implementation, September 2013 - June 2016.
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Best BA Thesis Prize in Public Policy Studies
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2016. Recognition and a financial award for having written the best BA thesis in the Department of Public Policy at the University of Chicago for students graduating in 2016.
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Dean's List
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2016, 2014, 2013. For consistently achieving a GPA above 3.25 each quarter in a minimum of nine courses over an academic year (note: in 2015 was not in full time studies due to deployment to the West Africa Ebola Epidemic).
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Humanitarian Award
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2016. Financial award from the University of Chicago for excellence and recognition in humanitarian endeavors.
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African Studies Research Grant
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2014. $4,000 for conducting summer research in Africa during the summer of 2014.
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The Jeff Metcalf Award
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2014. $5,000 for summer work with the University of Chicago's Center for Global Health.
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African Studies Research Grant
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2013. $4,000 for conducting summer research in Africa during the summer of 2013.
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Bernard O Brown Service Learning Award
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2013. $1,000 for conducting a service learning project during the summer of 2013.
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International Achievement Summer Delegate
The Academy of Achievement
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2017. Delegate to the Academy of Achievement’s 2017 International Achievement Summit.
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Inductee & member
The Phi Beta Kappa (ΦΒΚ) Society
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2016. Inductee and member of the Phi Beta Kappa honour society.
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Massachusetts State Alpine Ski Champion
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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2010. Massachusetts State Alpine Ski Championship.