Awards and Honors

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Standard Research Grant, 2019-2023
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Standard Research Grant, 2018-2019
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Standard Research Grant, 2016-2017
UBC Faculty of Arts, Small Research Grant, 2016-2017
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Standard Research Grant, 2015-2019
John Templeton Foundation New Paths to Purpose Grant, 2013-2015
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant, 2010-2014
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Standard Research Grant, 2011-2014
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Standard Research Grant, 2008-2011
Hampton Fund Research Grant, 2007-2009
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Standard Research Grant, 2005-2008
American Psychological Association Dissertation Award, 2003
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2000-2003
Department of Education Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, 2000
Applied Social Issues Internship Grant, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Summer 2002

Royal Society of Canada, College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, 2015
Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP, 2014)
Featured in book “How to Publish High Quality Research”, American Psychological Association, 2013
The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund Faculty Research Prize, 2011 ($5000)
BC’s Year of Science – Featured Scientist 2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Salary Prize, 2010-2015
Honoree, Mind Gym Academic Prize for pioneering work in positive psychology (~$4000), 2007
Early Career Scholar, Peter Wall Institute of Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia ($10,000). 2007-2008
Selected as one of the “Rising Stars” in academia by the Chronicle of Higher Education, 2004
Graduate Student Poster Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2003
Poster Award, Third Annual Robert J. Huskey Graduate Research Exhibition, 2001, University of Virginia
Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize for outstanding thesis research, Harvard University, 1999
Gordon W. Allport Prize for outstanding psychology research, Harvard University, 1999

Social Psychology Network Teaching Award: Honorable Mention, 2013, University of British Columbia
Robert E. Knox Master Teaching Award, 2010, University of British Columbia
Honoree, Seven Society Graduate Fellowship for Superb Teaching, 2003, University of Virginia ($1000)
Distinguished Teaching Fellowship, 2002, University of Virginia

UBC Arts Graduate Research Award to Aaron Weidman, University of British Columbia, 2014
Suedfeld Scholar Award, Psi Chi, UBC Chapter, 2014 ($500)
UBC Graduate Research Award to Ashley Whillans, University of British Columbia, 2013.
Graduate Student Travel Award to Kostadin Kushlev, Society of Personality and Social Psychology, 2013 ($500 USD)
Morris Belkin Prize for Best Doctoral Dissertation, University of British Columbia, 2012
Certificate of Academic Excellence, Canadian Psychology Association, 2012
Honorable Mention, Outstanding Research Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2012
Arts Undergraduate Research Award (AURA), University of British Columbia, 2011 ($3000)