Residents' Invitational Grand Rounds Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry (Washington University in St. Louis), 2006
Spring 2006 York Distinguished Lecturer, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (University of Florida), 2006
Recipient Distinguished Faculty Investigator Award, UAB School of Public Health (University of Alabama at Birmingham), 2005
Elected as a Fellow, Society for Design and Process Science, 2004
Andre Mayer Award, International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO), 2002-2002
Lilly Scientific Achievement Award, North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), 2002-2002
Wodecroft Investigator Award, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders, 2000-2000
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Psychology, Health Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, 1999-1999
Neal Miller Early Career Award, Academy of Behavioral Medicine, 1996-1996
Bursary Award (Statistical gene mapping strategies), Ciba Foundation, 1995-1995
Award to Young Investigators (Genetic Aspects of Obesity and Energy Regulation), FASEB, 1995-1995
Theodore Tjossom Postdoctoral Award for Paper (Resting Metabolic Rate Among Persons With Down Syndrome), 1994-1994
Award to Young Investigators (Genetic Aspects of Obesity and Energy Regulation), FASEB, 1993-1993
Merit Citation (The Prevalence and Characterization of Obesity Among Children with Developmental Disabilities Compared to Nondevelopmentally Disabled Controls), Society for Behavioral Medicine, 1992-1992
Nominated for the 21st Annual James McKeen Cattell Award, New York Academy of Sciences, 1990-1991
Nominated for Robinson Award, Hofstra University, 1990-1990