Best Dissertation Award, American Political Science Association (Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politics), 2000
Gerald R. Ford Dissertation Fellowship, Political Science Department (University of Michigan), 1997-1999
, Rackam Travel and Research Grants (University of Michigan), 1994-1998
Predoctoral Fellow, Committee for Institutional Cooperation (University of Michigan), 1992-1998
, Rackham Merit Fellow (University of Michigan), 1992-1998