FULL LIST OF AWARDS AND GRANTS
2024 Templeton Religion Trust Grant #2022-31234 “Patience Planning in Psychology: Construct Refinement and Building an Empirical Base for Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Co-Investigator)
2023 Early Career Contributions Award, International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology
2023 Fellow, Association for Psychological Science
2020-2022 Fellow, Genocide and Memory Studies Faculty Seminar, The Humanities Institute, Wake Forest University
2022 Fellow, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2022-2024 Advisor, Expanding Awareness of the Science of Intellectual Humility project, Greater Good Center, UC Berkeley/ John Templeton Foundation
2022-2025 John Templeton Foundation Grant # 62669: “Clarifying the Virtue Profile of The Excellent Thinker” (Project Leader, $850,111)
2021 Harold W. Tribble Professor of Psychology, Wake Forest University
2020 Social Science and Humanities Research Council (Canada): Connection Grant (“Post-Pandemic Kaleidoscope: Behavioral and Social Scientists’ Wisdom for Navigating the New Normal”) Collaborator with Igor Grossmann (University of Waterloo), $15,926
2020-2023 John Templeton Foundation Grant # 61842: “The Honesty Project” (Science of Honesty Project Leader with Christian Miller, William Fleeson, and R. Michael Furr, $ 4,402,255)
2020-2022 Fellow, Satiety Faculty Seminar, The Humanities Institute, Wake Forest University
2019-2022 John Templeton Foundation Grant # 61514: “Exemplar Interventions to Develop Character” (Project Leader with Michael Lamb, $1,686,200)
2019 European Association for Personality Psychology, Expert Meeting Grant (with Laura Blakie, € 10,000)
2019-2021 Templeton World Charity Foundation, “Developing the character strengths of wisdom in high-risk contexts: Testing new approaches in the Philippines and Sri Lanka (co-project leader with Santushi Amarasuriya, Henri C. Santos, and Igor Grossman), $231,679.00
2018-2020 John Templeton Foundation Grant # 61214: “The Honesty Project: A Pilot Grant” (Psychology Co-Director with Christian Miller, William Fleeson, and R. Michael Furr)
2018 Award for Faculty Excellence in Research, Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
2017 Nominated for Early Career Researcher Award, International Positive Psychology Association
2017 Seminar Co-leader and Fellow, Contemplative Studies & Research Faculty Seminar, 2017/2018, The Humanities Institute, Wake Forest University
2016-2019 John Templeton Foundation Grant # 60699: “The Pathways to Character Project” (Co-Project Leader with Frank Infurna, Arizona State University), $3,399,876. Including $2,000,000 for a grant competition to promote research in personality change following the experience of challenge and failure
2016 Fellow, Contemplative Studies & Research Faculty Seminar, 2016/2017, The Humanities Institute, Wake Forest University
2016 Academic and Community Engaged Faculty Fellowship, Pro Humanitate Institute, Wake Forest University, $1500
2016 Summer Course (Re)Design grant, Teaching and Learning Center, Wake Forest University, $1500
2016 Magnolias Curriculum Project, Office of Sustainability, Wake Forest University, $500
2015 Rising Star Award, Association for Psychological Science.
2015 Dingledine Fund for the Support of International Activities: Wake Forest University, The Undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences Award, $2,390
2015-2018 John Templeton Foundation Grant # 60450: “Promoting Intellectual Humility Among Middle-School Students: Developing an Education Film, Preliminary Intervention Strategy, and Complementary Research Program” (Principal Investigator), $675,623
2015-2018 Templeton Religion Trust Grant: “The Beacon Project” (William Fleeson, PI), Associated Team Member
2015-2017 Templeton Religion Trust Grant: “Does Adversity Make Us Wiser Than Before? Addressing a Foundational Question” (Principal Investigator), $206,463
2013-2015 Templeton World Charity Foundation Grant: “Developing Character Project” (Christian Miller, PI): Associated Team Member
2013-2014 John Templeton Foundation Grant # 24322 (supplement): “What Are the Real Benefits of Hardship? Examining Possibilities for Behavioral Growth Following Adversity” (Principal Investigator), $25,085
2011-2014 John Templeton Foundation Grant # 24322: “What Are the Real Benefits of Hardship? Examining Possibilities for Behavioral Growth Following Adversity” (Principal Investigator), $449,869
2011 Wake Forest University Scholar Development Award
2010-2013 Research Grant, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, $16,000
2010 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting Student Poster Award, Finalist
2010 University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Completion Fellowship
2010 University of Pennsylvania Critical Writing Teaching Fellowship (declined)
2009-2010 University of Pennsylvania Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism, Mentoring Award, $500
2009 Mellon Refugee Initiative Fund Fellowship
2009 University of Pennsylvania Critical Writing Teaching Fellowship (declined)
2008 Summer Research Grant, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, $1,600
2008 Summer Research Grant, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, $3,000
2007-2008 Research Grant, The Asia Foundation’s “Reducing Incidences and Effects of Torture” (RESIST) program and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (Principal Co- Investigator), $10, 750
2005 Henry S. Williamson Award, presented annually to the outstanding senior of the graduating class (equivalent of valedictorian award), Franklin & Marshall College
2005 Stanley Craig Memorial Award, awarded to a member of the student body who demonstrates the highest qualities of personality, character and involvement, Franklin & Marshall College
2005 Alice Distler Award, awarded to a student who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in volunteer service in the community, Franklin & Marshall College
2005 Benjamin Franklin Citizenship Award for service-learning and citizenship, Franklin & Marshall College
2005 Edward S. Reed Prize, Franklin & Marshall College
2005 John A. Griffin Award, Franklin & Marshall College
2005 Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society)
2004 Pi Delta Phi (National French Honor Society)
2003 Leser and Nissley Student/Faculty Partnership Award, Franklin & Marshall College
2003 Phi Beta Kappa Sophomore Award (for educational travel to Istanbul, Turkey), Franklin & Marshall College
2003 Harry S. Butler Memorial Prize (for travel to Niger, West Africa), Franklin & Marshall College
2002-2004 Hackman Summer Research Fellowship (awarded annually thrice), Franklin & Marshall College
2002-2004 Dana Scholar, Franklin & Marshall College
2002 John Kryder Evens Memorial Award (for research in India and Nepal), Franklin & Marshall College
2002 Spaulding Program in Leadership, Franklin & Marshall College
2001-2005 Global Scholar (full merit and need-based scholarship for international students), Franklin & Marshall College