My writing and academic research has won numerous awards and accolades, including a SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship, numerous essay prizes, as well as honour society and community recognitions.

Academic Achievement Awards

  • Ted Rogers MBA Graduate Award, 2019
  • Vanier College Convocation Prize in Classical Studies, awarded to the student who has achieved the highest GPA in the program, 2015
  • Vanier College Convocation Prize in Religious Studies, awarded to the student who has achieved the highest GPA in the program, 2015
  • Dean’s Honour Roll, York University, 2015
  • York University Faculty Association Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship, which is given to the student with the highest GPA in their faculty, 2014
  • York University Continuing Student Scholarship, a merit-based award for academic excellence, 2014
  • Sessional Academic Achievement List, 2014
  • 2012-2013 Classics Award, given to the most promising student in Greek or Latin, 2013
  • Sessional Academic Achievement List, 2013
  • York University Continuing Student Scholarship, a merit-based award for academic excellence, 2013
  • York University Continuing Student Scholarship, a merit-based award for academic excellence, 2012
  • Sessional Academic Achievement List, 2012
  • Sessional Academic Achievement List, 2011

Societies & Community Recognitions

  • GMCA Case Competition Winner, 2018
  • Vanier College Council 50th Anniversary award, awarded to a student who has demonstrated commitment to the Vanier College student body and/or the community, 2015
  • Dean’s Circle of Student Scholars, a designation given to those in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Sciences with a grade point average of 90% or higher, 2012
  • Golden Key Honour Society, 2011
  • Phi Theta Kappa National Honour Society, 1999

major scholarships

  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2018
  • National Finalist, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Vanier Graduate Scholarship, 2018
  • Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master’s) from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), awarded to the top 3% of graduate researchers at the University of Toronto, 2015
  • York University Faculty Association Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship, which is awarded to the student with the highest GPA in the faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, a faculty with over 9,000 students, 2014

Writing Awards

  • CSSR MA Essay Prize for “Refutatio Romana: The Political Dimensions of Religious Alterity in Tacitus’ Histories 5,” 2015
  • Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Essay Prize, Honourable Mention for Research, an award recognizing outstanding examples of expository writing, 2014-2015
  • William R. Coleman Prize for the best essay written by an honour student in a humanities or religious studies course, 2013
  • Israel Mida and Family Award for Excellence in Jewish Studies, 2012
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