Recognitions Last 15 Years

American Society of Criminology Division on Corrections and Sentencing 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award (November 2025)

2022-2023 UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty Advising/Mentor Award (April 2023)

American Society of Criminology Division on Corrections and Sentencing 2019 Distinguished Scholar Award (November 2019)

2017-2020 University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professorship

Listed as one of the most productive criminologists in Ellen G. Cohn & David P. Farrington (2014), “Publication Productivity of Criminologists,” Journal of Criminal Justice Education 25/3: 275-303.

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2013 Outstanding Mentor Award

Listed as one of “The Most Prolific Female Scholars in Elite Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals, 2000-2010” in Henriikka Weir and Erin Orrick (2013).  Journal of Criminal Justice Education 24/3: 273-298.

2010-2011 University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Robin and Jean Gibson Term Professor