Grants
• BYOD Research Grant, College of Business, James Madison University.

• HortonWorks Open Source Industrial Training Grant, James Madison University & State of Virginia.

• Cyber Security Grant, State of Virginia.

• Center for Entrepreneurship Research Grant: The Impacts of Loss from Data Breach to SME Brand Values, College of Business, James Madison University.

• Tier II Grant - Madison Research Fellow, James Madison University.

• Tier I Grant - Madison Research Fellow, James Madison University.

• Grant recipient of IS Security Curriculum Development, College of Business, James Madison University.

• Research Grant: A Cross-Cultural Study of Mobile SNS, College of Business, James Madison University.

• Research Grant: “Social Behavior in Computer Information Systems: A Study of Motivations of Social Computing,” University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL.

• Research Grant: “Investigating User End RFID Penetration in Food Industry,” University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL.

Awards
• COB Significant Contributions Recognition Award, James Madison University 2014.

• Appointed Graduate Faculty at College of Business, James Madison University 2012.

• Madison Research Fellow, James Madison University 2011.

• Distinguished Research Award of 2008 Spring Allied Academies International Conference, Tunica, MS, April 2008.

• Distinguished Doctoral Student Research Award, College of Business & Industry, Mississippi State University.

• Research Assistant of the Year Award Nominee, 2007 – 2008, Mississippi State University, April 2008.

• Scholarship, International Business Strategy Program, College of Business & Industry, Mississippi State University, November 2006.

• Member: The BETA GAMMA SIGMA Honor Society.

• Member: The Honor Society of PHI KAPPA PHI.

• Scholarship, International Business Strategy Program, College of Business & Industry, Mississippi State University, November 2005.