Awards and Honors

*Committee for Dissertation, 2023

“Comparison of Complex Networks: A Framework for Assessing Measurement Invariance.”

Clarissa Valles, Department of Mathematics

The University of Texas at El Paso

*Distinguished Service Award, 2023

Society for Neuroscience Sun City Chapter

University of Texas at El Paso

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*Committee for Master’s Thesis, 2022
“Evaluation of the effect of preprocessing algorithms on resting state fMRI data.”
Hortencia Hernandez, Department of Mathematics
The University of Texas at El Paso

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*Cover Art Awardee, 2022

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

*Outstanding Dissertation Nomination, 2021

Department of Biological Sciences

The University of Texas at El Paso

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*UTEP Student Leadership Award, 2021

Student Organization of the Year (Co-founder)

Society for Neuroscience Sun City Chapter

University of Texas at El Paso

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*Nomination, Natalicio Dissertation Fellowship, 2021 

Biology Department Representative

University of Texas at El Paso

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*Neuroscience Scholars Program, Society for Neuroscience, 2020

*Outstanding Work in Graduate Student Research, 2019

Graduate Student Research Expo 2019

University of Texas at El Paso

*RISE-NIH R25 Research Fellowship, 2016

Department of Biological Sciences

University of Texas at El Paso

*Nomination, Outstanding Teaching Award to a Doctoral Student, 2015

Department of Biological Sciences

University of Texas at El Paso

*NIH NIMH R25 Research Fellowship, 2015

Summer Program in Neuroscience Ethics and Survival

Marine Biological Laboratory

Woods Hole, MA

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*Outstanding Work in Community Service Commencement Award, 2013

Oral Roberts University

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*Vice President's List, 2013

Science and Engineering Departments

Oral Roberts University 

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*Student of the Month, Health and Exercise Science Department, 2012

Oral Roberts University