AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Knight Fellowship 2022, Austin, Texas
Summer Fellowship at PhDigital Programme 2022 Texas State School of Journalism funded through the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Hofstra faculty research grant 2015 – 2020
Support of research into changing norms in journalism practice: 2015 to date
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Award: Teaching News Terrifically. Newspaper and online news division. August 2015
Lambda Pi Eta, Honor society of the National Communication Association
Award: Contribution to student learning May 2015
Texifter, Twitter archive and data search platform
Grant: Research grant for Twitter media research. Summer 2014 – Summer 2015
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and Scripps Howard Foundation
Fellowship: Visiting Professor in Social Media (Summer 2013)
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Award: Newspaper Project Award for Long Island Report coverage of Hurricane Sandy, Newspaper and online news division. August 2013.
Press Club of Long Island (PCLI):
Award: Best online news site for Long Island Report (June 2012)
Lambda Pi Eta, Honor society of the National Communication Association
Award: Inductee, May 2015
Irish Voice, Irish American Magazine
Award: Top 100 Influential Irish Women in US, July 2008
Office of the New York City Speaker Christine Quinn
Award: Honored for work with Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, March 2007
Office of the New York City Comptroller William C Thompson
Award: Honored for work with Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, March 2006
