2023
- 2023 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Meritorious Poster. “Promoting Equity and Inclusion for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Speech Language Hearing Sciences. (Timothy Huang, Nadhiya Ito, Monika Ifa and Hsinhuei Sheen Chiou)
- 2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Nomination, MSU Mankato
2022
- Faculty Improvement Grant. Presented Garden EngAGEment at the International Nursing Education Conference ($2204.56).
2021
- Kaye Herth Hope Faculty Research Fellowship (2021-2022). College Allied Health and Nursing. MSU-Mankato (co-lead with Dr. Abbot-Anderson)
2020
- Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Minnesota State University, Mankato
2019
- Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant (2019 – 2020). Mankato/North Mankato Act with Alzheimer’s Action Team (lead).
- MSU-Mankato Faculty Improvement Grant (2019).
- Minnesota Recreation and Park Foundation New Initiative Grant. EngAGEment Garden (Dr. Burk – lead)
- MSU-Mankato Global Education Faculty Curriculum Development Grant: (2018 – 2019).
2018
- Mankato Clinic Foundation Grant (2018 – 2019). Mankato/North Mankato Act with Alzheimer’s Action Team (lead).
- Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant (2018 – 2019). Mankato/North Mankato Act with Alzheimer’s Action Team (lead).
2017
- Stratis Health Building Healthier Communities Award Recipient (2017 – 2018). Mankato/North Mankato Act with Alzheimer’s Action Team (lead).
- MSU-Mankato Faculty Research Grant (2017-2018)
2016 and Earlier
- MSU-Mankato Faculty Research Grant (2016 – 2017)
- MSU-Mankato College of Allied Health and Nursing Faculty Research Support. (2013-2014) (2014-2015) (2015-2016) (2016-2017)
- University of Minnesota Student Dissertation Research Activity Award (2006-2007)
- Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Scholarship (2005)
- University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts Graduate Research Partnership Program (2004)