Journalism Awards
- Religion News Association Third Place Award, Outstanding Religion News Story in a Radio Broadcast, 2021.
- Contributor to 70 Million Season 3’s winning entry for Society for Features Journalism Second Place Award, Best Podcast, 2021 (team award)
- Arizona Press Club Second Place Award, Community immigration reporting, 2021 (with co-author)
- Arizona Press Club First Place Award, Community immigration reporting, 2018 (with co-author)
- Arizona Press Club First Place Award, Community public safety reporting, 2018 (with co-author)
- Named “Best Investigative Radio Reporter” by PHOENIX Magazine, July 2017
- Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) First Place Award, Large Market, Series, 2017 (team award)
- Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Large Market Radio, News Series, 2017 (team award)
- Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Large Market Radio, Hard News, 2015
- Contributor to PRI The World/Global Nation’s winning entry, Radio Television Digital News Association UNITY Award, 2014
- Southern Nevada Electronic Media Awards: Best Radio News Broadcast, 2011
- UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Radio Reporting, 2010
Journalism fellowships
- Russell Sage Foundation, Visiting Journalist, 2019
- University of Southern California Center for Religion and Civic Culture Journalism Fellowship, 2019
- Suzanne Goodspeed Investigative Journalism Fellowship at Northern Arizona University, 2019
- New America, New Arizona Fellowship, 2016-2018
- Logan Nonfiction Fellowship, Carey Institute for Greater Good, 2017
- Loyola Law School for Journalists, 2015
- Association of Health Care Journalists Western Regional Fellowship, 2013
- Institute for Justice and Journalism Immigration Reporting Fellowship, 2012