Honors and Awards

  1. Dr. Priyadarshini Cholera Patil Medal University topper, D.Y. Patil University, 2009
  2. Travel funds, Student Advisory Board, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2012
  3. Travel funds, Graduate Professional Student Association (GPSA), University of Pittsburgh, 2012, 2013
  4. Student Recognition in Research, (Physical Therapy), Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, 2012
  5. Poster award, Health Disparity Competition, University of Pittsburgh, 2012
  6. Thomas O’Connor Award, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, 2012
  7. Bruce Baker Education Travel Fund, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2012
  8. Abruzzese Award, National Pressure Advisory Panel (NPUAP), January 2013.
  9. Advanced Rehabilitation Research and Training (ARRT) Program, National Institute of Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, 2014-2016
  10. Deans Faculty Travel Funds, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch, 2017
  11. Honorable Mention award by the Association of American Physiatrists for the research article published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017
  12. Complementary, Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018
  13. Elite Reviewer, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017, 2018
  14. Grant Proposal selected for the Intensive Workshop, Institute on Health Services Research, Center on Health Services Training and Research, 2018, 2019
  15. Georgia CTSA TEAMS (Translational Education and Mentoring in Science) program fellow, 2019-2020
  16. Young Investigator Poster Award, National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel, 2021