Professor A. Noam Chomsky Shining Star Achievement in Research Award (STAR Scholars Network, 2024)
Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Reviewer (Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, 2024)
Unju Prize for Research Excellence (Korean Educational Research Association, 2022)
Article of the Month (Teaching in Higher Education, March 2021)
Research Excellence Award (Korea TESOL Society, 2021)
Kentucky Colonel Laureate (Lifetime honor awarded by the Governor of Kentucky, 2020)
