- African Studies Association 2023 Best Book Prize, Finalist (winner to be announced)
- Paul Sweezy Outstanding Book Award – American Sociological Association Marxist Sociology Section – 2023
- Book Award – Society for the Study of Social Problems Global Division – 2023
- Book Award, Honorable Mention – American Sociological Association Sociology of Development Section – 2023
- Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award, Honorable Mention – American Sociological Association Race, Gender, and Class Section – 2023
- Distinguished Book Award, Honorable Mention – American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Section – 2023
- William Cromwell Award for Outstanding Teaching – School of International Service, American University – 2021-2022
- Best Scholarly Article Award – American Sociological Association Section on Global and Transnational Sociology – 2018
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Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award – American Sociological Association Section on Race, Gender, and Class – 2018
- Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship – The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation – 2018
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Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award, Honorable Mention – American Sociological Association Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities – 2017
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse – 2012-2015
- Jon Rieger Graduate Paper Award – International Visual Sociology Association – 2012
- UC Dissertation-Year Fellowship – UC Berkeley – 2011
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Leo Lowenthal Dissertation Fellowship – UC Berkeley (Sociology), 2011 (Declined)
- Simpson Award – UC Berkeley (Institute of International Studies) – 2011
- Fall Research Grant – UC Berkeley (Sociology) – 2010
- Undergraduate Mentorship Recognition – UC Berkeley (Sociology) – 2010
- Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, Alternate – Ford Foundation – 2010
- Dean’s Normative Time Fellowship – UC Berkeley – 2008
- National Science Foundation Fellowship – National Science Foundation – 2005
- Jacob K. Javits Fellowship – United States Department of Education – 2005
- Graduate Opportunity Program Fellowship – UC Berkeley – 2004
- Fulbright to India, Finalist – Institute of International Education – 2002-2003
- Honors in Urban Studies – Columbia University – 2002