Awards

Below, please find an overview of select awards I have received. For more information about my experiences or qualifications, please email me at Kristin.Bennett@ou.edu.

ProComm Conference Honorable Mention for the 2025 Lufkin Best Conference Paper Award (July 2025)

OU Center for Faculty Excellence Award for Enrollment in Fall 2025 NCFDD Faculty Success Program (value of $4500 for enrollment in the program) (Spring 2025; completed program fall 2025)

OU Presidential International Travel Award ($1500) (Spring 2025)

Junior Faculty Fellowship. University of Oklahoma. (Spring 2025)

Presidential International Travel Fellowship. University of Oklahoma (Spring 2025)

Odyssey Travel Award. Sam Houston State University. (Spring 2024)

2024 CCCC Technical and Scientific Communication Award in the category of Best Article Reporting Qualitative or Quantitative Research in Technical or Scientific Communication for, “Transforming the Rights-Based Encounter: Disability Rights, Disability Justice, and the Ethics of Access,” Volume 36 Issue 3 of the Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Arizona State University English Department Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award (Spring 2021)

Conference on College Composition and Communication Disability in College Composition Travel Award (Spring 2021)

Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) Outstanding Mentor Award (Fall 2020)

The College Leaders (Fall 2019)

Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) Graduate Teaching Excellence Award (Spring 2017)