University of Erfurt Grant recipient, Equal Opportunities for Women in Research and Science, Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsprogramms (HWP), Universität Erfurt
  Acceptance to the Gertrude Joch Robinson Mentoring Program DGPuk (Deutsch Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft e.V.)
University of California, Berkeley
DAAD doctoral scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Diablo Valley College Graduation with honors, Diablo Valley College, California, USA. Grade: Very Good (1.2) [“A”]