2022 Angela y. davis prize for outstanding public scholarship, american studies association.
2021 Freedom Scholar, Marguerite Casey Foundation.
2021 Frank Bonilla Public Intellectual Award, Latin American Studies Association.
2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Research Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A nomination only, full year, non-teaching fellowship.
2017 Gloria Anzaldúa Book Prize, National Women’s Studies Association for The Borders of Dominicanidad (Duke, 2016).
2017 Public Humanities Disobedience Award for founding Freedom University, presented by the MIT Media Lab.
2016 Isis Duarte Book Prize in Haiti-Dominican Studies, Hispaniola Section LASA for The Borders of Dominicanidad (Duke, 2016).
2016 Latino Studies Book Prize, the Latino Studies Section of LASA for The Borders of Dominicanidad (Duke, 2016).