Signatory Author and National Principal Investigator, Vivus Qsymia Adolescent Obesity Clinical Trial (for FDA approval) (2020-2022)
Clinical and Translational Paper of the Year Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota (2021)
Outstanding Mentor Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota (2021)
Oded Bar-Or Award for Excellence in Pediatric Obesity Research, The Obesity Society (2021)
Minnesota American Legion and Auxiliary Chair in Children’s Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School (2018-present)
Team Science Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota (2017)
Co-Chair and Planning Committee, National Institutes of Health Workshop on Developing Precision Medicine Approaches to the Treatment of Severe Obesity in Adolescents (2017)
Signatory Author and International Principal Investigator , Novo Nordisk Saxenda Adolescent Obesity Clinical Trial (for FDA and EMA approval) (2015-2020)
Fellow (2013), The Obesity Society (FTOS)
Fellow (2013), American Heart Association (FAHA)
Outstanding Masters Level Research Award, Annual Conference of the Northwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Salem, Oregon (2001)
Physical Education/Exercise Science Major of the Year Award, *Seattle Pacific University (*I firmly reject the bigoted practices of this institution) (1998)