Her awards and honors include:
* 2003 American Crystallographic Association Margaret C. Etter Early Career Award
* 2004 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
* 2006 Baylor Alumni Association Outstanding Young Alum
* 2008 Iota Sigma Pi Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award
* 2016 University of Texas at Dallas Women Leading in Diversity Honouree
* 2019 American Chemical Society Wilfred T. Doherty Award for Excellence in Chemistry
* 2019 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science