Grants & Awards


Diversity Of Views and Experience (DOVE) Fellowship

University of Minnesota, Graduate School Diversity Office | 2024 - 2025

Department of Kinesiology, advised by Dr. Dunja Antunovic

Honors in the Major

Northeastern University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Spring 2023

"Challenging the Myth: Asian American Athletes' Sense of Belonging in Elite Level Sports"

Outstanding Contribution to Research in Sociology

Northeastern University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Spring 2023

“Dating at a Distance: Navigating Sexual and Romantic Relationships and Emotional Intimacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic”

Undergraduate Research Initiative Award

Northeastern University, College of Social Sciences and Humanities | Spring 2021

"Dating at a Distance: Navigating Sexual and Romantic Relationships and Emotional Intimacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic"

Presentations


Creating NASSS: Communities, Axiologies, Politics, and Praxis

North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Chicago, IL | Fall 2024

“Bridging the Gap between Sport Studies and Asian American Studies: A Critical Review of the Sociology of Sport Journal”

Social Justice and the Practices of World (Un)Making

Stonehill College, Easton, MA | Spring 2024

“Dynasty as Panopticon: Surveillance and Social Control in an Elite Synchronized Skating Team”

9th Annual College of Social Sciences and Humanities Undergraduate Research Forum

Northeastern University, Boston, MA | Spring 2023

“Challenging the Myth: Asian American Athletes’ Sense of Belonging in Elite Sports”

7th Annual College of Social Sciences and Humanities Undergraduate Research Forum

Northeastern University, Boston, MA | Spring 2021

“Dating at a Distance: Navigating Sexual and Romantic Relationships and Emotional Intimacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic”

Sociologists for Women in Society Summer Conference

SWS, virtual conference | Summer 2021

“Dating at a Distance: Disrupting Gender Asymmetries in the Pandemic” (presented by Dr. Linda Blum, attended as second author)

Publications


  1. Blum, L. M., Lee, K. E., Binder, O., Clifford, E. (2023) Dating at a Distance: Does It Take a Pandemic to Challenge Campus Sexual Culture? Sociological Forum, 38: 616-636, https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.12922

  2. Fraser, T., Cunningham, L., Bancroft, M., Hunt, A., Lee, E., Nasongo, A. (2020) Climate Crisis at City Hall: How Japanese communities mobilize to eliminate emissions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 37, doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.09.006