- Fellow, Stellenbosch Advanced Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Stellenbosch University, South Africa. 13 July – 11 December 2026.
- Research Associate, Department of Development Studies, SOAS, London, UK. 16 April – 16 May 2025.
- Visiting Fellow Institute of Population Research, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania. 1 April–30 July 2013
- Visiting Fellow, African Presidential Center, Boston University, Sep–Dec 2012
- Most Promising Scholar Award, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ghana. 2011
- Visiting Fellow, Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. 5-12 December 2010
- Visiting Fellow, The Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire, 30 October–5 November 2010
- Guyer-Virmani Award winner, Program of African Studies, Northwestern University. 2005
- Alumnae Fellow, The Alumnae of Northwestern University. 2004-2005
- University Fellow, Northwestern University. 2003-2005
- Spencer Research Training Grant Fellow, Spencer Foundation/Northwestern University. 2002-2003
- Gwendolyn Carter Fellow. Program of African Studies, Northwestern University. 1999-2000
