2019 Corresponding Member, Athens Academy of Arts and Sciences

2017 Fellow, Royal Society of Canada

2016 Member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts

2014 Fellow, Academy of Science, St. Louis

2012 Featured Explorer, National Geographic Society

2009 Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities

2008 Research Fellowship (Category AII: Full Professors and Members of Academies), Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation

2004 Award for Outstanding Service to Disability Students, Disability Services, UM-St. Louis

2003 The Archaeological Institute of America Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

1999 The Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching, The University of Manitoba

1998 Merit Award in the Combined Category (Research, Teaching, and Administration), The University of Manitoba

1992-93 Research Fellow, Institute for the Humanities, The University of Manitoba

1991 Merit Award for Excellence in Teaching, The University of Manitoba

1990 Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship and Research in the Humanities, The University of Manitoba