Teaching
2020: Honored Advisor
Engineers Without Borders, Cal Poly
2017: Cal Poly CLA Diversity Award (Nominee)
College of Liberal Arts
2017: Terrance Harris Excellence in Mentorship
Distinguished Honoree
2015-2016: Outstanding Faculty Award
Cal Poly Honors Program
2015-2016: Outstanding Mentor
Cal Poly Engineers Without Borders, Nicaragua
2014-2015: Early Career Award in Teaching (Commendation)
College of Liberal Arts, Cal Poly
2014-2015: Honored Grateful Grads
Student Philanthropy Council, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
2014-2015: Mustang Mentor
Cal Poly Basketball Team
2013-2014: Honored Faculty at Lavender Commencement
PRIDE Center, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
2012-2013: Distinguished Educator Award
California Faculty Association
2012-2013: Most Supportive Professor (Nominee)
Society for Women Engineers, Cal Poly
Academic and Service
2022: Cal Poly President’s Community Service Award
For service to: the Sheriff’s UNITY committee, DEI efforts in SLO, Master Gardeners, to students as a club advisor, to people incarcerated
2021: Early Promotion to Full Professor
Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
2020: Cal Poly Distinguished Scholarship Award (Nominee)
2019: Cal Poly President’s Community Service Award (Nominee)
For service with inmates and parolees
2017: Early Promotion to Associate Professor
Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
2016: Invited Participant: White House Water Summit
The White House
2015: Invited Lead Author-Policy Brief on California Drought
National Security Council, The White House
2015: Invited Lead Author IPBES/UNESCO Report (DECLINED)
Human impact of Ecosystem Changes in Latin America
2013: Top 20 Under 40-San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo’s Tribune Newspaper
2010-2011: Engaged Scholarship Award
University of Minnesota Sociological Research Institute
2010-2011: Public Sociology Award (as a member of the Contexts editorial board)
University of Minnesota Sociological Research Institute
Ryan Alaniz MA,PhD 