National Endowment for the Humanities summer stipend (2016).

Vilas Associate award, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011-2013).

National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship (January-December 2005).

Faculty Professional Development Assignment [i.e., paid research leave], Iowa State University (2003-2004).

Summer salary grant, Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities, Iowa State University (June 2003).

Miller faculty fellowship, Center for Teaching Excellence, Iowa State University (2002-2003).

Summer salary grant, Council on Scholarship in the Humanities, Iowa State University (June 2002).

Visiting junior scholar, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (July 2001).

Rackham fellowship, University of Michigan (1999-2000).

Institute for the Humanities fellowship, University of Michigan (1999-2000, declined).

Decision Consortium fellowship, University of Michigan (1998-1999).

Mellon fellowship, University of Michigan (Summer 1998).

Postdoctoral research fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1994-1995).