Grants & Awards

Grants

  • Research Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Grant, The University of Tampa, Leveraging connections: Using social media for professional networking, academic support and self-branding. Lina Gómez (PI) and Enilda Romero-Hall (CoPi). Requested amount: $13,739.80 Awarded on April 5th, 2021. Duration: 1 year.
  • Teaching Innovation Grant, College of Arts & Letters, The University of Tampa. Awarded: $500, October 2019.
  • Community Foundation of the Ozarks – Diversity and Inclusion Grant: Se habla español: Promoting awareness and inclusion of Hispanic diversity issues in Springfield, MO. Awarded: $16,100, November 27, 2018.
  • Universidad Ana G. Mendez Recinto Carolina, Institutional Program for Research Promotion Grant: Social media and health communication: An analysis of Hispanic and North American communities. Awarded $15,000, August 17, 2017.
  • MAPFRE Foundation – Research Grants Ignacio H. de Larramendi: Social media as a platform for health prevention.  Awarded: $18,010, December 22, 2014.
  • Universidad Ana G. Mendez Recinto Carolina, Institutional Program for Research Promotion: University Social Responsibility: An integral component of institutional management.  Awarded: $15,000, December 9, 2014.
  • University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, PINCEL: Research skills program for graduate students. Awarded: $2,500, May 9, 2005.

Awards

  • President’s Award – Chapter Recognition Awards, Public Relations Society of America Tampa Bay Chapter. Awarded on December 2020.
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Communication, Drury University, Springfield, Missouri. Awarded on May 10, 2019.
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, School of Human and Social Sciences, Universidad Ana G. Mendez Recinto Carolina (former Universidad del Este). Awarded on May 4, 2018.
  • Visiting Scholar (selected as one of the eight fellows that visited the lab between 2016-2017), Social Media Lab, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
  • Recipient Travel Grant, Programa Institucional para el Fomento de la Investigación (PIFI), Universidad Ana G. Mendez Recinto Carolina, Puerto Rico. Awarded on February 2016.
  • Outstanding Author Contribution 2014, Emerald Literati Network.
  • Best Young Academician Award, 10th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Responsibility Journal – Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Awarded on May 20, 2011, New Orleans – United States.

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