Recent
Honors and Awards

William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award, 2025
Brunjes, B., Rodriguez-Plesa, E. Equity in Government Contracting: Analyzing the Performance of Small Disadvantaged Businesses. Public Administration Review, 84(3): 484–499. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13704.
Public Administration Review
American Society for Public Administration
Best Article Award - Honorable Mention, 2025
Brunjes, B., Rodriguez-Plesa, E. Equity in Government Contracting: Analyzing the Performance of Small Disadvantaged Businesses. Public Administration Review, 84(3): 484–499. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13704.
Public and Nonprofit Division
Academy of Management
Excellence in Research Award - Department of Public Administration, College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, 2025
North Carolina Central University
Excellence in Research Award - Department of Public Administration, College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, 2024
North Carolina Central University
Excellence in Teaching Award - Department of Public Administration, College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, 2023
North Carolina Central University
Best Paper Award – Honorable Mention, 2022
Brunjes, B., Rodriguez-Plesa, E. Equity in Government Contracting: Analyzing the Performance of Small Disadvantaged Businesses.
Transatlantic Dialogue. Roskilde, Denmark. June 2022.
Founders’ Fellows, 2020
American Society for Public Administration
Wallace O. Keene Conference Scholarship, 2020
American Society for Public Administration
Prestage-Cook Travel Award, 2020
Southern Political Science Association