Awards

Graduate School: Vanderbilt University, PhD Candidate Neuroscience. 

2026 Ignite Tech Dev Gran

Dear Hari,

After careful consideration, the committee is pleased to award you the Ignite Tech Grant and support the development of your project. The committee thought your project will be a value-add as a future research tool.

2026 Alice Hayden Emerging Leader Award

2026 Vivian Casagrande Neuroscience Award

2026 Springer Nature Peer Review certificate for Discover Education, BMC Public Health, Acta Psychologica

2025 Elite Rising Scholar Peer Review Award

2026 Springer Nature Peer Review certificate for Scientific Reports, International Journal for Equity in Health, 

2025 Society for Neuroscience's Neuroscience Scholars Program

2024 AUCD Young Professional Award

This award is presented to professionals in the disabilities field under the age of 40 years who have demonstrated dedication and commitment to people with disabilities and their families through their work as a bridge between the academic sector and the community.

Vanderbilt Brain Institute Travel Grant.

AIRP- ANSWERS Scholar 

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, NSF

NISE Fellow (Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering), Frist Center for Autism & Innovation

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Public Voices Fellow, Op-Ed Project

GPA to date: 4.0

Undergraduate: UC Berkeley, BA Psychology, Disability Studies

Summa Cum Laude, GPA 4.0

Highest Distinction, Highest Honors

University Medal Finalist (top 5 in  graduating class of 11,000)

Department Distinction (top student in psychology department)

Berkeley Haas Scholar

School years

~ 44 creative writing awards including National Scholastic Gold Medal which I received in a grand ceremony at Carnegie Hall.