Dr. Shim's Awards and Honors
- 2021 Outstanding Research Award, Ball State University
- 2018 Outstanding Research Award, Teachers College, Ball State University
- 2017 Best Practice Award in Support of Multicultural Education and Diversity. “Schools Within the Context of Community” teacher-preparation program (Program faculty: Eva Zygmunt, Susan Tancock, Kristin Cipollone, Jon Clausen, Dorshele Stewart, and Serena Shim) received the AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education)
- 2017 AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) Innovations Inventory webpage Entry. “Schools Within the Context of Community” teacher-preparation program (Program faculty: Eva Zygmunt, Susan Tancock, Kristin Cipollone, Jon Clausen, Dorshele Stewart, and Serena Shim)
- 2013 Outstanding Research Award, Department of Educational Psychology, Ball State University
- 2012 Invited Collaborative Research, Dalian University, China
- 2011 Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Educational Psychology, Ball State University
- 2009 Cardinal Fellow, Ball State University
- 2006 AERA (American Educational Research Association) Motivation SIG Paul Pintrich Memorial Award
- 2004 William Chandler Bagley Doctoral Scholar, University of Illinois
- 2003 Verdell Frazier Young Award, Office of Women’s Program, University of Illinois
- 2002 Verdell Frazier Young Award, Office of Women’s Program, University of Illinois
- 2001 Research Enhancement Scholarship, University of Illinois