2017 Elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America
2018 Wiley Award for Best Paper, nominated by the Editorial Board of the journal Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, and ratified by the British Society for Geomorphology for the following paper:
Johnson, B. G., Smith, J. A., and Diemer, J. A. 2017. A chronology of post-glacial landslides suggests that slight increases in precipitation could trigger a disproportionate geomorphic response. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 42(14): 2223–2239, doi: 10.1002/esp.4168.
2020 Gerald M. and Sue T. Friedman Distinguished Service Award for the History and Philosophy of Geology Division of the Geological Society of America
This award of the Geological Society of America’s History and Philosophy of Geology Division, created in 2005, may be given from time to time to an individual or individuals, for exceptional service to the advancement of our knowledge of the History and Philosophy of the geological sciences. Neither the nominator nor the nominee has to be a member of the Division or of GSA. The service to the History and Philosophy of geology may include, but not be limited to, the discovery of and making available rare source materials; comprehensive bibliographic surveys; organizing meetings and symposia in the History and Philosophy of geology; exceptional service to the Division; etc.