Awards
- 2019: Erster Verwaltungspreis, Public Service Lab.
- 2018: Induction as fellow, class of 2018, National Academy of Public Administration
- 2018: Transfer teaching prize of the University of Konstanz
- 2016: Citation of Excellence winner for “A Three-Stage Adoption Process for Social Media Use in Government” – Public Administration Review”, awarded by: Emerald Group Publishing for highly cited papers
- 2012: Winner, ARPA Best Article Award 2012 for Binz-Scharf, Maria Christina, David Lazer, and Ines Mergel (2012). Searching for answers: Networks of practice among public administrators. American Review of Public Administration 41(2):202-225.
- 2010: Winner Best Article PA Times 2010 for: Government 2.0 Revisited: Social Media Strategies in the Public Sector, in: PA Times, American Society for Public Administration, Vol. 33, No. 3, p. 7 & 10.
Grants
- European Commission Interreg grant: Smart Government Academy, 2019-2022, ~€1,000.000 (total).
- IBM Center for the Business of Government, Research stipend: Human-Centered Design in Digital Service Transformation, 2019-2020, $20.000
- European Commission Co-VAL: Understanding value co-creation in public services for transforming European public administrations, 2017-2020, ~€404.000
- IBM Center for the Business of Government, Research stipend: Implementing Digital Services Teams Across the U.S. Federal Government, 2016, $20,000
- National Science Foundation (NSF): Collaborative Research: Connecting Women Faculty in Geotechnical Engineering – Thriving in a Networked World, Award #1536542, Co-PI, 2016-2018, $258,870.00.
- IBM Center for the Business of Government, Research stipend, 2015, $20,000.
- Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Research support, 2015-2016, $1,200.
- Maxwell School Summer Assistant Program, 2014, $1,800.
- Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Research support, 2013-2014, $1,000.
- Maxwell School Summer Assistant Program, 2013, $1,600.
- The Dirksen Congressional Research Center: Strategic intent vs. observed tactics of Twitter use among Members of Congress, May 2013 – April 2014, $3,500.
- German Academic Exchange Service, Travel Grant, 2013, ~$1,500.
- Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Research support, 2013-2014, $1,200.
- IBM Center for the Business of Government, Individual research stipend, Title: “Social Media Analytics: A Manager’s Guide to Assess Impact of Social Media Interactions”, June 2012-June 2013, $20,000.
- Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Research support, 2012-2013, $1,200.
- IBM Center for the Business of Government, Individual research stipend, Title: “A Manager’s guide for using Twitter in the public sector”, May-December 2011, $20,000.
- 2011 Summer Project Assistantship Award, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, $1,600.
- Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Research support, Summer 2011, $1,200
- NSF IGERT proposal, awarded, Title: IGERT: S(iBriD) Soft Interfaces – Bridging the Divide in Graduate education, participant, amount requested: $2,956,679, 60 months, 2011-2016.
- NSF Advance grant, Scientific Advisor, Title: “The Inclusive Connective Corridor: Social Networks and the ADVANCEment of Women STEM Faculty”, Summer Salary, total amount awarded for project: 2010-2015, $3,399,058.
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Title: “Global Health Advocacy and Policy Project (GHAPP)”, Senior Researcher, Summer salary, total amount awarded for project: $1,098,461, 2010-2013.
- EU 7th framework, Ten: “Collaborative Production in eGovernment”, North America Expert for “Government 2.0”, $5,000.
- IBM Center for the Business of Government, Individual research stipend, Title: “Collaboration 2.0: A Manager’s guide for using and maintaining Wikis in the public sector”, May-December 2010, $20,000.
- Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Title: “Social media applications in the non-profit sector: Transparency, participation and collaboration online”, Faculty Research Grant, 2010-2011, $4,000.
- Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Title: “Social media adoption in federal agencies and departments”, Faculty External Funding Mini-Grant Program, 2010-2011, $1,500.
- Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Title: “Participatory democracy using social media applications in the public sector”, Summer faculty grant for research assistance, 2009-2010, $1,500.
- PARCC Program for Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Title: “Collaborative governance online: How municipalities are using the power of less on SecondLife.com”, Faculty grant, $1,000, 2009-2010.
- 2011 Summer Project Assistantship Award, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, $1,600.
- Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Title: “Transformative effects of Web 2.0 applications in the public sector”, Summer assistance, Summer 2009, $1,200.
- CTIP Center for Technology and Information Policy, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Faculty support grant for conference expenses and data analysis software, 2009-2010, ~$3,000.
- APSA Volcker grant, Title: “Transformative effects of social media applications in the public sector“, Residence fellowship, summer 2009.
- Minnowbrook III New Faculty Fellow (September 2008).
- NSF postdoctoral fellowship, Program on Networked Governance, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, 2005-2008.
- NSF doctoral fellowship, National Center for Digital Government, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, 2002-2005.
- Swiss National Science Foundation, Individual Research Stipend, $40,000, 2002-2004