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Member, Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award Committee, American Sociological Association (2015- )

Presenting-Black Artists in the Art Market, Family & Friends Weekend, 25 October 2015, ¾«¶«´«Ã½, Hooker Auditorium, 11 am-12 pm

Presenting-Prices for Art by Female and Male Artists of African Descent in the Auction Market, Section on Sociology of Culture Paper Session: Art, Money, and Meaning Panel, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, 24 August 2015, Chicago, IL.

Chair, Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award Committee, Section on Race, Gender, and Class, American Sociological Association (2013, 2014)

Secretary-Treasurer (elected), Section on Race, Gender, and Class, American Sociological Association (2011-2014)

Fellowships Panelist, National Endowment for the Humanities (2009)

The Association of Black Anthropologists, of which Riché Daniel Barnes is President, received the from the American Anthropological Association.

Was interviewed on the podcast, Zora's Daughters, Episode 12 "" which aired February 17 for Black History Month and World Anthropology Day.

Was selected as a recipient of a fellowship to participate in the OpEd Project's .

Began a two-year term as President of the Association of Black Anthropologists. (2020)

Valerie Barr (Computer Science) received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for "HDR DSC: Collaborative Research: The Data Science WAV: Experiential Learning with Local Community Organizations" -  in collaboration with Smith College, Hampshire College, Amherst College, Greenfield Community College, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Springfield Technical Community College, Holyoke Community College and the  University of Massachusetts. The project is for three years.

Valerie Barr (Computer Science) received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for: "CUE Ethics: Collaborative Research: Evaluating Frameworks for Incorporating Computing Across the Curriculum." The project is for 18 months.

Valerie Barr Received a subaward from the National Science Foundation (NSF) via Duke University for The Alliance  for Identity-Inclusive  Computing  Education  (AIICE):  A Collective Impact Approach to Broadening Participation in Computing.

Horton, N. J., Baumer, B. S., Zieffler, A., & Barr, V. (n.d.). The Data Science Corps Wrangle-Analyze-Visualize Program: Building Data Acumen for Undergraduate Students. Harvard Data Science Review. Retrieved from