Awards and Distinctions
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- 1996 Gabrielle Roy Book Prize for Lifelines: Marian Engel's Writings (1995)
- 1996 Quill & Quire Best Books of 1995 Honourable Mention (non-fiction) for Dear Marian, Dear Hugh: The MacLennan-Engel Correspondence (1995)
- 1996 Trent University Symons Award for Excellence in Teaching
- 2006 Governor General’s International Award for Canadian Studies
- 2006 Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
- 2010 Association for Asian American Studies Honorable Mention for Asian Canadian Writing Beyond Autoethnograpy (with E.Ty; 2008).