Honors
| Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society | |
| Dean's List every semester | |
| Top national score in GRE Subject Test of English Literature (96th %ile) | |
| Top national score in GRE General Test, Verbal (97th %ile) | |
| New York State Regents Scholar | |
| Memberships | |
| American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) | |
| International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) | |
| Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) | |
| TESOL Leadership Certificate (2007) | |
| TESOL Graduate Student Forum Mentor (2009) | |
| 2010 TESOL Convention Proposal Reviewer for Higher Education Interest Section | |
| Alabama-Mississippi Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (AMTESOL) | |
| AMTESOL State Member-at-Large for K12 (2006) | |
| Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (WATESOL) (2006-08) | |
| Alumnae Association - Wells College | |
| UAB Commission on the Status of Women (listserv member) | |
 Dr. Olmstead conducting a Saturday morning workshop on English presentation skills in a university hospital. |
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