Prof. Flores was awarded the Catherine Mowry LaCugna Award on June 12, 2015 at the Annual Convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America. The CTSA grants the Catherine Mowry LaCugna Award to new scholars for the best academic essay in the field of theology within the Roman Catholic tradition. Prof. Flores was recognized for her essay, “Beyond Consumptive Solidarity: An Aesthetic Response to Modern Day Slavery.”