 Dr. Regan has received countless awards and honors for her pioneering work as a scholar and artist, including the Heinz Award for Arts and Humanities, the Leeway National Award for Women in the Arts, the Presidential Medal for her contribution to public understanding of the humanities, the MacArthur Foundation's Genius Award, and Peabody Award for the groundbreaking Wade in the Water series by NPR and Smithsonian Folkways.