Dr. Holden received the Bentzi Karsh Early-Career Service Award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). The award recognizes an early-career individual demonstrating outstanding contributions to HFES through professional service and outreach activities. The Karsh award recognizes the impact this individual has had on raising the public's awareness of human factors/ergonomics science.  

The award is named after the late Professor Bentzi Karsh (1971-2012). Karsh was an advisor, mentor, and collaborator of Dr. Holden's from 2001-2012.