Blue was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2023, after a nomination from the APS Forum on Diversity and Inclusion, "for conducting pioneering investigations into gender dynamics in physics and providing highly effective advocacy for marginalized communities in physics and astronomy". She is the recipient of the 2024 Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT, “for her long standing leadership in pioneering efforts to establish, and encourage others to establish, a sound research basis that will lead to solving the issue of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the study of physics”.