Media engagements, honors and awards received and selection for competitive projects and invite-only events, in recognition for work on academic research policy and STEM workforce development at the federal level.
Honors & Awards
Award recognizes great promise through early research impact leadership efforts. Awarded for work on affecting science policy and advocacy, and the importance of this work for the future STEM workforce.
Nature (via David Payne)
How I’m Advocating in Congress for the Next Generation of US Scientists
Included in Nature Government Section
AAAS (by Elyse DeFranco)
Adriana Bankston: Congressional Sponsorship at Work for the Future of Science
Included in STPF Fellowships Focus Newsletter
Advocacy Association & ASBMB Highlight
Top 20 in 2022 Award For Excellence in Advocacy
Award recognizes advocacy practitioners who have excelled in the practice of their profession during the past year. Awarded for innovation, thought leadership and mentoring in research advocacy.
ASGCT & Clemson alumni spotlight
Congratulations to Our Inaugural Congressional Policy Fellow
Program selects one ASGCT member annually . W
Women in Government Relations
Writing & Media Highlights
RAISE Blog & International Consortium of Research Staff Associations (ICoRSA) Session Recap
Connecting Entrepreneurs and Research Talents for Innovation
STEM News Chronicle – 2024 Guest Writer (Guest Article)
STEM Workforce Diversity is Critical to U.S. Competitiveness in Science & Technology
Research! America (Calling ECRs)
Special Issue Highlight: Special Issue on Shaping the Future of Science Policy
Science Geist (ECR section)
Article Highlight: Research Culture: Why Scientific Societies Should Involve More Early-Career Researchers
Science Policy News Aggregator and Newsletter, supported by Swiss NSF (SNSF)
NASEM
Workshop Showcase: Re-envisioning Postdoctoral Training in Neuroscience
Includes workshop recordings and quotes as part of the broader series on Neuroscience Training – Developing a Nimble and Versatile Workforce
AddGene
Article Highlight: Monitoring the compliance of the academic enterprise with the Fair Labor Standards Act
Uncertainty about Labor Law Brings More Uncertainty to Postdoc Wages highlighting postdoc salary work
Nature
Article Highlight: Assessing the landscape of US postdoctoral salaries
Science
Article Highlight: Assessing the landscape of US postdoctoral salaries
ASU News
Collection Highlight: The Next 75 Years of Science Policy
Writers envision future science policies and share them with the world
GMU News
Research Highlight: Training scientists for policy: mapping science-policy programmes in the U.S.
George Mason and Virginia Tech collaborate to build science policy connections
Books & Reports
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) awarded the Outstanding Publication Award to ‘The Postdoc Landscape’ for making a substantial contribution to the literature and/or practice of graduate education
Contributed to chapter on postdoc reforms, SIG for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education across the Disciplines
Atkinson Family Foundation issued an Imprint Endowment to ‘Thriving as an International Scientist’ to iluminate the role of higher education in contemporary society. Book reviewed by leaders in research, STEM education and workforce development, was the #1 New Release in STEM Education: Amazon Books and included in Nature book list for 2026
Contributed to chapter on systemic reforms, Section on Supporting International Scientists: It Takes an Ecosystem
CRS Report
The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Background and Congressional Issues
Cited Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education article on postdoctoral salaries
NASEM Workshop
Transforming Research and Higher Education Institutions in the Next 75 Years
Cited Issues S&T article on early career researchers
NASEM Report
Cited postdoc publication on FLSA academic compliance
The Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) listed Science not Silence: Voices from the March for Science Movement among the Best Human Rights Books
Contributed story on academic work-life balance to book
Selection for Projects & Events
University of California Press: Awarded First Gen Program Outright Grant within UC system, extending UC’s efforts to support first-gen scholars.
Coleridge Initiative & NCSES: Selected for dashboard and report on federal funding impacts on doctoral workforce and inventors.
NASEM GUIPRR & NSB: Invited to Rebalancing the Future Research Ecosystem: From Vision to Action Summit aiming to address urgent needs and structural gaps in the U.S. research enterprise.
ASU & NSF: Selected for Future Substance of STEM Education Workshop with education and workforce materials, developed concept for policy certificate program linking science and society.
ARIS: Invited to RI3 Impact Atlas Convening on co-developing a new evidence-based institutional tool to support colleges and universities in assessing, planning, and scaling their research impact work.
EXPLR: Included in Community Portrait on ‘The People Powering STEM’ at the National STEM Festival, seeking to guide bright minds toward STEM careers and tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.
NASEM & OSTP: Invited to A Pivotal Moment: Science and Technology for America’s Future event with Arati Prabhakar, President Biden’s S&T Advisor and WH OSTP Director, on how to build the future we aspire to.
NSTMF: Selected to represent inSTEM at the Program Summit celebration gala for National Medal of Science & National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipients, bringing together scholars, mentors, and laureates.
Wash U. St. Louis: Selected scientific research COMPASS Scholar to gain expertise in leadership and management practices for a productive, supportive, and inclusive research environment via lab manual and other assignments.
ASU Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes: Invited to Adapting Federal Programs to Evolving Public Values roundtable examining how federal programs incorporate changing public values and priorities.
Association of Science and Technology Centers: Invited to New Frontiers Virtual National Summit envisioning a future where science, communities, and policymakers partner to address pressing challenges.
Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science: Selected for Women in STEM Leadership Program enabling STEM professionals eager to become agents of change to help shift the culture in their fields.
Horizon Institute for Public Service: Invited to Game Changers Workshop for Biosecurity Policy with discussions led by senior experts and policymakers on biosecurity policy including the AIxbio intersection.
Institute on Governance: Invited to Beyond Endless Frontiers: Science Communication and Public Engagement Roundtable project examining the governance that underpins Canada’s scientific enterprise.
Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange: Selected for Science Advisory Council Simulation Workshop science advisory committee simulation in UK Government Office for Science in science advisory office.
French Embassy Office of Science & Technology: Invited to France Science Summit: Transatlantic Research Collaboration in a New Era promoting French research in the U.S. and strengthening bilateral scientific cooperation.