Honors

Research Culture: Why scientific societies should involve more early-career researchers – Publication included in ScienceGeist Highlights Newsletter, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), section on early career researchers, September 2020
Research Culture: Actionable recommendations from trainees to improve science training; Research Culture: Why scientific societies should involve more early-career researchers – Publications included in eLife Research Culture Collection, May 2020
Outstanding Publication Award – 2019 American Educational Research Association, Special Interest Group for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education across the Disciplines, The Postdoc Landscape, edited by Audrey Jaeger and Alessandra J. Dinin, Academic Press, 2018, Pages 15-48, ISBN 9780128131695 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813169-5.00002-1 – published Chapter 2 – A Review of Postdoc Reforms in the United States and the Case of the Fair Labor Standards Act Updates of 2016 (Bankston and McDowell), March 2019
Best Human Rights Books list – Spring 2018, as seen in the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) post The world’s best human rights books: Spring 2018 (Kong Tsung-gan, July 2, 2018), Science not Silence: Voices from the March for Science Movement, edited by Stephanie Fine Sasse and Lucky Tran, MIT Press – featured story on academic work-life balance (Bankston), March 2018

Social Wonder Woman, PWIA Conference, Women in Government Relations, November 2020 (social media)
Nomination, AWIS San Diego Chapter Leadership Service award, October 2018
FY2017 AWIS Star Affiliate Award – AWIS KY Affiliate Group, February 2018 (in AWIS National Magazine, Spring 2018, volume 50, page 60)

Staff spotlight, JSPG (staff efforts recognition, expand outreach), March 2019
Member spotlight, AWIS San Diego Chapter, November 2018
Member Spotlight – Dr. Adriana Bankston, Association for Women in Science (taken June 2016), April 2017
Trainee Spotlight, University of Louisville Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, March 2016

Carpe Careers Author of the Week – Graduate Career Consortium, February 2021
Volunteer recognition on Twitter – National Postdoctoral Association, National Volunteer Week, April 2018, as well as in the article ‘The NPA Celebrates National Volunteer Week‘ published in the NPA POSTDOCket, April 2018, volume 4, issue 16 (published on April 23, 2018) (as part of the NPA Meetings committee)
Volunteer recognition on Twitter and LinkedIn – AWIS National, National Volunteer Week, April 2018
Recipient, ‘Smart Woman Doing Cool Stuff in STEM’ recognition, Association for Women in Science, November 2016

COMPASS Travel Award, American Society for Cell Biology, December 2016
“Advocating for Science” Travel Scholarship, Future of Research, September 2016
National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Travel Award, January 2015
Professional Development Support (PDS) Funds from Laney Graduate School, Emory University (2012)
Participant, AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science, Emory University (2008-2009)
Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (GDBBS) Travel Award, Emory University (2007)
Graduate Student Council (GSC) Travel Grant, Emory University (2007)
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology (BCDB) Travel Award, Emory University (2007)