SCIENCE ADVOCACY TRAINING
- Reviewed applications for the SciPol Scholars Bootcamp (National Science Policy Network) (2020)
- Reviewed submission proposals for Professional Women in Advocacy (PWIA) Conference, Women in Government Relations (WGR) (Professional Development Track, PWIA Conference Committee) (2020)
- Provided feedback on elevator pitches for participants in the ASBMB Advocacy Training Program (ATP) in preparation for August recess meetings (2019)
SCIENCE POLICY & COMMUNICATION TRAINING
- Co-wrote module on Communicating Science for National Science Policy Network (NSPN) Science Policy Curriculum (with Bernat Navarro Serer) (2020)
- Contributed content and edits to Science Policy WikiProject and Science Policy Wikipedia Page (National Science Policy Network Wikipedia Workathon) (2020)
- Reviewed submission proposals for STGlobal Conference (Contents Committee, STGlobal Conference Planning Committee) (2020)*,^
- Co-organizer and co-coordinator, Science Policy and Advocacy Certificate Program for STEM Scientists through UC Irvine in collaboration with UCS (Program Public Policy Prep (P3) Program) (with Harinder Singh, UC Irvine; Melissa Varga, UCS) (2020-present)
- Provided insights to Bayer Strategic Consulting on specific knowledge, skills and attributes scientists consider valuable and in demand for communicating to various audiences (2019)
- Reviewed op-eds, Write-a-thon, ComSciCon-SD (2018)
SCIENTIFIC TRAINING
- Facilitated Virtual Postdoc Academy Learning Sessions (PALS) (2020)
- Reviewed applications for L’Oreal USA For Women in Science Fellowship (2020)
- Reviewed undergraduate student research presentation applications for SACNAS – The National Diversity in STEM Conference (2019)
- Reviewed graduate student applications for the Science Alliance Leadership Training (SALT) program, New York Academy of Sciences (2019)
PEER REVIEW
- Reviewed publication: Insights from a survey-based analysis of the academic job market. eLife 2020;9:e54097 doi: 10.7554/eLife.54097
- Bankston A. Referee Report For: Use and effectiveness of the Individual Development Plan among postdoctoral researchers: findings from a cross-sectional study [version 1; referees: 3 approved with reservations]. F1000Research 2018, 7:1132 (doi: 10.5256/f1000research.17029.r37952). [The direct URL for this report is: https://f1000research.com/articles/7-1132/v1#referee-response-37952]
- Bankston A. Referee Report For: Evaluating disparities in the U.S. technology transfer ecosystem to improve bench to business translation [version 1; referees: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research 2018, 7:329(doi: 10.5256/f1000research.15458.r32556). [The direct URL for this report is: https://f1000research.com/articles/7-329/v1#referee-response-32556]
NOTES
*Held virtual panels at Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) PhD forum (University of Sussex, UK) due to COVID-19 (cancelled in-person conference)
^International collaboration
