Awards, Memberships, & Advisor Roles

See “Funding” section for additional grant awards

AWARDS

New England Biolabs International Passion in Science Award for Science Advocacy and Mentorship, 2024
DEFCON 29 Hacker Runway People’s Choice Award (for creating a bioactive wearable fashion design), 2021 * The world’s largest hacker conference
The Explorers Club Elected Fellow, 2020
North Carolina State University Letter from the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost expressing gratitude for “contributions to the Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions course,” 2020
Rowan University Medal of Excellence for Notable Research, 2019
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation MoBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2013
Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Council Special Mention for Outstanding Contribution to Undergraduate Education, 2014
Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Research Award, 2012
Ecohealth Conference of the International Association For Ecology and Health Honorable Mention Poster Award, 2012
American Philosophical Society Lewis and Clark Fellow, 2011
Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Research Award, 2011
Annual Biology New England South Conference Graduate Student Award for Significant Research Contribution, 2011
Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Research Award, 2010
Sigma Xi (The International Research Society) Full Member, 2010
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP), 2010
Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Research Award, 2009
Tufts Institute of the Environment Fellow, 2009
Sigma Xi (The International Research Society) Associate Member, 2006
Wellesley College Lingos Prize in Life Sciences (Awarded to one person per graduating class), 2006
Phi Beta Kappa Member, 2006

MEMBERSHIPS & ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS

Summit Series Member, A thought leadership community, January, 2026
Venturewell Entrepreneurship Mentor, 2023
TED RED Circle Mainstage Speaker Ambassador/Mentor, 2022
TED Countdown Summit, A summit on climate change, Invited Scientist/Participant, Detroit, MI. June, 2022
Tory Burch Foundation Entrepreneur Mentor, Tory Burch Foundation’s Fellows Lab, 2021
TED RED Circle Mainstage Speaker Ambassador/Mentor, 2020
NSF I-Corps (US National Entrepreneurship Training Program) National Team Mentor, 2020
TED RED Circle Mainstage Speaker Ambassador/Mentor, 2019
TED Summit, A summit on the future of the TED Conference, Invited Scientist/Participant, Edinburgh, Scotland. October, 2019
TED Conference RED Circle Mainstage Speaker Network, since 2017
The Helena Foundation Invited Member, since 2017
House of Genius Invited Participant, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 2015
American Philosophical Society Alum Network, since 2011