Awards

Mark of Excellence Awards Finalist in Science/Environment Reporting (2026)

Society of Professional Journalists Region 11

Taylor/Blakeslee Graduate Fellowship (2025 – 2026)

Council for the Advancement of Science Writing

Science Communication Fellowship (2025 – 2026)

Heising-Simons Foundation

Pam King HAEA Scholarship (2025– 2026)

Hereditary Angioedema Association

Compassionate Connections Award (2025)

Letters to A Pre-Scientist

Certificate of Excellence in College Teaching (2025)

Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, & Online Education, Georgia State University

Graduate Teaching Assistant Pedagogy Award Nominee (2025)

Georgia State University

Diversity Teaching Award Nominee (2024)

Georgia State University

Three Minute Thesis First Place Winner (2023)

Three Minute Thesis Master’s Competition, Georgia State University

Science Communication Fellowship (2020)

Science ATL

2CI University Doctoral Fellowship in Primate Social Cognition, Evolution, & Behavior (2018– 2023)

Georgia State University

SEEHB First Place Poster Award (2019)

South Eastern Evolution and Human Behavior (SEEHB) Conference

Stella’s full CV can be found here.