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Lijek's research was the subject of an editorial in The Scientist by James L. Sherley, Exorcising Ghostwriting from Peer Review. In an invited response, Lijek published the essay Postdocs as Competent Peer Reviewers also in The Scientist. Her editorial summarizes for a lay audience the policy recommendations that she details in her recent academic manuscript, Practical changes to reduce ghostwriting in peer review.


Interviewed for articles in The Scientist, Inside Higher Ed, Science, Nature, and Physics Today about her recent publication on making the peer review of manuscripts more equitable for early career researchers.


Maciuba, A. (2024) Confluence, Solo Exhibition. September 5—October 16, 2024, Oresman Gallery, Smith College, Brown Fine Arts Center.


Maciuba, A. (2023) Tributary, Solo Exhibition at the Lawrence Arts Center


, an exhibition by Amanda Maciuba, Jessica Tam & Jen Morris will be open at A.P.E. Ltd. Gallery in Northampton, MA. November 10 – December 4, 2021. Reception: Fri, Nov. 12, 5-8PM and Zoom Panel Discussion: Thurs, Nov. 18, 7:30PM with the artists and moderator Amy Brady.


Has been named Associate Editor of POLIS: The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Thought.


Was a Hispanic Heritage Month speaker at San Bernadino Valley College. Matos offered a virtual reading from their book, La familia: And other secret ingredients to Latinx student success.


Was invited to be a Wesleyan University College of Education Colloquium speaker to read from her book La familia: And other secret ingredients to Latinx student success on April 14, 2021.

Was elected to the South Hadley School Committee in the local election on April 13, 2021.


Was invited to speak at the UMass Amherst College of Education with Carmen Yulín Cruz on "Transformation through Collaboration: Two Communities Collaborate to Learn from Each Other" about the º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù STEM program in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 31, 2021.