The AAAS Fellowship, recognizing scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications, is one of the most prestigious honors a U.S. scientist can receive. Fellows are elected by their academic peers.

Laura Wagner received the Fellowship for contributions to language and conceptual development, and for broadening participation in publicly engaged science. "I'm thrilled that the model of combining research and public engagement that we use at the Language Sciences Research Lab is being recognized and that I am being honored among such distinguished scholars,” Wagner said.