[1] Evanega began her university career at Reed College at Portland, Oregon in 1998, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology.

[5] Since 2010 , Evanega worked as an International Associate Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics (adjunct) at Cornell University, teaching courses on agricultural biotechnology at the graduate and undergraduate level.

[1] She was part of the team that developed a massive open online course (MOOC) on the science and politics of GMOs on Cornell's EdX platform.

[13] The findings of this research were covered globally by the media including the New York Times, CNN, NBC News, The Hill and MSN.

[1] Other awards and honors include: Evanega has authored or co-authored over 20 academic articles centered around agricultural biotechnology, climate change and COVID-19.