In 2018, Mack was chosen to be one of the judges for Nature magazine's newly founded Nature Research Awards for Inspiring Science and Innovating Science. In February 2019, she appeared in an episode of The Jodcast, talking about her work and science communication. Mack was a member of the jury for the Alfred P. Sloan Prize in the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. In 2019, she was referenced on the Hozier track "No Plan" from his album Wasteland, Baby! : "As Mack explained, there will be darkness again".