Lauren is an ethnographer and qualitative researcher who has worked in the worlds of manufacturing, museums, and academia. Past positions include Crown Equipment Corporation, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, University of Latvia, and RISEBA Faculty of Architecture and Design. She has served on the Museum Education Roundtable and New York City Museum Educators Roundtable boards and currently sits on the EPIC Equity Council. Lauren is a believer in community building and weaves this belief into her work.  She holds a PhD in anthropology from University of Washington.