Lauren is a New York City-based educator with experience in private, charter and public schools. She has taught science and math to children for 17 years and has worked with preservice, masters students and doctoral candidates as an adjunct professor at Lehman College, Queens College and Teachers College Columbia University.

She currently works at the Bank Street School for Children where she teaches 6th grade science and math, facilitates continuing education courses for the Bank Street College of Education and serves as the Upper School Dean of Student Life. She has served as a judge for The Cook Prize which honors the best science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) picture books for children aged eight to ten.

Lauren has a Ed.D in science education from Teachers College Columbia University, her M.A. in secondary science education from CUNY Brooklyn College and her B.S. from Colgate university. She started her teaching career as a member of the New York City Teaching Fellows. Lauren lives in Manhattan with her husband and two kids.