Expertise

Research and Creative Interests:

  • Sports Media
  • Sports Media Effects
  • Gender and Sports
  • Olympics
  • Olympic Media
  • Sports and Race
  • Gender, Sexuality, and Sex
  • Social and Psychological Media Effects
  • NCAA and Amateurism.

Lauren's main research area lies in mediasport - the intersection between sports and mass media. Her research encapsulates both mass media and social media.

Past Affiliations
Communities
Media Studies, Multimedia Communication, Journalism, Film Studies
Degrees
PhD, University of Alabama, Communication and Information Sciences, 2010
MA, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Communication Management, 2006
BA, Fairfield University, Communication, 2000