Lauren graduated from Kent State University, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Zoology and her Master’s degree in Public Health with a focus on Zoonotic diseases. She has been working at Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital in the emergency department for the past 11 years while attending college. Lauren plans to continue her education here at Creekside until attending Veterinary School and hopefully come back to Creekside as one of their new veterinarians. Lauren lives in Akron with her 3 cats: Rogue, Coleman, and Penelope. She loves being outside, hiking, bird watching, and photography [citation].