Lauren Mergen

Distance Learning Director, University of Kentucky

Lauren Mergen is from McKinney, Texas, and serves as the Distance Learning Director at the University of Kentucky. She earned a Bachelor of Science with an Honours Specialization in Psychology and a Minor in Health Science from the University of Ottawa, and a Master of Science in Information Communication Technology from the University of Kentucky. Her research interests include distance learning and employment coaching. Lauren chose to pursue her doctoral studies at UK to take advantage of the Employee Free Tuition Benefit while continuing her professional work. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and working on puzzles. A fun fact about Lauren: she graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music with a concentration in piano at the age of sixteen.