Teaching and mentoring across clinical and classroom settings

"Our teaching assistant has been the best TA I've encountered throughout my academic journey. She was very kind and always helped my classmates and me whenever we needed assistance. She responded to emails promptly and kept us organized. Her presentations were engaging and interesting. I felt at ease asking for help, and she was always available in class for us."

"Lauren was a tremendous help during and throughout the class. I appreciated all of her patience, advice, and how she taught us beyond only being students in that class but college kids in general. You could see she was great at being a TA and that reflected onto us and she motivated me to push better for different things."

"Lauren literally turns the class so much more manageable by being there. She is providing so much good feedback all the time and goes out of her way to do so. I always felt that if I was struggling or confused I could just ask Lauren what to do. She is an exceptional TA, I strongly believe there was nothing she needed to improve on."

"Lauren used her background as a neuro ICU nurse to supplement the content nicely and contributed her own knowledge whenever the situation presented — really helpful in allowing us to see how what we were learning in theory translates practically in an actual clinical environment."

"This TA is very friendly and knowledgable about the topic. She connects what we learn to real life scenarios, which really helps to simplify the abstract philosophical ideas. She explains things well and cares very much about her students' learning. Overall a great quarter!"

"Lauren is a highly skilled nurse who is passionate about sharing her knowledge. Her lectures are based on the latest evidence-based practices. She is an excellent role model and often shares her personal experiences in nursing, which is particularly valuable for students interested in this specialty."

"Lauren is a joy to have as a TA. She is kind and knowledgeable. Her career cross-country as a neuro nurse adds to the content of the course and lets students learn how nursing is across the country."

"What stood out to me was the level of detail in Lauren's feedback, which was always constructive, encouraging, and tailored to each student's individual needs. She took the time to provide feedback on areas where students excelled as well as areas that needed improvement, and this level of attention helped to create a supportive and nurturing learning environment. Furthermore, Lauren went above and beyond her role as a teaching assistant to help me connect with professors and find research labs, which demonstrated her commitment to helping students succeed not only in the course but also in their academic and professional pursuits."

"Throughout the whole quarter TA Lauren demonstrated powerful strengths while helping teach the course. One of the strengths she demonstrated to have was excellent communication skills. As a teacher assistant, Lauren made sure that in every discussion class the information she delivered to us was clear and understandable, specially when it came to the feedback and rubric on our final paper."

"Lauren was a great addition to this course. She shared valuable knowledge about her experience working in the neuro ICU and her current research project. Having not known much about research and the neuro ICU, her opinions and experience shared was very helpful."