Her research, which resides at the cusp of cultural sociology, social psychology, and social stratification, investigates how micro-level processes of interpersonal evaluation relate to broader inequalities in real-life, organizational settings. Her research has been published in American Sociological Review, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, and Qualitative Sociology. Lauren received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University in 2009. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a management consultant.