Meet Outstanding Master鈥檚 Mentor Dr. Lauren Auverset van Gerwen

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Meet Outstanding Master鈥檚 Mentor Dr. Lauren Auverset van Gerwen

The Graduate School congratulates Dr. Lauren Auverset van Gerwen as a recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Master鈥檚 Mentor Award.

Dr. Auverset van Gerwen is an assistant professor of strategic communication in the Department of Communication whose research pinpoints the intersection of media effects and social psychology. She focuses on the effects that social media use and interactivity have on the way people communicate and consume media. 

Nominated by colleagues in her department who describe her as 鈥渁 knowledgeable, passionate, compassionate, and approachable鈥 faculty member, Dr. Auverset van Gerwen offers dedication and support while guiding graduate 亚洲自慰视频s through the academic journey. Her mentoring philosophy is centered on three core principles: (a) building a supportive and collegial atmosphere that nurtures individual creativity, (b) promoting intellectual and professional growth, and (c) embracing culture and diversity. By adhering to these core principles, she challenges herself to maintain clear expectations, transparent communication, accessibility, timely feedback, and mutual respect. This in turn, she believes, allows graduate 亚洲自慰视频s to set achievable goals and flourish. 

鈥淪ometimes 亚洲自慰视频s need someone to believe that they are capable of achieving a goal before they are ready to push themselves into greatness,鈥 she says. 鈥淥nce that initial spark of curiosity has been lit, the flame of inspiration can burn brightly and lead the 亚洲自慰视频 into their future.鈥

Dr. Auverset van Gerwen鈥檚 commitment to the holistic growth of graduate 亚洲自慰视频s extends into her research lab, the Cypress Communication & Connective Media Lab (CCL). Launched in Spring 2023, this new connective media research lab has sparked enthusiastic interest from 亚洲自慰视频s. Graduate 亚洲自慰视频s involved with the lab have already co-authored research with Dr. Auverset van Gerwen, demonstrating her ability to engage 亚洲自慰视频s in collaborative research projects. This commitment to collaborative research also has led her to chair numerous master鈥檚 theses and to serve as a member of many more.

Dr. Auverset van Gerwen continually seeks feedback from 亚洲自慰视频s and colleagues, and she recognizes great value in a collaborative academic community. Echoing Albert Einstein鈥檚 sentiment, she believes that a university should be 鈥渁 place where the universality of the human experience manifests itself.鈥 

Dr. Auverset van Gerwen is committed to building 鈥渁 departmental culture where our graduate 亚洲自慰视频s can thrive.鈥 From organizing various activities for graduate 亚洲自慰视频s including a biannual Thesis Boot Camp to a Graduate 亚洲自慰视频 Brown Bag Research Seminar as well as graduate 亚洲自慰视频-faculty mixers, she creates opportunities for her 亚洲自慰视频s to network, build new skills, and develop peer mentorship skills of their own.

Thank you, Dr. Auverset van Gerwen, for mentoring our graduate 亚洲自慰视频s with dedication to academic excellence and for creating a supportive and adaptive environment in your department for graduate 亚洲自慰视频s. Your ability to ignite that spark of curiosity in graduate 亚洲自慰视频s makes you a mentor whose impact is seen in and beyond the classroom. You are what defines excellence at the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette.


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