• BS, Engineering Science, Nanomedicine Concentration, University of Virginia, 2012
• Ph D, Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2018

Journal Articles

Lauren Griggs and Christopher A. Lemmon, 2023, "Spatial Gradients of E-Cadherin and Fibronectin in TGF-ß1-Treated Epithelial Colonies Are Independent of Fibronectin Fibril Assembly", International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, pp. 6679

Wenjun Wang, Lauren A. Hapach, Lauren Griggs, Kyra Smart, Yusheng Wu, Paul V. Taufalele, Matthew M. Rowe, Katherine M. Young, Madison E. Bates, Andrew C. Johnson, Nicholas J. Ferrell, Ambra Pozzi and Cynthia A. Reinhart-King, 2022, "Diabetic hyperglycemia promotes primary tumor progression through glycation-induced tumor extracellular matrix stiffening", Science Advances, 8

Stephen M. Gibson, Kendra Brinkley, Lauren Griggs, Briana N. James, Mychal Smith, Mark Schwitzerlett, LaChelle M. Waller and Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, 2021, "Implementing a hybrid summer transition program", Frontiers in Education, 6

Lewis E. Scott, Lauren Griggs, Vani Narayanan, Daniel E. Conway, Christopher A. Lemmon and Seth H. Weinberg, 2020, "A hybrid model of intercellular tension and cell–matrix mechanical interactions in a multicellular geometry", Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 19, pp. 1997-2013

Lauren Griggs, N. T. Hassan, R. S. Malik, B. P. Griffin, B. A. Martinez, L. W. Elmore and C. A. Lemmon, 2017, "Fibronectin fibrils regulate TGF-ß1-induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition", Matrix Biology, 60-61, pp. 157-175

Conference Proceedings

Aaron Mattingly and Lauren Griggs, 2023, "Collaborating with Student Leaders to Promote Equity and Inclusion Across the Engineering Community."

Lauren Griggs, Carmen Vanderhoof, Catherine Cohan, Aaron Mattingly and Tonya Peeples, 2022, "Reimagining Summer Bridge: An Evolution in Best Practices to Support Incoming First-Year Engineering Students"

Amy L Freeman, Catherine Cohan, Lauren Griggs, Ryan Hassler, Mark W Johnson, Mikhail A Kagan, Peter J Butler and Tonya Peeples, 2022, "Sustainable bridges from campus to campus: Summer bridge program implementation across four campuses"

Catherine Cohan, Lauren Griggs, Ryan Hassler, Mark William Johnson, Mikhail A Kagan, Peter J Butler and Tonya Peeples, 2021, "Sustainable Bridges from Campus to Campus: The Creation and Conduct of Online Synchronous Summer Bridge Programs in 2020"

Lauren Griggs and Briana Nicole James, 2019, "Design Projects as a Linkage Between Interests and Career Aspirations: An Examination of Underrepresented Incoming Freshmen STEM Students"

Lauren Griggs, JK Stringer, Falcon Rankins and Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, 2016, "Investigating the impact of a hybrid summer transition program", pp. 1–5

• 2023 Penn State Black Caucus ASHE Award for Faculty Member of the Year, Penn State Black Caucus, January 2023 - December 2023

• T32 Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA), Vanderbilt University, 2018

• College of Engineering, Graduate Student Commencement Speaker, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2018

• Presidential Award for Community Multicultural Enrichment (PACME): Student Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2018

• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research, National Institute of Health: F31 GM121035, 2016 - 2018

• 8th International EMT Meeting Travel Award, TEMTIA, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017

• BMES-NSBE Annual Meeting Student Travel Award, BMES-NSBE, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017

• Doctoral Scholars Dissertation Fellowship, Southern Regional Education Board, 2016

• Alex Clarke Award for Excellence in Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2016

• Phi Kappa Phi Susan E. Kennedy Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2016

• Women in Engineering Best Poster, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering Research Poster Symposium, 2014

• Ford Foundation Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014

• Innovation and Career Development Travel Award, Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2013

• Best Student Presentation Award, Virginia Academy of Science Meeting, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2013

Service to Penn State:

• Contributions to Programs to Enhance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, Director, Director, Clark Scholars Program, Center for Engineering Outreach and Inclusion, January 2020

• Contributions to Programs to Enhance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, Director, Director, Multicultural Engineering Program, Center for Engineering Outreach and Inclusion, July 2019

Service to External Organizations:

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Developer, Course Design Institute, Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching, January 2019 - May 2019

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Developer, Certificate in College Teaching Seminar, Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching, January 2019 - May 2019

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Committee Member, Trans-Institutional Programs: Small Group Learning Community Selection, Vanderbilt University, January 2019 - May 2019

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Mentor, Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity, Vanderbilt University, August 2018 - December 2018

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Judge, Undergraduate Research Fair, Vanderbilt University, August 2018 - December 2018

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Advisor, STEM-U-LINK Career Exploration Fair Exhibitor, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), January 2018 - May 2018

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Engineering, Research Topic: Extracellular Matrix crosslinking in tumorigenesis, Vanderbilt University, May 2018 - July 2019

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Committee Member, Sistah Network, Vanderbilt University, August 2018 - July 2019

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Advisor, STEM-U-LINK Career Exploration Fair Exhibitor, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), January 2017 - May 2017

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Judge, Guest Speaker/Judge for the World Smarts STEM Challenge pairs high school teachers and students from different countries on gender-balanced, collaborative teams., IREX World Smarts STEM, January 2017 - May 2017

• Organizing Conferences and Service on Conference Committees, Event Coordination Fellow, Diversity Abroad Network, July 2017 - May 2018

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Director, Director, Community Engagement, Biomedical Graduate Student Council, Virginia Commonwealth University, August 2017 - May 2018

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Teaching Assistant, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Introduction to Biomechanics, Virginia Commonwealth University, January 2015 - May 2015

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Secretary, Biomedical and General Engineering Secretary, Virginia Academy of Science, August 2015 - May 2017

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Teaching Assistant, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Course: Biomechanics, Virginia Commonwealth University, August 2014 - December 2014

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Coordinator, Program Coordinator, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation, Virginia Commonwealth University, August 2014 - May 2018

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Mentor, Dean’s Undergraduate Research Initiative, Virginia Commonwealth University, May 2014 - August 2014

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Graduate Research Assistant, Biomedical Engineering, Research Topic: Fibronectin Mechanics in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Virginia Commonwealth University, August 2012 - July 2018

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Facilitator, Department of Leadership, Foundations and Policy, Course: Multicultural Education, University of Virginia, January 2012 - May 2012

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Vice President, The National Society of Black Engineers, University of Virginia, August 2011 - May 2012

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Chairperson, Programming Chair, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., University of Virginia, August 2011 - May 2012

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Advisory Committee Chair, National Engineering Academic Society, University of Virginia, August 2011 - May 2012

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering, Research Topic: Proliferation Rate of Fibroblasts on Aligned Nanofiber Scaffolds, University of Virginia, June 2010 - May 2012

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Summer Bridge Counselor, Center for Diversity in Engineering Summer Bridge Programming, University of Virginia, June 2009 - July 2009

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Chairperson, Programs Chair, The National Society of Black Engineers, University of Virginia, August 2009 - May 2010

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Secretary, The National Society of Black Engineers, University of Virginia, August 2009 - May 2010

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Committee Member, Diversity Scholars in Research Week, Virginia Commonwealth University, May 2017

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Developer, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Study Skills, Virginia Commonwealth University, July 2015

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Developer, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Study Skills, Virginia Commonwealth University, July 2016

• Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Developer, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Study Skills, Virginia Commonwealth University, July 2017