Lauren Kelly

Lauren Kelly serves as associate program director for the Center for STEM Education. With a decade of classroom experience teaching 6th grade STEM in Manchester, Pennsylvania, she brings extensive practical knowledge to her role. As associate program director, Kelly supports programmatic, academic, and research initiatives across the Center, including the Notre Dame STEM Teaching Fellows program, where she coordinates communication, data management, and recruitment efforts and supports the formation of STEM Teaching Fellows as a core team member.

Kelly holds an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, an M.Ed. in Language and Literacy from Millersville University, and a B.S. in Middle Level Education from Shippensburg University, where she was an NCAA Division II women’s volleyball athlete.