Dr. Lauren Mackenzie is Marine Corps University’s Faculty Development and Outreach Coordinator.
She earned her MA and PhD in Communication from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has taught intercultural and interpersonal communication courses throughout the DOD for the past 16 years.
Dr. Mackenzie served as co-editor (with Dr. Kerry Fosher) of the 2021 book, Rise and Decline of U.S. Military Culture Programs: 2004-20; editor (with COL Dana Perkins) of the 2022 and 2024 edited volumes, Women, Peace & Security in Professional Military Education; and editor (with Dr. Megan Hennessey) of the book Military Scholarship of Teaching & Learning: Amplifying Research Findings from the Fourth Annual MSOTL Forum.
Dr. Mackenzie was the 2020 and 2024 civilian recipient of the Marine Corps University Rose Award for Teaching Excellence.