About

I bring together my passion for community engagement, policy, and data to help campuses drive meaningful change. At Collaboratory I work with institutions to turn engagement data into insights that support strategy, storytelling, and impact. I earned my PhD in Higher Education from Indiana University.

Published Research

An Analysis of Community Engagement in Institution-level Strategic Plans:
Lauren A. Wendling; Kathryn Evans
Published December 2023
Evaluating Community-Engaged Research in Promotion and Tenure:
Lauren A. Wendling
Published September 2023
Operationalizing Antiracism in Higher Education Community Engagement:
Stella Smith; Kristin Medlin; Lauren A. Wendling
Published June 2022
Valuing the Engaged Work of the Professoriate: Reflections on Ernest Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered:
Lauren A. Wendling
Published October 2020

Research Interests

The recognition and evaluation of community engaged research and scholarship in promotion and tenure.
The role of institutional structures and supports to strengthen and institutionalize community engagement within higher education.
The use of data to guide informed decision-making, resource allocation, and institutional mission to achieve the public purpose of higher education.

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Groups

  • Project H.E.R.E.

  • Dissertation Dish

  • Community-Engaged Alliance

  • IARSLCE Practitioner-Scholar Community (PSC)

  • IARSLCE (International Association for Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement)

    • Impacts

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    This Impact is private