Lauren Johnsen
INSTRUCTOR, LAMBUTH CAMPUS, COMMUNICATION AND FILM
About
Lauren Johnsen is an instructor at the Lambuth campus, joining the faculty in 2020.
She teachers courses on oral communication, intercultural communication, as well as
relational, family, and health communication.
Lauren studies the intersections of interpersonal, family, and health communication,
focusing on areas such as postpartum mood disorders and fathering and maternal health.
Education
Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2021
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2016
B.A., Iowa State University, 2014
Sample Publications
Cherney, M., Fetherson, M., & Johnsen, L. J. (2018). Online course group literature: A review and critique. Small Group Research,
49, 98-128. doi:10.1177/1046496417721627
Johnsen, L. J., Robinson, T., & Luckasen, C. (2017). Communication privacy management and learning
disabilities in the classroom: understanding students' rules for disclosure. The Florida
Journal of Communication, 45, 13-27.
Horstman, H. K., Butauski, M., Johnsen, L. J., & Colaner, C. (2017). The communication privacy management of adopted individuals
in their social networks: Disclosure decisions in light of the discourse of biological
normativity. Communication Studies, 68, 296-313. doi:10.1080/10510974.2017.1324890