Lauren M. Fullmer, Ed.D.

Lauren M. Fullmer, Ed.D., is the Math Department Chair, Middle School Co-Director, and Middle School Math Teacher at The Willow School in Gladstone, NJ and a Consulting Field Expert for the Rutgers Social-Emotional Character Development (SECD) Lab. Her first-hand experiences working with students in grades 1-8, coupled with eight years of teaching social-emotional learning and social justice courses and supporting pre-service teachers in their clinical internships at the higher education level offers her a unique perspective on the pressing need for social justice education in grades 5-12. Her primary research areas focus on trauma-informed practices to meet the needs of at-risk learners in the K-12 classroom and integrating social-emotional learning and social justice into content-area instruction. You can reach her at lauren.m.fullmer@gmail.com. She lives in Whippany, NJ with her husband, Dave, and sons, Cade and Rhys. She enjoys spending time outdoors with her family. Her hobbies include reading, puzzles, and cooking.