Lauren Lavelle

I'm a graduate of Rider University's journalism program and have a passion for honest, dedicated journalism. I was previously a newsroom intern at The Asbury Park Press in Neptune, N.J. and an editorial intern at Working Mother Magazine in New York, N.Y. I also served as executive editor for Rider's student newspaper The Rider News. Currently, I serve as an assistant editor at MJH Life Sciences in Iselin, N.J. where I am involved in all aspects of the editorial process for several leading pharmaceutical publications.


I have extensive experience with writing, editing, online content management and research. I am always eager to learn and adapt to different environments.


I am seeking journalism opportunities in the New York/ New Jersey areas and would love to connect with you!

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Rider questioned, could postpone WCC sale

A New Jersey judge has set an April 29 deadline for Rider to answer a set of 100 questions posed by the state attorney general — a timeline which Rider’s faculty union believes may push the university’s ability to close the proposed sale of Westminster Choir College (WCC) past the settlement date with the Chinese buyer, Kaiwen. In an April 17 email, Rider’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) also notified faculty that the union is still awaiting an arbitration r
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Dean cancels WCC meeting due to AAUP member’s attendance

Marshall Onofrio, dean of the Westminster College of the Arts, canceled a meeting he scheduled for Westminster Choir College (WCC) faculty on April 2 after he was informed that Jeff Halpern, Rider’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) chief contract administrator and grievance officer, wanted to attend. But choir college faculty decided to meet anyway, without their dean, as the campus continues to be roiled by Rider administrators’ plan to sell it to a Chinese
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Professor honored for academic article

Stefan Dombrowski, a professor in Rider’s school psychology program, recently received the 2018 Article of the Year Award from the Journal of School Psychology for his article “Cognitive profile analysis in school psychology: History, issues, and continued concerns” regarding the use of IQ tests in the psychology field. “It was a huge surprise,” Dombrowski said. “In 2018, the journal published 62 articles and then, all of a sudden, we got a notification that we won Article of the Year. It’s gre
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Rider celebrates Women’s History Month

A series of events, organized by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, took place during the month of March in an effort to celebrate Women’s History Month. The “Women in the Workplace: What It’s Like to be a Woman in a Male-Dominated Field” event started off the month-long series on March 5, inviting the campus community to partake in a discussion about the hardships women face and the relationship between gender and race in male-dominated fields. “We are actually honoring women of today,”
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