Laura serves as the Dean of Students at the University of Michigan where she oversees the Fraternity & Sorority Life and Student Legal Services, in addition to the programs and services of the Dean of Students Office and affiliated departments, including: Expect Respect, Campus Climate Support the Beyond the Diag Program, Blavin Scholars Program, Parent & Family Engagement, Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC), Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services (SAAS), U-M Debate Program and Institutes, and the U-M Central Student Government (CSG).
She has previously served as the Interim Dean of Students, Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Office of Student Life at the University of Oregon (1994-2009), as the Assistant Director of Housing and Dining Services at UC Berkeley (1987-1994), and as Community Development Coordinator at UC Davis (1985-87). Laura earned her bachelor’s degree at Miami University in 1983, she holds a master’s degree in Student Personnel Services in Higher Education from the University of Vermont (1985), and earned her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Oregon (2004).