Please call me Laura. 😊

I discovered and fell in love with Communication Studies when I was looking for grad programs to help me escape a series of depressing jobs after college. I earned my Master’s from the UW, spent a lot of time chasing and escaping from a PhD program there, and then I was blessed to begin teaching at Highline.

My favorite all-time wisdom from Highline sages:

1) from Gum-Lai Ross: "Never miss an opportunity to love on a student. Our students deserve 100% of our focus when we are near them. No conversation with a colleague, no errand, no meeting is more important than the student walking past you or standing near you on the sidewalk."

2) from Dr. Darryl Brice: "What we have to say is never as important as what our students are thinking about. When a student's hand goes up, I stop talking." and "Take your classes to Student Services programming. The students paid for it. It's all about our students' lives. Don't worry; your curriculum will still be there the next day."

Forget what the signs on campus say: Community is still our middle name. 💚💙💚

“Sometimes all you hear about is the hate. But there is more love in the world than you can possibly imagine.” Charlie Mackesy

L. 💕