Education 
Master of Science 
Media Management, ​Awarded June 2018 
The New School, New York, NY

At The New School, I studied leadership and organizational design concepts for emerging technology and media businesses. I also focused on foundations in analytics, market research, user experience research and user experience design. My capstone project focused on the emerging field of voice user interface design by reaching out to professionals working in the industry to understand how they research and design new products. Learn more at: voice.laurendillard.com

Courses Included:
  • Media Economics
  • Management and Leadership
  • Market Research for Media Managers
  • Race, Ethnicity and Class in the Media
  • Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
  • The Business of Facebook
  • Adapting to New Technologies
  • Designing for Usability
Honors Bachelor of Science 
New Media Communications, Awarded June 2009
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore.

At Oregon State University, I studied media effects, effective communication and visual design strategies, media ethics, business models for new media enterprises as well as the existing mass media landscape. My thesis explored the Oregon State University community reaction to a newspaper illustration published during tenure as editor-in-chief that was unintentionally racially insensitive.
The Daily Barometer:
  • Staff Writer, September 2005 - January 2006
  • Police Beat Reporter, January - September 2006
  • News Editor, September - December 2006
  • Editor In Chief, December 2006 - June 2007
  • Managing Editor, September 2008 - June 2009
Other Activities:
  • ​Student Media Representative, Memorial Union
    ​Board of Directors, September 2007 - June 2008
  • Member, University Student Media Board,
    September 2007-June 2008
Certificates
The Interaction Design Foundation
User Experience and Interaction Design Certificate in Human-Computer Interaction course
The Interaction Design Foundation
User Experience and Interaction Design Certificate in Information Visualization
Internships 
  • The Oregonian, Editorial Team ­­— Letters Intern, September - December 2009
  • The Oregonian, Presentation Team — Page Design Intern, June - September 2009
  • Hewlett-Packard, InkJet Print Lab — Page Design Intern, March - June 2009
  • National Assoc. of Broadcasters NABShow ­— Assistant to the EVP of TV, March 2009
  • The Daily Astorian ­— Copy Editing and Page Design Intern, June 2008 - September 2008
  • The Oregonian, Editorial Team ­— Community Development Intern, April - July 2008
  • The Yamhill Valley News Register — Snowden Reporting Intern, June 2007 - September 2007
Academic Honors
  • Outstanding Capstone, The New School (2018)
  • The Provost’s Scholarship, The New School (2015-2018)
  • American Veterans of Korea Scholarship (2015-2016)
  • Diversity Achievement Award Scholarship, Oregon State University (2005-2009)
  • Clackamas County Farm Bureau Scholarship (2005-2006)