Dr. Lauren KB
Dr. Lauren KB
Skillfully Curious.
Hello, I'm Dr. Lauren KB
My name is Lauren D. Kendall Brooks, PhD. I design and lead research that helps people make better decisions and designs about people, products, and the systems that shape both.
I am a PhD-trained research scientist with 8+ years of experience running mixed-methods and quasi-experimental studies across federally and privately funded initiatives. My work sits at the intersection of educational and health equity, assessment design, R&D, and applied research, with a track record of moving projects from scientific framework through stakeholder validation into real-world implementation.
Research Design
Community Co-Design
User Research
Assessment Development
Research Communication
Data & Analysis
Creative Initiatives
Research with the community, not just about it
I partner with schools, districts, nonprofits, and education organizations to design research and evaluation that people can trust and actually use. My work spans assessment evaluation, user research, and community co-design. Whether I am building a new measure, studying how a program rolls out across sites, or interviewing students about their experiences, my goal is the same: clear evidence that leads to better decisions.
My path began in health psychology, studying how communities and everyday behaviors help people thrive. That lens still guides everything I do. I believe that the people closest to a problem should help define it, so I bring students, educators, and families into the research process from the start. Combining that with a deep comfort with data and a habit of asking one more question, and you get research that counts everyone.