Lauren McLennan is a University of Waterloo Public Health major with Gerontology and International Development minors. She is a research assistant in the Aging and Innovation Research Program (AIRP). Lauren began her work with AIRP in January 2020 as a co-op student. She is an AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP). Her career and research interests focus on public health, gerontology and global health.