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Dr. Megan Lorenz
Dr. Megan Lorenz
Dr. Megan Lorenz is an Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience at Augustana College. She started teaching at Augustana in fall of 2018 as a teaching fellow, joined the faculty as an assistant professor in fall of 2019, and was promoted to associate professor in 2025. She earned her PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Developmental Science from the University of Iowa. She currently directs the Augustana Baby and Child Development (ABCD) Lab and gets to collaborate with a team of amazing research assistants (see them below!). Her research focuses on early word and number learning, play, storybooks, and differences in learning from books and screens. She also teaches courses on human development, play, and cognitive development. When she's not teaching or researching, Dr. Lorenz enjoys traveling, playing games with her family, and baking!
Current Student Researchers
Current Student Researchers
Blessing: Senior
Sierra: Senior
Grace: Junior
Suni: Junior
Cristina: Senior
Guido: Senior
Abril: Senior
Ian: Post-bacc Researcher
Adam: Post-bacc Researcher
Lab Alumni
Lab Alumni
Ian Empen (2026), Working as a Family Support Liaison at Mid City High School in Davenport, IA
Mia Okasha (2026), M.A. in Social Sciences (Psychology Concentration) Student at UChicago
Sam Vasich (2025), M.S. Student in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling at UW-Madison
Iratze Aceves (2025), Health and Nutrition Manager for Community Action of Eastern Iowa
Courtney Thames (2025), Home Visiting Family Educator, SAL Community Services
Rachel Jocson (2025), Parent Educator Specialist, Rockford School District
Kara West (2024), student in the University of Iowa's iDREAM program
Nathanael Doyle (2023), Behavioral Health Specialist at Arrowhead Ranch
Natalie Freitag (2023), M.A. + Ph.D. Speech-Language Pathology Student at Ohio State University
Mary Clare Koebel (2023), Researcher at the MUSC Health Institute of Psychiatry
Kelsey Notestein (2023), M.A. in Counseling Psychology Student at the University of Iowa
Rebecca Smuck (2023), M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology; practicing Speech Language Pathologist
Grace Witecha (2023), M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology; practicing Speech Language Pathologist
Jeffrey Flinchem (2022), M.A. in Mental Health CounselingÂ
Summer Hall (2022), M.A. Applied Behavioral AnalysisÂ
Kayla Dillon-Ford (2021), OTD + Ph.D. Student of Occupational Therapy at the UW-Madison
Brett Niederer (2021), OTD, Practicing Occupational Therapist
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