| Title | Visiting Lecturer |
|---|---|
| Department | Media and Communication |
| Office | Classroom Building 138 |
| lauren.torlone@salemstate.edu |
| MCO 100 | Media in Our Lives |
|---|---|
| MCO 300 | Communication Research Methods |
| MCO 304 | Mass Media and Society |
| MCO 307 | Gender, Media and Communication |
| MCO 495 | Special Topics in Communications |
| MCO 506 | Independent Research in Media Studies |
Lauren Torlone has been an adjunct professor in the Media and Communication department at Salem State University since 2015. She is also a contributing writer at Northshore Magazine. Prior to this, Torlone spent a decade working in Washington, DC for national broadcast news networks CNN, Fox News Channel and C-SPAN, where she covered everything from breaking news to U.S. policy, global and national politics, presidential campaigns, international events and more. Lauren has a bachelor's degree in media studies from The Catholic University of America and a master's degree in liberal arts with a focus on international affairs from Georgetown University. She lives on Boston's north shore with her husband, two sons and their two beloved family dogs. She is a pop culture aficionado, a major Swiftie and the instructional designer and creator of MCO495: The Media Impact and Societal Influence of Taylor Alison Swift, which made its course debut in SSU’s MCO department in Spring 2025.
https://www.salemstate.edu/news/taylor-swift-become-subject-course-ssu-oct-24-2024
Education:
Georgetown University Washington, DC
Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies, International Affairs, May 2009
Catholic University Washington, DC
B.A. Media Studies, May 2005