Contact: laurenj4@hawaii.edu
Office Location: Digitally, by appointment only
Fall Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 8:20am - 9:20am
UHM Courses:
Fall Semester 2026 UH Manoa
ENG 100: Composition I - Distance Learning
An introduction to the rhetorical, conceptual and stylistic demands of writing at the university level; instruction in composing processes, search strategies, and writing from sources.
Other Courses: Fall 2026
S-ENG 100: Honolulu Community College: This course develops foundational English writing skills through sustained, hands-on practice in the craft of writing, through the theme of sustainability.
JOUR 150: Honolulu Community College: This course develops a foundational understanding of journalism, media and society and the principals of journalistic writing.
Spring Semester 2026
ENG 100: Composition I
An introduction to the rhetorical, conceptual and stylistic demands of writing at the university level; instruction in composing processes, search strategies, and writing from sources.
Other Courses: Spring 2026
ENG 100: Honolulu Community College: This course develops foundational English writing skills through sustained, hands-on practice in the craft of writing.
ENG 100: 8-Week Accelerated Course: Honolulu Community College: This course develops foundational English writing skills through sustained, hands-on practice in the craft of writing.
UHM Fall Semester 2025
ENG 100: Composition I
An introduction to the rhetorical, conceptual and stylistic demands of writing at the university level; instruction in composing processes, search strategies, and writing from sources.
ENG 100: Composition I
An introduction to the rhetorical, conceptual and stylistic demands of writing at the university level; instruction in composing processes, search strategies, and writing from sources.
ENG 100: Composition I
An introduction to the rhetorical, conceptual and stylistic demands of writing at the university level; instruction in composing processes, search strategies, and writing from sources.
Summer Session II, 2026
ENG 271: Genre and Literature: Travel Writing
This course offers a functional and foundational understanding of the travel writing industry, embracing all forms of travel writing, from blogs to Instagram posts to (scripted) TikTok travel videos, YouTube videos, and beyond.
Publications
Johnson, Lauren. Beastly Basketball. Capstone, 2014.
Areas of Interest
My teaching philosophy is centered on encouraging students to think critically about themselves and their place in the world. We achieve this through course writing assignments, which are designed to be introspective while adhering to rigorous academic writing standards.
Awards
Education
Harvard University — MA Creative Writing and Literature
Illinois State University — MA History, Non-Western History
University of Minnesota-Morris — BA English, BA History, BA Political Science