Laura is a 2008 graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College with a dual degree in economics and political science. She earned her master's degree in political science from Virginia Tech in 2010 and has presented her research on protected battered immigrant women at two conferences. Laura is currently balances a full-time PhD student schedule and a full-time job. She expects to earn her PhD in public administration and policy in 2013 from Virginia Tech.
Laura has competed twice for the title of Miss Virginia, held in Roanoke each June.
Laura is active in the Virginia Tech community organizing community service projects, serving as the Political Science Departmental Representative, part of the Graduate/Undergraduate Mentoring Program, November 09 Student of the Month, and Laura was selected as the recipient of the prestigious Graduate Student Service Excellence Award in 2010.
Laura has helped over a dozen contestants fine-tune paperwork, introduction, platform development, and community service applications for American Coed, National American Miss, and the Miss America organization. If you are a new contestant, please feel free to send me an email to annelaura0@yahoo.com if you would like help- it's completely free!