Lauren DeMello

Location

School

UC Irvine

Expertise

Content Development, Healthy Ingredients, Writing

Lauren has seven years of experience in content development and marketing in the health and wellness industry.
She spends much of her free time researching and testing food, recipes, and workout routines.
Lauren is currently writing her first memoir about the mental health impacts of caregiving and losing both her parents to cancer as a young adult.

Experience

Lauren became interested in writing as a young child. She also became interested in health and wellness after her parents developed cancer and she learned of her own genetic predisposition to developing cancer. She's passionate about lifestyle impacts that can help empower us, despite our family histories. She's motivated to share the information she learns and loves collaborating with like-minded individuals who in turn inspire her to live a healthy lifestyle. Lauren is the assistant managing editor of Static Media's Lifestyle Division.

Education

Lauren holds a BA in Literary Journalism, a degree that taught the intersection of non-fiction and creative writing. It's through her educational background that she learned how to make her writing approachable and enjoyable. Lauren also always strives to inspire the reader through both her content and style.

Mashed Editorial Policies

Mashed’s industry-leading coverage is created by qualified and experienced writers, and is reviewed and fact-checked by our editorial team to ensure everything is accurate and timely. Outside experts are also consulted to help deliver factual, up-to-date information.

Our mission is to inform and engage our readers, telling them things they need to know, things they want to know, and things they didn't know they wanted to know about food. We strive to always provide a well-rounded reading experience, whether that’s the news of the day or a new original recipe you can try making at home. In an effort to provide the most comprehensive, current, and accurate content, our editorial team constantly reviews and updates articles as necessary. Additional information on our editorial process available here.