Lauren Watkins

Lauren Watkins, MBA MS, currently serves as an SIU Investigator and SAR Analyst at Block since March 2022. Previously, Lauren held the position of Operations Manager at Ethos Risk Services from July 2020 to March 2022. Before that, a consultant role at Study.com was maintained from March 2017 to March 2022, focusing on curriculum development for Criminal Justice/Criminology. From October 2018 to October 2020, Lauren worked as a Fraud Investigator at Envysion, Inc., where significant contributions included conducting internal audits, increasing client ROI, and developing training guides. Lauren's educational background includes two master's degrees in Business Administration with a focus on Economic Crime and Fraud Management and a Master's Degree in Criminology, both obtained from The University of Texas at Dallas, alongside a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology from the same institution.