Lauren Ratcliffe graduated magna cum laude and with honors from Roanoke College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology on May 6.

She is a graduate of Lord Botetourt High School and has attended classes through Virginia Western, New River and Thomas Nelson Community Colleges. Ratcliffe will continue her education after being accepted in Mercer University’s PsyD program in Atlanta where she will be working toward her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Her emphasis will be on Post Traumatic Stress Disorders and substance abuse in military service personnel.