Lauren J. Mapp is a reporter specializing in caregiving, senior care and Indigenous communities for The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Her work has been published in inewsource, The Daily Aztec, North Coast Current, The National University Herald, The Mesa Press, The People's Voice and Indian Time. She has also managed social media accounts for restaurants, news organizations, schools and non-profit organizations, and maintained a food and travel blog since 2008.