Lori began working in UWG's Ingram Library in 2012. Before UWG, Lori taught high school French and American Literature. Prior to teaching, Lori worked for Auburn University Libraries for several years while working on her M.Ed in Foreign Language Education. Her master's ethographic study explored differences in perception and practice of religion in France and the United States. She spent a year abroad in France as a Rotary Cultural Ambassadorial Scholar from 2005-2006.