About me
Laura is a final year Doctoral Researcher in Psychology under the supervision of Professor Tom Buchanan and Dr Orkun Yetkili. Her project looks at why individuals spread disinformation on social media, with a focus on social identity, beliefs and moral judgements.
In 2020 she received her MSc Psychology from the University of East London. Prior to this she spent over 7 years working in public relations and digital marketing.
Alongside her PhD, Laura works at the university as a PTVL in Psychology, and is an Associate Fellow of the HEA.
Teaching
Laura is currently a seminar leader for the Introduction to Psychological Research Methods module (Level 4), and has provided one-to-one statistics support for the Data Handling and Research Methods for Applied Psychology module (Level 7).
She also teaches on Social Psychology (Level 4) as a seminar lead and delivers the applied lecture "Cyberpsychology: Social Media & Misinformation".
Laura has also delivered Introduction to quantitative research methods workshops as a guest lecturer for BSc Sociology, BSc Criminology, and BSc Sociology & Criminology (Levels 5 and 6).
Publications
For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.