Laura is a currently working as a research fellow at the La Trobe School of Rural Health. Laura completed her PhD at the University of Manchester where she explored the role of emotions in male prisoner suicide and violence. Her background is in Psychology and mental health and she is particularly passionate about suicide prevention, forensic psychology and the mental health of children and young people. Laura is a strong advocate for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research and the accessible and widespread dissemination of research findings. Laura has been a project co-ordinator for The Mental Elf since 2019. She is currently in charge of taking mental health research events in Australasia #BeyondTheRoom. Please get in contact with her if you would like to discuss this further.