Laura is a Research Fellow for PHIRST Connect. Laura has a BSc in Psychology from the University of Nottingham as well as an MPhil in Public Health from the University of Bradford. Her thesis looked at physical activity promotion apps that provided feedback on user affect. Laura has worked across public health, quality improvement and health policy research in academic and third-sector organisations for the last fifteen years. She has worked on theory-based projects promoting physical activity, medication adherence and healthy eating in regional or primary care settings as well as quality improvement projects in hospital settings. Her health policy work has included exploring challenges and facilitators for sector-led improvement in adult social care and NHS admin, health inequalities related to the location of services, process reviews of independent care education and treatment reviews in mental health settings and Community Champion schemes based in local authorities. She has worked with those in, and supporting, the health system at both local and national levels. Her research interests include public and population health interventions, community-led/based interventions and mental health and wellbeing.