Lara Weinglass

Dr. Lara Weinglass is a Casual Senior Research Assistant and Casual Academic in the Linguistics Discipline at the School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland. She completed her PhD at UQ in 2024 with a dissertation titled Humour and laughter at work: sustained humour episodes in Australian blue-collar workplaces.

Her research employs conversation analysis to investigate:

• Healthcare communication dynamics, particularly in pediatric palliative care
• Pragmatic aspects of humour in intercultural and workplace contexts
• Discursive responses to societal crises like the COVID-19 pandemic
• Cross-cultural linguistic variations between Australian and American English

Her publications consistently analyze real-world interactions, with recent work examining pandemic-related communication adaptations and moral discourse. No awards, student supervisions, or grant activities are documented.