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Dr. Laura Ferris is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Business, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, The University of Queensland, and an Affiliate of the Centre for Research in Social Psychology (CRiSP) under the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. She specializes in social psychology, mental health, and mass gathering research, with a focus on identity processes, wellbeing, and pain communication.
- Bachelor of Law, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Masters (Research), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Her research spans social identity, mental health in anaesthetists, and psychosocial dynamics at youth mass gatherings like Schoolies week. Recent work explores benign masochism, vaccine adherence, and lay heritability beliefs in cross-cultural contexts.
Notable grants include NHMRC MRFF funding for queer-inclusive healthcare identities (2024-2027) and Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists support for mental wellbeing research in anaesthetists (2024-2025). She supervises PhD students in mental health and tourism risk-taking.
- 2024-2027: PRIDE - Promoting queer-inclusive professional identities for diversity in primary healthcare (NHMRC MRFF)
- 2024-2025: Beyond burnout in anaesthetists (Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists)
- 2023: Evidence-based solutions for youth mass gathering wellbeing (UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund)
