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Laura Jenkins is a Teaching Professor in Psychology at the University of Loughborough, affiliated with the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM). She holds qualifications including a BSc (2011), MRes (2012), and PhD (2016) in Psychology from Northumbria University. Her academic career includes teaching positions at Northumbria University, Oxford Brookes University, and the University of Strathclyde before joining Loughborough in 2018.
Her research focuses on conversation analysis, particularly in healthcare, legal, and developmental contexts. Key areas include pediatric healthcare communication, end-of-life care dialogue, and forensic psychology topics like jury deliberations and rape myth analysis. She has developed evidence-based training resources (e.g., RealTalk) to enhance clinical communication skills.
Her work spans over 20 peer-reviewed articles, with recent contributions analyzing interactional dynamics in police interviews, mock jury discussions, and palliative care consultations. Her methodologies emphasize direct observation and linguistic analysis to improve clinical and legal practices.
- Awards: Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), British Psychological Society; Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- Labs/Teams: Involved in NCSEM and multidisciplinary teams studying healthcare communication and forensic psychology.
- Grants/Future Work: Likely ongoing projects in improving clinical communication training and forensic interview techniques, though specific grants are not detailed in the text.
