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Laura Johnson is a Senior Lecturer in Sport, Physical Activity and Health at Edge Hill University, contributing to Sport Management, Sports Coaching, and MSc programs. She holds an MSc and BSc from Liverpool John Moores University and completed her PhD at Edge Hill in 2016. Her research focuses on endurance psychology (particularly running), family health dynamics in deprived areas, and policy impacts on public health.
- Academic Roles: Senior Lecturer (2016–present), Lecturer (2016), PhD Candidate (2013–2016)
- Research Groups: Sport & Exercise Performance, Enhancement & (P)rehabilitation; Sport, Work and Health
Her work bridges applied psychology and community health, including interventions like Everton in the Community’s family health program (2015 Guardian award nominee). Recent studies explore beginner runners’ cognition and metacognitive processes.
Awards include recognition from the Guardian and Sport and Recreation Alliance. She supervises postgraduate students and serves on the Merseyside Sports Partnership.
