Laura Kudrna

Laura Kudrna is an Associate Professor in Applied Health Sciences, focusing on behavioral change programs and workplace wellbeing. She supervises PhD students in areas such as COM-B and Mindspace frameworks, subjective wellbeing, and time-use tracking.

• Affiliation: Applied Health Sciences
• Key Projects: Springboard (cultural survey design), PRE-EMPT (cervical screening), Rwanda912 (emergency transport algorithms)

Research Interests: Her work bridges behavioral science with public health, emphasizing structured interventions to improve wellbeing in workplaces, post-cancer care, and low-income settings. She employs mixed-methods evaluations and cluster trials to assess health initiatives.

Recent Trends: Analysis of pandemic impacts on mental health (type 2 diabetes), workplace incentive structures, and socioeconomic determinants of wellbeing dominate her publications. Collaborations span the UK, Rwanda, and Mali, with funding from NIHR and the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Advising: Currently accepts PhD students but no named advisees are listed. She leads major cross-regional studies and contributes to policy frameworks for health programs.