Laura Maria Lingenti

Laura Maria Lingenti is a Researcher at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. She holds a PhD and conducts active research in mental health and forensic interventions, with an h-index of 5 based on Scopus-cited publications.

Education
She possesses a PhD, though specific institutional details and graduation year are not provided in the source text.

Research Interests
Her work spans critical domains:

• Clinical Psychology (anxiety, depression)
• Forensic Psychology (sexual offending, recidivism)
• Gender and Sexual Diversity (transgender health)
• Mental Health Interventions (resilience training)
• Transgender Health (wellbeing programs)

She investigates psychological resilience in gender-diverse populations and hormonal treatments for forensic populations.

Research Activity
Dr. Lingenti leads BRGDOC12 (2023-2027), a policy-based project developing wellbeing/resilience training for transgender, non-binary, and gender-fluid individuals in Brussels, addressing self-injurious behavior (75%), anxiety (44%), and depression (40%). Her 2024 publication analyzes testosterone-lowering medication's impact on sexual offender recidivism, revealing interdisciplinary trends connecting gender-affirming care, criminal justice, and clinical neuroscience.

Awards
No scientific awards, fellowships, or medals are documented in the available information.

Mentoring and Funding
Her Applied PhD project involvement indicates doctoral supervision capacity. The BRGDOC12 initiative represents active grant funding under policy-based young adult research frameworks.

Research Environment
Work is conducted within VUB's Psychology department through collaborations with Baetens, Sauter, Rettenberger, Turner, Briken, and Voß, focusing on Brussels Capital Region applications.