Dr Laura Anderson

Researcher · Meanjin

Rigorous research,
for purpose.

I help organisations to turn evidence into decisions, programs and resources.

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Portrait of Dr Laura Anderson

Grounded in practice

A PhD researcher who has worked both in academia and inside organisations, so the research aims to be both rigorous and usable.

Designed with people

Mixed methods and co-design that bring data and lived experience together, with the communities you serve.

Written to be used

Alongside the report, I can also translate evidence into briefings, resources and recommendations.

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How I can help

Research & evaluation

Designing and running research and program evaluation, with knowledge translation built in, for health and community services organisations and not-for-profits.

  • Evaluation & study design
  • Quantitative and qualitative methods
  • Co-design & stakeholder engagement
  • Knowledge translation & accessible reporting
  • Literature reviews & evidence briefs
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Areas of interest

Health behaviour & behaviour change Prevention of child sexual abuse Harmful sexual behaviours in children & young people Mental health Cancer screening participation Sexual & reproductive health Co-design & knowledge translation Evidence-based assessment Responsible AI in research

Recent work includes a pilot evaluation of a practitioner training programme on responding to sexual behaviours in children and young people (Sex Education, 2024).

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Selected writing

2024Co-designing planning interventions to facilitate participation in mail-out bowel cancer screeningBMC Public Health↗ 2024Decisions and prompts to screen for cervical, bowel, and breast cancerPatient Education and Counseling↗ 2024A pilot evaluation of a training programme on responding to sexual behaviours in children and young peopleSex Education↗ 2023Anticipatory anxiety and participation in cancer screening: a systematic reviewPsycho-Oncology↗ 2022Testing a psychosocial model of sexual communication and sexual risk-takingSexual and Reproductive HealthCare↗ 2022Communication, context and critique: understanding sexual behaviours in children and young peoplePhD thesis, The University of Queensland↗ 2021Understanding consent and keeping safeCo-designed resource, True Relationships & Reproductive Health↗
Full publication list on Google Scholar →

Get in touch

Let's work together.

[email protected]

For research & evaluation projects and advisory work, as an employee, contractor or consultant.

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Organisations I've worked with

True Relationships & Reproductive Health Cancer Council Queensland Act for Kids e-kidna (Daniel Morcombe Foundation, Bravehearts & Act for Kids) The University of Queensland National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research School of Psychology (UQ)