B.Sc. Hons. (University of Toronto - 2019)
M.A. (University of Waterloo - 2021)
Ph.D. (University of Waterloo; Expected - 2025)
Email: lcolucci@uwaterloo.ca
Laura is a PhD student in her sixth year of the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Waterloo. Her research interests include exploring family interaction dynamics and contextual factors that influence development and wellbeing from a family-wide perspective.
As a member of the FamilyPsycle Lab, Laura has co-supervised undergraduate students, and contributed to ethics protocols and lab projects across the areas of screen-time assessment, coping with adversity, childhood trauma, and well-being during COVID-19. She has also had several opportunities to present her research at local, national, and international conferences. Alongside her research commitments, Laura is graduate student clinician, providing assessment and therapy services for children, adolescents, adults, and families, under the supervision of registered psychologists at the Centre for Research and Mental Health Treatment (CMHRT).
Prior to graduate studies, Laura completed her Honours Bachelor's of Science degree with a specialization in Psychology within the co-op program at the University of Toronto in 2019. Her honors thesis explored the cognitive implications of polypharmacy in patients with severe schizophrenia. Throughout her undergraduate career, she was privileged to contribute to a number of research projects and internships across the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, The Hospital for Sick Children, Mount Sinai Hospital, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.