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Dr Laura Clark

Assistant Professor

Department: Psychology

Laura Clark

Laura is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology. Laura specialises in research relating to clinical anxiety disorders, CBT for children and adults and mental health help-seeking. After working as a clinical practitioner in child and adolescent mental health services in the NHS, Laura was awarded a prestigious Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) Scholarship to complete her PhD in adolescent mental health at Macquarie University, Sydney. Laura has held academic positions at the University of Reading, the University of New England (New South Wales, Australia) and Durham University before joining Northumbria University in May 2021.

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  • Athlete mental health help-seeking: A systematic review and meta-analysis of rates, barriers and facilitators, Cosh, S., McNeil, D., Jeffreys, A., Clark, L., Tully, P. 1 Mar 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Experiences of professional mental health help-seeking and engagement with services among emerging adult men identifying as gay, Cosh, S., Doyle, M., Lykins, A., Clark, L. 3 May 2024, In: Clinical Psychologist
  • The Impact of Educator Anxiety and Anxiety Literacy on Primary Educators’ Responses to Anxious Children, Byrne, J., Clark, L. 1 Jun 2024, In: Child and Youth Care Forum
  • Challenging Parenting Behaviour and Anxiety Disorders in Emerging Adulthood, Chan, W., Wong, K., Clark, L. 1 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • Adult attachment, worry and reassurance seeking: Investigating the role of intolerance of uncertainty, Clark, G., Rock, A., Clark, L., Murray‐Lyon, K. 1 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • Anxiety Specific Mental Health Stigma and Help-Seeking in Adolescent Males, Clark, L., Hudson, J., Haider, T. 1 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • Investigating the impact of masculinity on the relationship between anxiety specific mental health literacy and mental health help-seeking in adolescent males, Clark, L., Hudson, J., Rapee, R., Grasby, K. 1 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • The relationship between worry and intolerance of uncertainty subtypes, Groves, D., Clark, L., Clark, G. 1 Apr 2020, In: Australian Psychologist
  • Barriers and facilitating factors to help-seeking for symptoms of clinical anxiety in adolescent males, Clark, L., Hudson, J., Dunstan, D., Clark, G. 1 Sep 2018, In: Australian Journal of Psychology
  • Capturing the attitudes of adolescent males’ towards computerised mental health help-seeking, Clark, L., Hudson, J., Dunstan, D., Clark, G. 1 Oct 2018, In: Australian Psychologist

  • Psychology PhD April 26 2017
  • MSc Evidenced Based Psychological Treatment 2009


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