Laura Dean (psychologist)
Laura Dean | |
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Dean in 2020 | |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Leeds (BSc) |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Sub-discipline | Occupational Psychology |
Laura Dean is a British occupational psychologist.
Education
Laura Dean graduated from the University of Leeds with a BSc Applied Psychology in 2000 and later graduated from the University of London with an MSc in Occupational Psychology in 2006.[1]
Dean was granted Chartered status by the British Psychological Society in 2016. She completed her Doctorate in Education at the University of Sheffield.[1]
Career
Dean has academic appointments at the University of Sheffield's Institute of Work Psychology[2] and Management School[3] as well as Birkbeck, University of London.[2]
She has worked as an assessor, youth worker, teacher, careers advisor, and mental health professional. She has been employed in education, mental health, and the private sector, and was once seconded to the American military.[4]
In 2024, she was voted in as the next President of the British Psychological Society.[5] Her term as President-Elect is from 2024 to 2026, and her term as President is from 2026 to 2028.[3]
Publications
- Dean, Laura and Cousans, Fran (2023) Work Psychology: The Basics, London: Routledge. ISBN 1138048968
References
- ^ a b Gennaro, Maria Di (8 June 2020). "Open & Inclusive SIG – Presentations on Autism | OpenTEL". Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Who We Are". The British Psychological Society. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Dr Laura Dean is voted in as the next President of the British Psychological Society". University of Sheffield. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ https://learn.bps.org.uk/pluginfile.php/1/local_intellicart/description/293/BPS%20Student%20Career%20Development%20%20Progression.pdf
- ^ Rhodes, Ella (20 June 2024). "BPS election results; plus in brief". The British Psychological Society. Retrieved 18 February 2025.