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Personal profile
Research Interests
I am a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Queen’s University, Belfast. I earned a dual Ph.D. in Psychology and Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame. My research applies a risk and resilience framework, within a developmental psychopathology approach, to examine the impact of political violence on children, families, and communities in Colombia, Croatia and Northern Ireland. I am also expanding this international research to work with immigrant and refugee youth in the United States. In addition, I have research and operational knowledge in conflict transformation, mental health, and transitional justice with six years of field experience in rights-based empowerment in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Nepal.
For more information, visit my personal web site:
https://lauraktaylor.wordpress.com/
Teaching
I teach on our Masters in Political Psychology, quantitative methods at the post-graduate level, and on social, political and developmental issues at the undergraduate level.
I have received the following awards, recognitions and certificates for my teaching:
- 2016 Post-graduate Certificate in Higher Education and Teaching (PGCHET), Queen's University, Belfast
- 2016 Most Inspiring/Motivating Teacher – finalist, Students’ Union, Queen’s University, Belfast
- 2013 Striving for Excellence in Teaching Certificate from the Kaneb Center, University of Notre Dame
- 2012 Advanced Teaching Scholar Certificate from the Kaneb Center, University of Notre Dame
- 2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Assistant, Kaneb Center, University of Notre
In the past, I have taught:
Queen’s University, Belfast
- Political Behavior (Spring 2015)*
- Quantitative Methods (Spring 2015, 2016)*
- Childhood Adversity (Spring 2015, Autumn 2015)
- Youth and Political Violence: Risk and Resilience Processes (Autumn 2015)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- International Human Rights Advocacy (Summer 2014)*
- Research Methods Proseminar (Spring 2014)*
- Research on Immigrant and Refugee Youth (Spring 2014)
- Conflict Transformation: Reconciliation and Healing (Fall 2013)*
- Restorative Justice: Theory and Practice (Fall 2013)*
- Conflict and Culture (Fall 2013)
University of Notre Dame
- Latino Community Organizing against Violence (Fall 2012)
- Youth and Political Violence (Spring 2012)
- Quantitative Research Methods II (Teaching Assistant, Spring 2011)*
- Quantitative Research Methods I (Teaching Assistant, Fall 2010)*
Haverford College
- Peacebuilding (Teaching Assistant, Spring 2008)
- Reconciliation (Teaching Assistant, Spring 2004)
* Graduate course
Particulars
I was born and raised in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We moved to the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts, where I completed high school. I graduated from Haverford College, a small liberal arts school outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a major in psychology and minors in Spanish and Latin American Studies. I worked in human rights and peacebuilding in Guatemala and Nepal, and obtained my Masters in Peace and Justices Studies from the University of San Diego, California. I earned a dual PhD in Psychology and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, and then worked at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro before coming to Queen's University, Belfast, in 2015.
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Projects
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R1003PSY: YouthLEAD: Fostering Youth Peacebuilding Capacity in Colombia
04/03/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R1982PSY: Helping Kids! Promoting Positive Intergroup Relations and Peacebuilding in Divided Societies
02/11/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R4803SES: NIHR - Global Health - 16/137/85
Connolly, P., Dunne, L., Kee, F., McGovern, M., Miller, S., Taylor, L., Winter, K. & Woodcock, K.
30/06/2017 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Comorbidity and COVID-19: Investigating the Relationship between Medical and Psychological Well-being
Stafford, O., Berry, A., Taylor, L., Wearen, S., Prendergast, C., Murphy, E., Shevlin, M., McHugh, L., Carr, A. & Burke, T., 05 Apr 2021, (Accepted) In: Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction to the Special Section: Prosocial Development in Risky and Vulnerable Contexts
Taylor, L. & Carlo, G., 08 Jan 2021, (Accepted) In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mental health problems, family functioning and social support among children survivors of Colombia’s armed conflict
Sánchez-Villegas, M., Reyes-Ruiz, L., Taylor, L. K., Pérez-Ruíz, N. A. & Carmona-Alvarado, F. A., 08 Feb 2021, In: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research. 13, 1, p. 61-72 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting Longitudinal Changes in Familism in an Emerging Immigrant Context
Mejia, Y., Taylor, L. K., Stein, G. L. & Gonzalez, L. M., 11 Mar 2021, In: Journal Of Family Issues.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Children’s Ethno-National Flag Categories in Three Divided Societies
Dautel, J., Maloku, E., Tomovska Misoska, A. & Taylor, L. K., 11 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Cognition and Culture. 20, 5, p. 373–402Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Advanced Teaching Scholar Certificate
Taylor, Laura (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Developmental Psychology Outstanding Research Award
Taylor, Laura (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Extending intergroup contact: Does contact experienced within Peace4Youth programmes predict contact experienced beyond the programme?
Danielle Blaylock (Presenter), Stephanie Burns (Contributor), Rhiannon Turner (Contributor) & Laura Taylor (Contributor)
14 Jul 2020 → 17 Jul 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Alexandra Jacobs
Laura Taylor (Host)
15 Jul 2019 → 20 Dec 2019Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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University of Surrey - External Examiner
Laura Taylor (Examiner)
2019 → 2023Activity: Examination types › PGT external examination
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ESRC Peer Review College (External organisation)
Laura Taylor (Reviewer)
2019Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Como las escuelas contribuyen a una cultura de coexistencia y paz en contextos de division social
Laura Taylor (Keynote speaker)
11 Mar 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Press / Media
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Children’s awareness and understanding of conflict-related groups in divided education systems
01/11/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Growing up in Divided Societies: Children’s Understanding of Conflict-related Group Symbols
01/12/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities