Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Global Leadership, Master of Arts, Play: Fostering relationships to transform child, youth, and adult leadership and collaboration in decision-making processes, Royal Roads University
Award Date: 23 May 2017
Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, Master of Education, University of Toronto
Award Date: 1 May 2011
International Relations , Bachelor of Arts, University of British Columbia
Award Date: 1 May 2009
External positions
Director, Participatory Methodologies, International Institute for Child Rights and Development
1 Sept 2017 → …
Research Themes and Networks
- Edinburgh Mental Health Network
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Australian and UK perspectives on social prescribing implementation research: Theory, measurement, resourcing and discovery to ensure health equity
Dingle, G. A., Aggar, C., Arslanovski, N., Astell-Burt, T., Baker, J. R., Baxter, R., Bissett, M., Bowe, M., Brymer, E., Burton, A., Byng, R., Elston, J., Fancourt, D., Feng, X., Fino, E., Freak-Poli, R., Harkin, L., Hayes, D., Hazeldine, E. & Kellezi, B. & 9 others, , 24 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 2025, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 2650302.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Uncovering social and gender norms that perpetuate school-related gender-based violence in Albania
Tahsini, I., Manion, K. & Wright, L. H. V., Nov 2024, In: Children and Society. 38, 6, p. 2003-2021 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creating ownership: Strengths and tensions in co-production with children, young people, and adults across contexts
Paterson-Young, C., Adhikari, J., Lee, L., Maher, M. & Wright, L. H. V., Aug 2024, In: Childhood. 31, 3, p. 329-348 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deepening our understanding: Collaboration through online peer-to-peer participatory action research with children
Mreiwed, H., Wright, L. H. V., Butler, K., Bhavya, Isabel, Miyar, Siobhán & Sumira, Aug 2024, In: Childhood. 31, 3, p. 390-406 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Youth advisory: What does Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) mean to young people?
Ngabonziza, E., Adhikari, J., Nyiringabo, L., Wright, L. H. V. & Lee, L., 14 Jun 2024, Children, Youth, and Participatory Arts for Peacebuilding: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Indonesia, and Nepal. Breed, A., Marambio, H.-U., Pells, K. & Timalsina, R. (eds.). Routledge, p. 219-262 44 p. (Routledge Studies in Development and Society).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
- 3 Consultancy
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Theory of Change for Making Children’s Rights Real in Scotland
di Gianni, E. (Consultant), Tisdall, K. (Contributor), McCall-Smith, K. (Contributor), Wright, L. (Contributor) & Berry, H. (Consultant)
Nov 2021 → Jun 2022Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
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Rights Right Now! - the Interim Children and Young People’s Consortium.
Wright, L. (Consultant) & Tisdall, K. (Contributor)
Aug 2021 → Apr 2022Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
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Innovation Pilot: Involving children in child rights impact assessment (CRIA) and child rights impact evaluation (CRIE)
Wright, L. (Contributor) & Tisdall, K. (Contributor)
2021 → 2022Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Laura Wright ESRC IAA Placement Scheme
Wright, L. (Principal Investigator)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/09/25 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Research Network on Children’s Human Rights: Mobilising expertise from research, policy and practice
Tisdall, K. (Principal Investigator) & Wright, L. (Co-investigator)
1/03/23 → 28/02/25
Project: Research
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Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP): Informing the National Curriculum and Youth Policy for Peacebuilding in Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Indonesia and Nepal
Wright, L. (Principal Investigator) & Tisdall, K. (Co-investigator)
1/11/22 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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Making Children's Rights Real through Implementation of the UNCRC
Tisdall, K. (Principal Investigator), McCall-Smith, K. (Co-investigator), di Gianni, E. (Collaborator), Morrison, F. (Collaborator) & Wright, L. (Collaborator)
1/02/21 → 30/11/22
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Consulting young people and teachers about Computing Education in Scotland
Robertson, J. (Principal Investigator), Wright, L. (Researcher) & Mcmellon, C. (Researcher)
1/01/21 → 30/06/22
Project: University Awarded Project Funding