Dr Laura Wilkinson

Associate Professor
Psychology

Telephone number

+44 (0) 1792 295711
Open plan staff office - 203
Second Floor
Institute of Life Science 2
Singleton Campus
Available For Postgraduate Supervision

About

Laura Wilkinson is a psychologist drawing on experimental and consumer methodologies to understand the drivers of eating behaviour. Her research interests include healthy and sustainable eating, acceptance of innovative foods, and food variety. Laura also has particular expertise in the link between attachment orientation and emotional eating in general and clinical populations.

Laura is passionate and experienced in interdisciplinary working (particularly with respect to using consumer psychology methods to support end-user informed bioscience innovation) and collaboration between academia and industry, particularly mission-led SMEs. 

Laura began her career at the Nutrition and Behaviour Unit at the University of Bristol, where she was awarded her PhD, and also spent a year working in industry within the Consumer Science Department at a multi-national food and beverage company. Laura is now an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Swansea University, having joined as a Lecturer in 2015.

Laura is currently the School Research Lead (Psychology), having taken up the role in mid-2026. Prior to this, Laura was the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) lead for the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science. She led the successful Silver Athena Swan joint submission for School of Psychology and School of Health and Social Care and its subsequent conversion to a Faculty-level award.  

Areas Of Expertise

  • Eating Behaviour
  • Bodyweight
  • Food consumer acceptability
  • Diabetes
  • Sustainable eating
  • Dietary variety
  • Disinhibited eating