Understanding the Health and Wellbeing of Senior Operational Managers in the Prison Governors' Association Scotland (PGAS)

ICPA 2025 Presentation by Lauren Smith (PID186)

Author

Dr Lauren Smith

Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

Prior to joining the University of Lincoln as a Lecturer in Psychology in 2020, Dr Lauren Smith worked in voluntary sector services supporting people in the Criminal Justice System for 14 years. Her roles included performance and development of services, delivery of resettlement support services in prisons, development and delivery of support services for people transitioning from the community into prison, delivery of services to families of people in prison, and work within a supported accommodation provider for families and young people. She is now an Associate Professor, and her research interests are centred around the health, wellbeing and culture among prison staff, and resettlement and reintegration of people with convictions. Lauren utilises a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to undertake her work. She is a member of the Reducing Offending Core Priority Group for Lincolnshire (UK).

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