Laura Forrest
GROUP LEADER: PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCO-GENOMIC RESEARCH G
Medicine
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Australia
Biography
Dr Laura Forrest is a postdoctoral fellow and the lead researcher in the Psychosocial Onco-Genomic Research Group based within Familial Cancer Research. Dr Forrest uses mixed methods approaches, with a specialisation in qualitative research, to examine the psychosocial implications of inherited cancer syndromes. Dr Forrest obtained her PhD in 2009 based at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, enrolled through The University of Melbourne. She was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Breast Cancer Foundation in 2014 to develop a model of support for young women who are BRCA carriers. Dr Forrest supervises higher degree students and research assistants.
Research Interest
Psychosocial Onco-Genomic Research
Publications
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J Donoghue, Lynley & Sahhar, Margaret & Savarirayan, Ravi & Raj, Supriya & M Kilpatrick, Nicky & Forrest, Laura. (2014). The impact of participation in genetic research for families with cleft lip with and without cleft palate: A qualitative study. Journal of community genetics. 5. . 10.1007/s12687-014-0183-3.
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Forrest, Laura & Young, Mary-Anne. (2016). Clinically Significant Germline Mutations in Cancer-Causing Genes Identified Through Research Studies Should Be Offered to Research Participants by Genetic Counselors. Journal of Clinical Oncology. . 10.1200/JCO.2015.60.9388.
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Forrest, Laura & Mitchell, Gillian & Thrupp, Letitia & Petelin, Lara & Richardson, Kate & Mascarenhas, Lyon & Young, Mary-Anne. (2017). Consumer attitudes towards the establishment of a national Australian familial cancer research database by the Inherited Cancer Connect (ICCon) Partnership. Journal of Community Genetics. 1-8. 10.1007/s12687-017-0323-7.
