DrLaura Jennings

Dr Laura Jennings is a Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion at the University of Sydney Business School. A behavioural scientist with expertise in qualitative methods, her research examines the workplace behaviours that drive inclusion, with a particular focus on male-dominated environments including construction, mining, and financial services. She is committed to bridging the gap between organisational practice and academic research, bringing evidence-informed thinking to real-world challenges.

Before pursuing her academic career, Laura spent more than two decades as a senior executive across Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, including as a Chief Marketing Officer. She completed her PhD at Monash University with BehaviourWorks Australia, examining bystander intervention as a mechanism for workplace inclusion. Since joining the University of Sydney Business School in January 2026, her work has spanned large-scale evaluation of government-funded programs, applied research with industry partners, and conceptual work on inclusionary behaviours.