Dr. Laura French Bourgeois

Laura is a Behavioural Science Fellow at the Impact and Innovation Unit (IIU) within the Privy Council Office.  She is embedded within Public Safety Canada to better understand how Canadians' attitudes, beliefs, and motivations shape their perspectives on public safety.

Prior to joining the IIU, Laura was a postdoctoral fellow at Western University and Université du Québec à Montréal.  Her research program focused on understanding the role of social norms in shaping attitudes and behaviours, with a particular interest in in political behaviour, the COVID-19 pandemic, and immigration.

She received a PhD in Psychology from Université de Montréal in 2019.