Kate is Professor of Psychology and Learning at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Education. She joined the Learning Intervention Group which includes Educational Psychology in August 2022 from the Australian National University. An overarching aim of her research is to develop more effective models of the psychology of behaviour change informed by the social identity perspective. The problems humans face as a speciesfrom social cohesion to health and energy consumptionall require behaviour change as part of the solution. Much of her current research is focused on education contexts and the role of schools as group systems in supporting student motivation, engagement, academic achievement, well-being and mental health.