Alysha studied Psychology at Edith Cowan University and subsequently completed a Graduate Diploma in International Health at Curtin University, both in Perth, Western Australia. She discovered a love for education while working with young people teaching in Barcelona and as a Community Outreach Officer for the WA Aids Council. After working as a Research Officer in Dhaka, Bangladesh, she returned to Australian shores to complete a Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) at the University of Melbourne. She is currently a passionate teacher of English and Psychology.

Nicole completed a Bachelor of Science and Diploma of Education at Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin University. She has taught in country and regional schools in both Government and Private sectors spanning over 30 years. During that time, Nicole has primarily taught VCE Psychology and Biology. This has seen her develop a range of curriculum resources for her students. In recent years, Nicole has written and reviewed for Cengage VCE Biology. Nicole is one of the foundation facilitators of the Nature Stewards Program – an adult environmental education program under the umbrella of Outdoors Victoria.

Kate Hutchison completed her Science Degree majoring in Psychology at Melbourne University. It was her passion for the field and her love of learning that lead Kate to continue on to complete her Diploma of Education. She has over 10 years experience teaching both in Australia and overseas and has tought extensively across the year 10 to 12 Psychology curriculum. Kate is continually driven to find new and engaging ways for her students to learn and instilling a passion for the subject which has resulted in a number of her students continuing on to complete their own psychology careers.

Meredith is a cognitive psychologist in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at The University of Melbourne where she coordinates first year psychology. She was the Chief Assessor for the VCE psychology exam between 2013 and 2020. Meredith conducts research and teaching in the areas of learning, memory and language.

Leigh has been involved in psychology education for the past 30 years. He has presented at local, national and international conferences with a focus on the connection between psychology and the outdoors. He is passionate about involving students in their learning to discover more about themselves, to explore the world around them and to develop an empathy for others.

Adam has worked as a VCE Psychology teacher for almost a decade in the state education system. He’s also worked in school leadership and student management. He’s extremely passionate about the subject and encourage students to think deeply about how the concepts of psychology shape their experiences. In his work as a secondary teacher, he’s supported students to achieve consistently high results, including perfect study scores, by focussing on writing quality short-answer responses.

Claire is an experienced science teacher as well as exam assessor. She has a degree in psychology and biochemistry from the University of Tasmania. Claire’s favourite place is being in the classroom with her students, nurturing their interest in science with the belief that ‘science is more than a body of knowledge, it is a way of thinking’ (Carl Sagan).

Adina Wolters B.A, B.Sc., Dip. Ed. (Psychology and Maths) is a current teacher of Psychology and Head of Psychology for Years 10 - 12 at Mount Scopus Memorial College. She has been teaching Psychology for 25 years with a particular passion for experiential learning. She is also a long-term presenter at Psychology teachers' conferences.

Natasha Young completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology) in 2007 at RMIT University. Following a gap year, she went on to complete her teacher training in 2009 obtaining a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education from Latrobe University. She started her teaching career in 2010 at Lakeside Secondary College teaching VCE Psychology. In 2012, she started working at Eltham High School and has been there every since. Throughout her time at Eltham she has worked as a classroom teacher predominantly teaching VCE Psychology and junior Humanities. She also worked as a Senior School coordinator for several years. Additionally, Natasha is trained in the area of Student Welfare and has had some experience working in student services at Eltham High School. This is the second edition of the Nelson Psychology text book she has authored. Natasha is passionate about teaching Psychology and loves to create engaging and practical teaching programs for her students.

Michael Diamond holds a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences (Honours), a Graduate Diploma in Psychology, and a Bachelor of Medical and Health Science and is a recipient of the Australian Psychological Society APS prize. He works at the intersection of psychology and data science and is interested in how technology can be applied to psychological research and practice. He also enjoys creating teaching content and training materials for psychology research methods and statistics