Debbie is a research fellow at Education Futures whose work focuses on understanding complexity and designing for complex futures. Her interests are systems thinking, how science and sustainability are taught in schools, and games for developing critical thinking.

Debbie believes good research should be accessible, so she translates complex information into practical and actionable outputs, and co-creating new knowledge in partnership. Currently, Debbie leads the educational design team as part of the Education Futures Academy, focusing on effective research translation that considers context and flexibility.

Debbie has a PhD in Molecular Genetics and extensive experience as a science communicator.