Kathryn’s research seeks to understand how individual differences in brain, cognition, and environment impact youth development to create solutions to support all young people to thrive. She works with stakeholders, including lived experienced young people, charities, and support practitioners, in her research and science communication. She is currently a Co-Investigator on an ESRC-funded project using mixed methods to understand loneliness in socio-economically marginalised young people (PI: Dr Delia Fuhrmann). Kathryn writes regularly for multiple digital platforms on learning and development for parents and teachers (see examples here). In December 2021, she received a competitive KCL/Wellcome Trust Public Engagement grant to co-produce a podcast with young people on youth mental health. We created The Science or Fiction Podcast where we interview researchers to separate the science from the fiction in news headlines on mental health. You can find links to listen and further information here: www.scienceorfiction.co.uk. Catch new episodes on the first Monday of every month.