On belonging

Professor of Belonging Science, Monash University

Global belonging, beyond borders.Lead Director, Global Belonging CollaborativeVisit globalbelonging.org

Belonging shapes how people endure change, navigate work, sustain relationships, and make sense of their place in the world.

My research focuses on the conditions that build and maintain belonging, as a psychological process, across the lifespan.

Still learning to belong

Starting off as a school psychologist, I felt too young.

Starting off as an academic, I felt too dumb.

Starting off my own website, I felt too up myself.

So, here we are. Trying to fit in again!

But I know, through my research, that fitting in is not the same as belonging.

So I am here to embrace it all, including myself.

So welcome to my up-myself website!

A collection of writing, activities, and resources that explore belonging and what it means to be a human.