Dr Lawrence Ingvarson, AM Formerly a Director of Research at the Australian Council for Educational Research, he began his career as a science and mathematics teacher, teaching in WA, Scotland and England before undertaking further studies in psychology at the University of London. He is a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators and a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Australian Science Teachers Association (2001). In 2014 he was awarded the James Darling Medal by the Australian College of Educators and was appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in 2022.