About
Kate Eastman serves as an Academic Casual at Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, while concurrently pursuing her Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts. Her dual role integrates teaching responsibilities with active research in educational psychology and mental health.
Her research centers on trauma-informed practices in primary education, specifically examining how teacher self-efficacy and professional learning shape trauma literacy development. She investigates critical intersections between mental health awareness, health literacy frameworks, and classroom implementation challenges, with particular focus on Australian and Welsh educational contexts.
Analysis of her 2021-2025 publications reveals consistent thematic evolution: initial foundational work on trauma literacy development has progressed toward practical implementation studies examining classroom experiences and professional learning efficacy. Her research demonstrates increasing methodological sophistication, moving from conference abstracts to peer-reviewed journal articles in high-impact education publications.
Eastman actively disseminates findings through academic channels, including her 2022 conference presentation addressing the critical gap between trauma-informed knowledge and classroom practice among primary school teachers, which garnered significant attention across social and academic platforms.
