Gerald Wurf

Gerald Wurf is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University's School of Educational Psychology & Counselling. He previously worked at Charles Sturt University and the NSW Government as an educational/developmental psychologist. His expertise spans over 20 years in addressing complex learning, behavioral, and emotional challenges in children, adolescents, and adults. He is a registered psychologist with AHPRA endorsement, a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), and serves on the editorial board of the Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist.

Key research focuses include school belonging, adolescent mental health, substance use prevention, and cross-cultural educational psychology. He has contributed to projects such as 'Student solutions to rebuilding belonging in schools post COVID-19' and 'Effective school-based interventions for building school belonging in adolescence.' His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good Health) and 4 (Quality Education).

• Received APS Fellowship and national committee roles in the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists.
• Published over 30 articles, including influential work on pandemic-era school mental health and global student belonging strategies.
• Collaborated internationally, with teaching and research experience in Hong Kong and partnerships in Australia, Greece, Iran, Qatar, and India.

His activities include organizing conferences like the APS Annual Conference 2023 and workshops on post-pandemic education recovery. He emphasizes practical interventions for school belonging and mental health resilience across diverse settings.