Kelly-Ann is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Educational and Developmental Psychologist and founder and advisor of the Journal of Belonging and Human Connection. Allen’s mission is to signal and accentuate the importance of belonging in day-to-day life, and to better understand the mechanics of how it can be enhanced across the lifespan, but particularly in educational and organisational contexts. Her work is based on the need to belong as a powerful driver of motivation and a fundamental pillar of good physical and mental health.