Dr Jennifer Symonds is a human development researcher with a keen interest in helping people engage in learning, schools and societies. Jennifer holds a PhD and MPhil in Educational Research from the University of Cambridge, UK and a BA in Biological Anthropology with a minor in the History and Philosophy of Science, from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is a chartered psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a qualified middle school teacher. Jennifer’s research on transitions began with her PhD on Stage Environment Fit theory and transitions to middle and secondary school in the United Kingdom. Since that time, she has researched transitions in education, the school-to-work transition, and transitions between education and employment across the life course.