Dr Isabelle Kingsley

Isabelle was the Senior Research Associate for the Office of the Women in STEM Ambassador. Isabelle led research projects to investigate how to dismantle barriers to girls’ and women’s participation in STEM. Her projects include an analysis of awarded research grants in Australia over 20 years and a trial of anonymous grant peer review. She also leads national efforts to embed evaluation into equity programs, producing a suite of free evaluation tools to support equity program evaluation on a national scale. Her role also involves contributing evidence-based advice to the STEM sector on the best ways to improve gender equity in STEM.

Isabelle is a former high school teacher and museum educator. She worked at various museums in Canada and Australia, producing award-winning education programs and communicating science on daytime television. She is a co-founder and former director of the Sydney Science Festival and former Chief Education and Research Officer for a STEM e-learning company.