A/Prof Kathryn Ellis is a Clinical Psychologist and Behavioural Neuroscientist whose work centres on ageing, mental and cognitive health, and neurodivergence. She is Deputy Lead of the Department of Psychiatry Wellbeing in Ageing Team at the University of Melbourne and maintains honorary research affiliations with the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, National Ageing Research Institute, Curtin University, and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Kathryn also serves as founding clinic coordinator and senior clinical psychologist for the Older Persons Autism Liaison Service (OPALS) at St Vincents. She is passionate about capacity building and promoting collaboration between clinical and research fields.