Dr Stephanie Wescott is a lecturer and researcher in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, where her work focuses on gender, schooling and violence prevention. Her research explores the influence of misogynistic and manosphere ideologies in education settings, school-based gendered violence, and how schools can better recognise, respond to and prevent gender-based harm. Internationally recognised for pioneering research in this field, Stephanie co-authored the first empirical study examining Andrew Tate's influence in schools. Her work has informed government policy, violence prevention frameworks and public debate across Australia and internationally. Stephanie regularly collaborates with schools, teachers and policymakers to strengthen whole-school approaches to prevention and delivers professional learning for educators across Australia. Alongside her research, she teaches in teacher education and humanities education and is a member of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre and an Affiliate Researcher with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW).