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Dr. Kate De Bruin serves as Senior Lecturer in inclusion and disability and Graduate Research Coordinator in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. She has been teaching and researching in higher education there for eleven years, building on her prior experience as a high-school teacher. Her academic interests encompass inclusive education across policy, system, and school levels, with a focus on evidence-based practices ensuring equitable access to schooling for all students. Key areas include Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), particularly instruction and intervention in Tiers 1 and 2 for reading, writing, and behaviour; disability legislation, policy, and funding; and Universal Design.

De Bruin's scholarly contributions include 42 research outputs, such as 14 peer-reviewed articles and 9 book chapters. Notable publications are 'The impact of inclusive education reforms on students with disability: an international comparison' (International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2019), 'Committing, engaging and negotiating: Teachers’ stories about creating shared spaces for co-teaching' (Teaching and Teacher Education, 2019), 'A scoping review of 20 years of research on differentiation' (Review of Education, 2021), and recent works like 'A scoping review of perceived support needs of teachers for implementing inclusive education' (2024) and 'Performance of Australia’s Disability Standards for Education 2005' (2024). She received the Graduate Scholar Award in 2013 and the Mollie Holman Award in 2015. De Bruin has led 11 research projects for government education departments, served as an expert witness to the Royal Commission into Violence, Neglect, Abuse and Exploitation of Persons with Disability, contributed to policy reviews, and was a member of the Tasmanian Literacy Panel (2022-2023). She holds editorial roles, including board member for Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties (2022–) and guest editor for Australian Journal of Education (2022), delivers keynotes and professional development, and engages in public commentary through 13 media pieces.