Jennifer – better known as Jenn - is Director of The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University. She is a leading figure in perinatal science, a clinical psychologist and a clinical family therapist. Her extensive body of work on infants and young children’s development in the face of family trauma focuses on practical translation into practice.  Her Young Children in Divorce and Separation (YCIDS) program and MERTIL and MERTIL for Parents programs are now implemented nation-wide. In 2019, she became a Member of the Order of Australia, for contributions to developmental psychology.