Lesley J. Rogers is Emeritus Professor at the University of New England. She completed her first degree with Honours at Adelaide University and then a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex, UK. The University of Sussex awarded her a Doctor of Science in acknowledgment of the research that she conducted following her D.Phil. degree. In 2000, she was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Her publications include 19 books, more than 230 scientific papers and more than 50 book chapters, mainly in the field of brain and behaviour with a focus on development and lateralization.