Dr Stephanie Bennett is a Lecturer in Criminology and Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. She is a chartered research psychologist with a PhD in psychology and a MSc in crime science investigation and intelligence from the University of Plymouth and the University of Portsmouth, respectively. Stephanie’s research has had a focus on cognitive development in children with and without developmental disability, evaluating the impact of school and home-based educational interventions. Stephanie’s research themes include developmental disability, educational intervention, wellbeing of children and young people during the pandemic, interventions for children who are young carers or who have a parent in prison, and best practice for the investigative interviewing of children who have been trafficked into the UK Stephanie has been working in Psychology and allied disciplines for over 25 years, with experience of working for the NHS, NGOs as well as extensive experience of teaching and researching Psychology and Criminology in academic settings.