Our contributors
Erica Bell
Reverend Punam Bent
Kieran Dale-O’Connor
Erica Bell has a background in
Punam Bent has been at Pymble since
Kieran Dale-O’Connor is an Inquiry
psychology and is currently undertaking
2016 and has taught Religion and Ethics
Learning Leader in the Conde Library
a Doctor of Philosophy under the
in her role as School Chaplain at both
at Pymble. In this role, he supports
supervision of Professor Malhi,
Pymble and MLC School, Burwood.
students with research and inquiry
examining the construct of irritability
She is passionate about wellbeing
projects across a range of learning areas.
within psychiatric disorders. She has a
and spirituality, and social justice with
Prior to this, he was a Secondary English
particular interest in the mechanisms
focus on regional partnerships and
teacher for six years, during which time
that underlie psychiatric disorders,
environmental action. This includes
had roles in faculty leadership, pastoral
and how this understanding can be
SS4C (Schools Strike for Climate),
care of refugee students, restorative
translated into clinical practice. In this
raising First Nations awareness and
practices, and library management.
regard, she has published research
engagement, and promoting religious
He also co-designed and taught Te
examining these phenomena and has
and cultural diversity. In Punam’s work in
Awakairangi, a cross-curricular and
synthesised these findings into clinical
girls’ education she aims to create a just
place-based program of learning for
practice guidelines.
and holistic environment where students Senior students. Kieran’s area of interest are accepted in their own identity
is how student voice and feedback
(cultural, religious, non-religious) and
are used to help design, construct and
where they can grow as global citizens.
refine programs of learning.
She is an ordained minister of religion, practising within the Uniting Church in Australia and UMC (USA) since 1992.
Pymble Ladies’ College
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