Michael is a psychologist and an academic trying to find the best ways of helping others, and to then put them into practice. He’s an awarded educator, including awards from the Australian Awards for University teaching. He’s a prolific early career researcher with over 30 publications in the last 4 years. He’s a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland and is the Chair of Effective Altruism Australia, a charity trying to help Australians find and fix the world's most pressing problems. Originally from Sydney but fell in love with a Queenslander. Proud dad of two gorgeous rugrats.