Dr Katherine Dix is a Principal Research Fellow at ACER, with over 20 years as a program evaluator, educational researcher and Project Director. Dr Dix is the National Project Manager for Australia’s participation in OECD TALIS 2024, and is a leading expert in wellbeing and whole-school mental health promotion in Australia. She has extensive experience in evaluating national whole-school initiatives and crafting research projects that leverage expertise in large-scale survey design, implementation and online delivery. Katherine is also an Adjunct Academic at Flinders University School of Education.