Dr Jacqueline Laughland-Booÿ is a Research Advisor with the Provost Portfolio at Australian Catholic University. She is a researcher on the Social Futures and Life Pathways (Our Lives) project and facilitates its qualitative agenda. Her research relates to the personal and professional pathways of young people as they transition from adolescence into adulthood, and the political knowledge of young Australians. Jacqueline can be contacted via email.