Associate Professor Tom Brunzell (PhD) is an internationally recognised leader in trauma-informed education and wellbeing sciences at the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Education. He examines the impacts of trauma-informed pedagogies through the interdisciplinary integration of the sciences of learning, engagement, and wellbeing, with a particular emphasis on trauma-informed school and education leadership to support both student and staff outcomes. His scholarly works—including books and peer-reviewed publications—are widely accessible through academic databases and global booksellers.

His book: Creating Trauma-informed Strengths Based Classrooms, co-authored with Dr Jacolyn Norrish, is in its 7th reprint available through Hachette/Jessica Kingsley Publishers, UK.

His book: Implementing trauma-informed pedagogies for school change: Shifting schools from reactive to proactive, co-authored with Professor Helen Stokes is available through Emerald Publishing Limited, UK along with his new book is co-authored with Professor Helen Stokes and Jack Grieg, Trauma-Informed Educational Leadership (2025).

Tom was the creator of the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) and is now an Honorary Fellow at Berry Street Yooralla, in addition to being an Honorary Fellow at Deakin University School of Education.