Celeste Combrinck is a nationally rated researcher and senior lecturer at the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SMTE), University of Pretoria (UP). She supervises postgraduate students in Assessment and Quality Assurance in Education (AQA) and presents research methodology courses for undergraduates. She obtained a PhD in Research Psychology from the University of Pretoria in 2018. Celeste has more than 15 years of experience planning, executing and managing various social, psychological and educational research projects. Research interests include educational and psychological measurement, international large-scale assessment studies (ILSAs) and enhancing student success through a human development framework.