Robert Klassen is professor and chair at the University of York and an adjunct full professor at the University of Alberta in Canada. His work focuses on connecting the areas of motivation, technology and the teaching workforce, with recent projects on teacher and school leader recruitment, selection and development. He has led recent projects funded by the ERC, the ESRC and the World Bank with recent research work in the UK, Australia, Africa and Europe. He is a chartered psychologist in the UK and a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and the American Psychological Association.