Kay Owens chose a lecturing position at Charles Sturt University in Dubbo in the School of Teacher Education in 2003 after serving for 15 years at the University of Western Sydney where she was a Senior Lecturer. During that period she gained her PhD in mathematics education on young children engaged in spatial problem solving. She continues her research in visuospatial reasoning especially with an emphasis on culture, context, attention and responsiveness. She recently reported on a study with local school children at an international conference on Spatial Reasoning held in Canberra.