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Angela Gazey is Graduate Research Assistant at the School of Population and Global Health. Angela completed her undergraduate Degree BSc (Hons) (Population Health and Law and Society) at the University of Western Australia in 2017. She has a strong interest in improving health and wellbeing for vulnerable and disadvantaged population groups with recent projects focussing on people experiencing homelessness. Angela is passionate about research that has real-world relevance that supports services working with vulnerable groups on the ground.

Shannen Vallesi is Research Officer at both the School of Population and Global Health and, the Centre for Social Impact at the University of Western Australia and has been working on numerous homelessness evaluations since 2015. Her research focus is on the complex and intertwined nature of homelessness, poor physical and mental health outcomes, social exclusion and the impact of intervention on these.

Karen Martin research involves investigating strategies to improve the mental and physical health of vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. Over the last 20 years Karen has undertaken research within diverse health fields such as psychological and post-traumatic distress, domestic violence, mental health, loneliness and health in homeless and refugee populations. She is experienced in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research and focusses on research that is relevant and applicable to policy and practice.

Craig Cumming is early Career Researcher focussing on the health, social and justice outcomes of socially disadvantaged people, with a particular focus on drug and alcohol misuse and social disadvantage for people in contact with the justice system, as well as people experiencing homelessness. He is currently completing a PhD Degree at the Centre for Health Services Research in the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia.

Dr Lisa Wood has nearly three decades of experience in public health and health promotion in WA, nationally and internationally. Dr Wood’s research is focussed on the need for more upstream and join-up solutions to address complex social challenges such as homelessness, incarceration, social isolation and closing the gap in Aboriginal wellbeing. Her research has had considerable traction with policy makers and government and non-government agencies, and she is highly regarded for her collaborative efforts with stakeholders to ensure research relevance and uptake.