A qualitative researcher and sociologist, Dr Maja Lindegaard Moensted has more than a decade of research experience focusing on the meeting between disadvantaged people and welfare institutions. Her research focuses on health equity; youth disadvantage; the relationship between social connectedness and health; substance use; and integrated care for vulnerable people.

Lily is a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland (UQ). Lily has extensive clinical research experience through employment at the UQ, Lives Lived Well and Headspace. During her PhD, Lily developed and implemented a novel social network intervention, to reduce high-risk substance use by utilising social influence effects.

Nina is a Canadian Institute of Health Research fellow at the University of Montreal (2020-present). Her research focuses on examining risk factors associated with the development of substance use disorders and the relationship between substance use and cognitive function and development.

Scarlett is a Research Program Officer and PhD Candidate at the Matilda Centre, University of Sydney. She is doing her PhD as part of the Health4Life longitudinal cluster randomised controlled trial, which is examining the effectiveness of an e-health intervention targeting modifiable risk factors for chronic disease and mental ill-health.

Dr Jonathan Chandran is a paediatric and adolescent medical trainee at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Australia. He is passionate about Youth Health and working with marginalised and disadvantaged adolescents. He has worked in the field of Adolescent Drug & Alcohol and is very interested in E-cigarettes/vaping.