Dr Krysten Blackford and Associate Professor Gemma Crawford are experienced public health academics in Curtin University’s School of Population Health, Australia. Dr Blackford is a Senior Lecturer and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, with expertise in health promotion, ethics, and public health workforce development. She coordinates undergraduate teaching programs, contributes to the Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health (CERIPH), and leads the national Health Promotion Learning and Teaching Community of Practice. She is also a former Board Member of the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA).

Associate Professor Crawford is Deputy Director of CERIPH and Director of Graduate Research, with over 20 years’ experience across health promotion practice, policy, and education. A life member and former National President of AHPA, she is committed to advancing ethical practice and professional identity in public health. Together, they lead innovative teaching and research initiatives that integrate real-world learning, co-production, and ethical frameworks to prepare future public health professionals.

Dr Dewa Wardak is a Senior Lecturer in Business Educational Development at the University of Sydney Business School. With a background in Learning Sciences and Technologies, her research explores digital and postdigital education, networked learning, pattern languages, object-based learning, and the experiences of international students in higher education. She is passionate about advancing sustainable leadership in business education by integrating SDG-driven pedagogical approaches to foster responsible leadership. She is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Australian Educational Researcher (AER). 

Dr. Jennifer Z. Sun is a Lecturer in Finance at the University of Sydney, focusing her research on assessment and feedback design that fosters sustainable learning practices to encourage student growth and development. She is passionate about building meaningful student-staff partnerships, believing these collaborations are essential for creating transformative learning experiences. She is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE.