Dr Donna Cross OAM is a behavioural scientist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Western Australia, Senior Research Fellow at Telethon Kids Institute and Chief Behavioural Advisor for the New South Wales government. Donna’s research addresses child and adolescent wellbeing, mental health promotion, bullying prevention and positive online behaviour and has informed education policy and practice. She was the 2012 Western Australian of the Year, the 2022 inductee to the Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science.
Dr Leanne Lester is Director of Echo Research and Research Manager at the Centre for Social Impact at the University of Western Australia. She is an epidemiologist and biostatistician with extensive research and evaluation experience, including program evaluations focused on student and staff wellbeing outcomes.