Dr Elly Howse is Research Manager and Senior Research Fellow at The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre. She is an Adjunct Fellow with the School of Public Health, University of Technology Sydney and a Research Affiliate with the Prevention Research Collaboration in the Sydney School of Public Health at the University of Sydney. Dr Howse is a public health researcher with experience in knowledge translation and communicating evidence with policy makers and practitioners. She has also had experience in federal and state politics, working closely with federal and state ministers and shadow ministers on a range of public policy issues including health, education, youth affairs, and social services.