Country: United States of America

Area/s of research: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Sleep,

Bio: I am a public health commonsense’ist – someone who actively seeks to identify and understand basic principles that operate in “real life” systems that can be harnessed to create more effective public health interventions that address childhood obesity. I am working to address common issues faced by intervention scientists, through a great deal of effort (and a bit of luck), will help shape the direction of the field of public health interventions targeting childhood obesity.

Main areas that I could provide mentoring in: Funding/grant writing (e.g., availability and/or accessibility of funding opportunities, success rates etc), Leadership, Scientific writing.

Country: Canada

Area/s of research: Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

Bio: Maureen Ashe is a professor in the Department of Family Practice at The University of British Columbia, Canada Research Chair in Community Mobility, and a physiotherapist. Maureen’s research interests include interventions to encourage older adults’ engagement in physical activity, behavior change, digital health, and models of care such as reablement and social prescribing.

Main areas that I could provide mentoring in: Conducting research (e.g., recruitment, data collection, intervention delivery, analysis, writing etc.), networking and collaborations (e.g., building, maintaining), and time management (e.g. time pressure to complete degree/projects on time or within funding window).

ORCID or other scientific identifier: 0000-0002-6820-4435