Dr Chris McKay is a Koori man (Wiradjuri) who grew up on Dharawal Country in Wollongong, NSW. He has joined the National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research as a Research Fellow working on the Mayi Kuwayu Study. He completed his PhD at The University of Melbourne, which focused on the cardio-metabolic health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth and the individual, social and environmental factors associated with staying healthy.