Dr Sanigorski is committed to high quality research aimed at improving child health and wellbeing and addressing health inequalities. She has extensive experience with nutrition, oral health and molecular biology as well as large and complex community-based interventions, project management and evaluation. Andrea’s research specifically is in the areas of the prevention of childhood obesity and improving child oral health with a focus on community participation and equity. Her multidisciplinary skill base provides a unique perspective in the public health field and she has experience working with and building partnerships between services and health care providers, local and State government and non-government organisations. Her research bridges the policy-research interface and Andrea has been invited to provide evidence and recommendations for policy development for the Victorian state government.