**Lillian Mwanri**

Associate Professor Lillian Mwanri graduated in Medicine from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and held senior positions in both clinical and public health in Tanzania before migrating to Australia. Lillian has also worked in a wide range of settings including: governments, communities, and academia, both in Africa and Australia. In addition to her medical degree, Lillian has a Masters of Community Nutrition Degree from the University of Queensland and a Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide. She is also a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (FAFPHM). Currently, Lillian works at Torrens University Australia within the Research Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing, in Adelaide South Australia. Professor Mwanri has a research interest in a wide range of areas including: general public, global health, migrants and vulnerable populations health, food and nutrition, infectious disease, including HIV, social determinants of health, chronic conditions, and inequities. Her research utilises mixed methods, comprising both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.

#### **Nelsensius Klau Fauk**

Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk is a researcher at the Research Centre on Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing, Torrens University Australia. He mainly applies qualitative methods and social cognitive theories to public health problems. His research focuses on understanding determinants of HIV transmission and impacts of HIV among various key population groups, access to healthcare services, mental health, disability, migrants' health, and impacts of parental migration on social life and mental health of left-behind children.

#### **William Mude**

Dr William Mude Is a Fellow of the HEA through the QUT Academy of Learning and Teaching and has a Ph.D., Master of Public Health, graduate Diploma in pharmacy and Bachelor of Science (Hon) degrees. Dr Mude has worked in a range of settings including in governments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and in communities, both in Canada and Australia. Dr Mude works at Central Queensland University within the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences in Cairns City, Queensland Australia. Dr Mude has a broad range of research interests including: global health, migrants health, inequalities and infectious diseases, including HIV and hepatitis; and social determinants of health. Currently, Dr Mude is undertaking among others, a research project characterising intergenerational food choices and behaviours among African Migrant Communities in South Australia.

#### **Hailay Gesesew**

Dr Hailay Abrha Gesesew is NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council) Senior Research & Teaching Fellow at the Research Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing in Torrens University Australia in Adelaide, South Australia. Dr Gesesew research area spans around war and public health including migration, infectious illness, including HIV, social determinants of health, and the epistemology of contemporary and alternative medicine. Dr Gesesew applies his expertise to guest edit the articles in this Special Issue.
