Maddie Heenan is a Research Associate at The George Institute for Global Health and Associate of the Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW. Working in the Health Systems Science team she contributes to evaluations of health policy and programs. Maddie’s research interests include political economy, public health governance and regulation, research and policy partnerships, climate health, food and alcohol policy, and commercial determinants of health. She has a background in policy, advocacy and strategic communications with over 10 years experience working for social change organisations in roles spanning research, policy and service delivery.