Anke van der Sterren is the Research and Workforce Development Manager at the Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT (ATODA), the peak organisation for alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) services in the ACT. Anke is a medical anthropologist with experience in public health research and evaluation, applying mixed methods to a range of ATOD issues. This has included working in Aboriginal Community-Controlled, academic, and non-government settings, engaging collaboratively with communities experiencing complex health and social disadvantages and marginalisation. Anke is part of the Future Health Leaders Program at UNSW and is undertaking a Professional Doctorate in Applied Public Health.