Judith Katzenellenbogen is a cardiovascular epidemiologist at the University of Western Australia (UWA), focusing on Aboriginal chronic disease, particularly in applying linked data methods to the study of Aboriginal heart disease and stroke, building capacity in Aboriginal health and using the research to improve Aboriginal health outcomes. Judith’s expertise in epidemiology has underpinned a public health career in which she has had broad professional experience in South Africa, New Zealand and Western Australia. After completing her PhD on the burden of stroke (UWA, 2009), she was awarded an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (2012-2015) to undertake research into heart disease in Indigenous people. As part of her Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowships (2015-2023) she undertakes a range of projects related to Aboriginal cardiovascular disease, including leading a NHMRC-funded multi-jurisdictional RHD linked data project associated with the END RHD Centre for Research Excellence and