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Joanna Inchley is a behavioral scientist and public health researcher specializing in child and adolescent health. Her current research focuses on adolescent mental health and the role of schools in health improvement, drawing from a socio-ecological systems perspective. She has interests in adolescent sleep, substance use, physical activity, and spiritual health. Inchley joined the Mental Health and Wellbeing Group in December 2014 after five years at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, where she led a research program on health in educational settings. She was the Deputy Director of the Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU) and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews prior to her current position. Inchley co-leads the Scottish School Health and Wellbeing Improvement Research Network (SHINE), a national network aiming to support schools in addressing health and wellbeing needs of children and young people through data-driven innovation and systems change. She has worked with various partners, including the Schools Health Research Network in Wales, and has been involved in MRC-funded mental health data projects. As the elected International Coordinator of the Health Behaviour of School-aged Children (HBSC) study from 2015 to 2024, she conducted the largest cross-national study of adolescent health and wellbeing in collaboration with the World Health Organization. Furthermore, she directed the TRIUMPH Network from 2019 to 2023, which aimed to foster collaborations between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to address youth mental health challenges.