Professor James Smith is the Deputy Dean of Rural and Remote Health NT and Matthew Flinders Professor (Health and Social Equity) at Flinders University. He has held a range of executive and senior management roles spanning academic, government and non-government contexts. He is an applied public health researcher with interests focused on improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and education outcomes. He is a Fellow and Life Member of the Australian Health Promotion Association; and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management. He is also an Adjunct Professorial Fellow with the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education.