Dr Julia Anwar McHenry is an evaluation and research officer with Mentally Healthy WA at Curtin University. Research experience includes wellbeing outcomes of sports vs the arts, the role of the arts within Australian rural communities, regional and remote social indicators, and evaluation in the arts and health promotion. Julia’s teaching experience includes lecturing and demonstrating undergraduate units in regional development, urban and regional planning, human geography, and arts management, and facilitating workshops in cultural planning evaluation, grant writing, dance, and community music. Julia has previous experience in health promotion sponsorship, arts administration, and as an arts practitioner (music and dance).