Dr Zali Yager is the Executive Director of the Body Confident Collective and Honorary Associate Professor in the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University. Zali has a health and physical education background, and is an internationally recognised expert in the body image space, known for figuring out ‘what works’ to build body image in school and community settings and for her work in the Body Confident Mums project. A 2021 Westpac Social Change Fellow who has presented her work around the world, Zali is ridiculously passionate and driven by the desire to make this research matter and create a safer body image environment for the next generation. Zali is also a mum of three, and when she’s not at her computer, you will usually find her at the beach.