Dr Julee McDonagh is a Registered Nurse (RN, PhD) with more than 10 years of clinical experience in cardiology settings and a Senior Research Fellow (NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow) in the Centre for Chronic and Complex Care Research, a joint clinical research centre between the University of Wollongong and Western Sydney Local Health District. She is also a proud descendant of the Cabrogal clan of the Darug First Nations people. Dr McDonagh’s research program focuses on the intersection of heart failure, frailty, cardiovascular disease, aging, and multimorbidity. Dr McDonagh is an active member of the Australian College of Nursing, the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, the Emerging Leader Committee of the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance and the Executive Committee of the Cardiovascular Nursing Council of the Cardiovascular Society of ANZ.