Dr Aster Gebremedhin is an early career researcher at the School of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia. She is currently undertaking a post-doctoral fellowship in the Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) Network as a research policy and practice fellow under the At-risk Populations & Life Course Solutions theme. She is working on the Extreme Heat and Pregnancy Complications (EHPC) project, a transdisciplinary effort involving investigators across Australia, focused on understanding the biological vulnerability to extreme heat exposure during pregnancy. Her areas of experience in research include maternal and child health, health disparities, chronic diseases, and mental health.