Guy Faulkner is a Professor and Chair in Applied Public Health in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. Coupled with a broader research interest in public health, his research has focused on two inter-related themes: the development and evaluation of physical activity interventions; and physical activity and mental health. He was founding editor of the journal ‘Mental Health and Physical Activity’ which fosters the inter-disciplinary development of this research field. He led the development of, and currently coordinates, the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey (www.ccws-becc.ca) which is a health and wellbeing surveillance platform for the postsecondary sector.