Professor Taylor is a descendant of the Dauareb Tribe, one of the eight tribes of Mer (Murray) Island in the Eastern Torres Strait region. Sean's joint appointment brings together two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander senior leadership roles within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences – Director of Onemda: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing, in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, and Professor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health in the Melbourne School of Health Sciences. Sean plays a pivotal role in strengthening the leadership in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and enabling initiatives that make a difference to the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as supporting the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals.