Professor Anderson is Director, Clinical Sciences Research, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Science, University of Melbourne, NHMRC Investigator Fellow, and a Director of the Board of the Concussion in Sport group. Her research and clinical interests are in disorders of childhood that impact on the brain, including both developmental and acquired disorders, particularly traumatic brain injury and concussion. Her research takes a multidimensional approach to understanding behavioural consequences of these injuries and the biological mechanisms underpinning them.

Katie Davies is the principal physiotherapist at Neurological Rehabilitation Group (NRG) a private practice in Victoria. Their team of physios and EP’s manage people in the community with neurological and vestibular conditions, including those who have sustained concussion. Katie has a varied load of clinical work, research and teaching. Katie has an honorary appointment at the MCRI as an associate investigator in the multidisciplinary team researching the management of persisting concussion symptoms in children. She also has an honorary role at the Turner Institute at Monash University where she is an associate investigator on the iRecover study investigating concussion recovery in adults. Katie consults to elite sports groups and has experience managing athletes from a variety of sporting codes. She presents on the topic of concussion widely and has designed a two-day concussion management course for physiotherapists. She was a key contributor to the Australian Institute of Sport physiotherapy team with their recent concussion guidelines and physio specific recommendations.