Dr Leanne Rees is a post-doctoral researcher with the Stem Cell Ethics & Policy Group at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and is the Allied Health Research and Translation Lead at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. Underpinned by twenty years working as a physiotherapist in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, Leanne’s research focuses on how media informs hope in health. She is currently exploring novel ways to counter therapeutic misinformation in the healthcare setting.

Candice is an award-winning clinician-researcher, specialist social worker and clinical psychosexual therapist, having worked in hospital and community rehabilitation settings since 2006. Candice has worked across Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and New York She is the Director of Care Rehab in Australia.

Anne Marie is a part time PhD student in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney, Australia and a Clinical Psychologist. Her research focus is on improving the lives of people following spinal cord injuries and their families through an implementation science lens.

Mahek Iyer is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Sheffield with an academic interest in neurorehabilitation and oncology. She is actively involved in research on cognitive impairment following spinal cord injury and has undertaken international clinical observerships. She is particularly interested in the integration of cognitive and psychological care into rehabilitation pathways.

Mim Akter is an Occupational Therapy student. She is enthusiastic about research and practice with a strong interest in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.