Dr Anna Chapman is a Senior Research Fellow and Implementation Scientist who specialises in the application of theories, models and frameworks to inform knowledge translation.  She has a clinical background in nutrition and dietetics. Dr Chapman is dedicated to implementation research that aims to improve the quality of care provided to individuals with chronic conditions, including appraisal of barriers and facilitators, implementation of interventions and application of implementation science methods.

Professor Anna Ugalde (PhD) is the lead of the Equitable Cancer Outcomes across Rural and Remote Australia (ECORRA) research program and is based at Deakin University. She is a cancer researcher with a focus on addressing health inequities through health services research. Her work is characterised by partnership across the sector, deep engagement with communities, and investment in the next generation of researchers. She has an extensive research track record and collaborates across Australia and internationally to advance research methods and understand and implement the delivery of better healthcare.

Associate Professor Camille Short is a behavioural scientist at the University of Melbourne. She holds a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours and a PhD in Behavioural Medicine.  Her research aims to develop, evaluate and disseminate innovative health intervention and behaviour change technologies that can help bridge the gap between what is available in clinic and what is available at home. A/Professor Short brings extensive experience in co-design to develop relevant, feasible models of care.

Dr Charlene Wright is an early-career researcher, research fellow and communications lead of the ECORRA Research Program. Her research focuses on how initiatives can support patients in resource-limited settings, ensuring continuity of care. She combines a strong academic foundation with practical experience, positioning herself as both a strategic thinker and an effective implementer in the field of health and digital interventions.

Hannah Jongebloed is a clinician-researcher, research fellow and psychologist currently undertaking her PhD. She brings extensive experience in project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and health services research. She chairs the ECORRA Advisory committee, who provide pragmatic guidance and support to the ECORRA Trial. Her research utilises are range of methodologies and she partners across government, health services and community groups to drive change.

Associate Professor Kate Gunn leads a team of behavioural science-focused researchers at Adelaide University to understand health and mental health-related strengths and challenges and co-develop and evaluate meaningful solutions to them. She is particularly passionate about improving rural cancer outcomes, drawing upon her experience in rural Australia and work as a clinical psychologist. In 2018 was awarded the prestigious Leslie (Les) J. Fleming Churchill Fellowship to investigate sustainable methods of improving the health and well-being of rural cancer survivors

Professor Nicolas Hart, PhD AES CSCS FESSA is an NHMRC Research Fellow in Cancer Survivorship, and Discipline Lead of Clinical Exercise Physiology at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). His clinical research focuses on improving outcomes for people affected by cancer (i.e., cancer survivors and caregivers), with a sub-specialty in advanced or metastatic cancers. He holds national and international research leadership roles in prominent cancer organisations.

Dr Rebecca Bergin is a Senior Research Fellow at Deakin University. She also holds honorary positions at the University of Melbourne (Department of General Practice and Centre for Cancer Research) and Cancer Council Victoria (Cancer Epidemiology Division). Her research aims to understand and address inequities in cancer outcomes, quality of care and patient experience by optimising pathways to cancer diagnosis and treatment. She has a special interest in early-onset cancers and rural and remote populations.

Associate Professor Serene Yoong is an internationally recognised implementation scientist and Co-Director of the Deakin Centre for Global Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE) at Deakin University. Her research focuses on improving the translation, scale-up and equitable implementation of interventions to prevent chronic disease. Over the past decade, A/Professor Yoong has established an internationally recognised program of research that has advanced implementation science through implementation trials, methodological innovation, evidence synthesis, systems-informed approaches and digital implementation strategies.

Associate Professor Skye Marshall (BNutrDiet (Hons), PhD) is a rural health researcher, currently holding a project management and leadership position with the ECORRA Research Program at Deakin University. A/Professor Marshall has a background of traditional clinical and health services research combined with a high-performance, fast-paced industry research. Marshall’s expertise lays in her ability to integrate outstanding research rigour at all project steps whilst optimising project management, governance, and stakeholder engagemen