Dr Anne Smith is a Research professor in the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Curtin University, where she conducts high impact clinical research  and supervises higher degree research. In addition to qualifications in physiotherapy, sports physiotherapy and a PhD in biomechanics, Anne also has a Masters degree in biostatistics, and her expertise in clinical biostatistics provide much needed sophistication of analyses in the field of musculoskeletal health for her research team and for her many other research collaborations. Anne has published over 250 papers with her teams in international, peer-reviewed journals, and has achieved over $11 million in competitive grant success, through both NHMRC Project Grant and Fellowship funding. Anne has supervised 17 PhDs to completion and currently supervises 7 PhD students.