Professor Kay Crossley AM, physiotherapist, has a 20-year research career focused on reducing the burden of activity/sport-related injury. She leads a 19-person (11 early-mid-career researchers) inter-disciplinary research centre, focused on innovating and testing new approaches to preventing injuries and their consequences. Her research,which spans >420 publications, has meaningfully impacted clinical practice/sporting guidelines and policy, and thoughtfully implemented guideline-informed research in the Australian setting. She leads many global initiatives tor educe the burden of injury, especially for women and girl athletes, and has received many awards recognizing her commitment to mentoring, leadership, research excellence and impact.