Alison is an internationally renowned Translational Health Scientist and Nursing Leader. Her sustained work over the last 25 years has resulted in significant breakthroughs in our understanding of how evidence spreads (or doesn’t) through health systems. She has influenced thousands of practitioners and hundreds of researchers, post-doctoral and PhD students through her research and scholarship and she has also led a number of practical implementation studies demonstrating to clinicians and academics alike how to transform everyday practice settings. Alison regularly engages with the local community, discussing innovations in healthcare and leads Knowledge Translation (KT) innovations at international and national level.