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Professor Caroline Finch AO

Vice Chancellor Professorial Research Fellow - Injury Prevention

Staff Member Details
Email: c.finch@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-1930

Professor Caroline Finch AO is a Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Research Fellow for the School of Science at ECU.

Background

Caroline is one of the 10 most highly published injury researchers of all time and one of the most influential sports medicine researchers internationally. She is the author of over 800 research publications, with >$24M in research funding, including as an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and holder of multiple ARC and NHMRC project grants. Her research has directly informed safety policy and programs for Government Departments of Sport and Health, health promotion/injury prevention agencies, and peak sports bodies worldwide. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious international peer-review journal BMJ Injury Prevention.

She holds a PhD in Mathematics/Statistics from Monash University and a Research Masters in Mathematical Statistics from Latrobe University. She is a highly sought-after mentor and woman in STEMM leader. She has previously held whole-of-university research leadership roles at ECU and Federation University, and Research Professor/Research Centre Director roles at UNSW, University of Ballarat, Monash University and Federation University.

In 2018, she was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her distinguished service to sports medicine, particularly in the area of injury prevention as an educator, researcher and author, and to the promotion of improved health in athletes and those who exercise.

Professional Memberships

  • 2025-present. Cancer Council of Western Australia (Chair of Board and President)
  • 2026-present. Cancer Council of Australia (Board Member)

Awards and Recognition

National and International Awards

  • 2015 - American Public Health Association Distinguished International Career Award
  • 2018 - an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her distinguished service to sports medicine, particularly in the area of injury prevention as an educator, researcher and author, and to the promotion of improved health in athletes and those who exercise
  • 2022 – the Australian Injury Prevention Network presented her with its "Special Award for Sustained Achievement in Injury Prevention

National and International Research Positions

  • Editor-in-Chief, Injury Prevention, British Medical Journal since 2023.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Injury surveillance
  • Injury data systems
  • Sports Medicine
  • Injury Prevention
  • Data science applications
  • Implementation Science

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