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Michael G. Lenné is an Adjunct Professor (research) at the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), Victoria, Australia. He obtained a PhD in human factors psychology in 1998 and has since served in a number of research roles in university and government settings. His most recent academic position was Professor in Human Factors at MUARC, where his research program used simulation and instrumented vehicles to study the impacts of vehicle design, technology, and road design on behavior and safety. Professor Lenné's research is widely disseminated, with over 120 journal publications, 5 books, and over 200 reports that provide practical recommendations. He has been the guest editor for three journal special issues since 2014, and served on the editorial boards of the field's leading journals. In 2014, he transitioned into a scientific role with a primary focus on the development of research partnerships that directly support the development of technology to improve transport safety. He maintains academic collaborations through his adjunct role at MUARC, including the flagship Enhanced Crash Investigation Study.

Caroline F. Finch is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. Prior to this current role, she held a Robert HT Smith Personal Chair in Sports Safety at Federation University Australia, in Ballarat where she was also supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Principal Research Fellowship. Since 2010, she has been the Director of the Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), an IOC recognized centre focusing on research in injury prevention and the promotion of health in athletes. Professor Finch is a highly accomplished academic and world-renown researcher. She is the author of over 700 research-related publications, and has earned more than $22 million in research funding over the course of her career. She is known globally for her injury prevention, injury surveillance, and sports medicine research. She has previously been ranked as one of the 10 most highly published injury researchers of all time and is recognized as one of the most influential sports medicine researchers internationally. In 2015, she was awarded the American Public Health Association Distinguished International Career Award from the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section. In 2018, Professor Finch 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.