Associate Professor Jasmine Menant - NeuRA

Jasmine Menant is a Senior Research Scientist at NeuRA's Falls, Balance & Injury Research Centre in Sydney NSW and Conjoint Associate Professor within the School of Health Sciences at UNSW. Jasmine has written over 100 publications on the control of balance and gait, risk factors for falls and mobility decline and interventions to improve health outcomes.in ageing and clinical groups. Jasmine is currently leading experiments investigating cortical activity during stepping and gait adaptability and randomised controlled trials of cognitive-motor step training to improve balance and reduce falls in people with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, stroke and Parkinson’s disease. Jasmine is also actively involved in research translation including co-writing the 2025 Australian Best Practice Guidelines for Falls Prevention. Jasmine sits on the Executive Boards of the Australia New-Zealand Fall Prevention Society and the International Society for Posture and Gait Research.

Professor Stephen Lord - NeuRA

Stephen Lord is a Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales and a Senior Principal Research Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia. He has published over 600 papers in the areas of instability, falls and fractures in older people and clinical groups with balance impairment. His research follows two main themes: the identification of neuropsychological, sensorimotor and balance risk factors for falls and the development and evaluation of fall prevention strategies. His current projects include the development of digital gait biomarkers, reactive step training and cognitive-motor interventions to prevent falls and studies addressing fall risk in people with stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy and cognitive impairment. He is also actively engaged in initiatives aimed at implementing fall prevention evidence into policy and practice. In December 2019, Stephen was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the President of the British Geriatrics Society in recognition for his contribution to falls research.

Cameron Hicks – NeuRA

Cameron Hicks is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at Neuroscience Research Australia and works as a project officer for the Australia and New Zealand Fall Prevention Society. He previously trained as an Exercise Physiologist working in Residential Aged Care Facilities before moving into Fall Prevention Research. His PhD focusses on determining optimal balance and gait assessments for predicting falls in community-dwelling older people. His work on translating the guidelines has been integral to the creation of the Falls Prevention Platform.

Jennifer Jones – Psychologist

Jennifer Jones is a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of membership in the Clinical College of the Australian Psychological Society. She holds a BA (Hons) and a Master of Psychology (Clinical) and practises with HeadwayHealth in Sydney. Jennifer brings expertise in supporting older adults navigating the psychological challenges of chronic and acute health conditions, and ageing, including anxiety, fear of falling, low mood, adjustment to physical changes, grief, and loss of independence. She works aspart of an inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation team at Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAH), where she collaborates with occupational therapists and other allied health professionals. Her clinical work is grounded in evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and is tailored to the unique circumstances of each individual. Jennifer is a Medicare Provider, accredited with SAH and AHPRA.

Joe Biddle – Pharmacist

Joe is a community pharmacist with over 23 years of experience across community pharmacy ownership, clinical education, and vaccination programs in both community and aged care settings. He holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree, is HMR credentialled with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, and has been performing Home Medication Reviews 17 years. Joe currently works as a Professional Services Pharmacist for IPA, the largest group of independent pharmacies in Australia, supporting pharmacists and pharmacy owners to initiate or optimise their professional services including vaccinations, medication reviews and health promotions, while delivering industry updates, and providing guidance on quality care accreditation. He also provides in-clinic presentations on behalf of GSK to GPs and nursing staff on topics including vaccination and respiratory conditions. For the current project, Joe has led the design of the Medication Assessment for the platform, specifically developing the logic that maps Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs) to patient profiles.

James Biddle – Chief Commercial Officer

James Biddle has spent his career solving hard problems with creative thinking. Working with the team at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), he's been building a digital falls prevention assessment tool that enables a truly multifactorial approach. Using the Australian Falls Prevention Guidelines (Community) as an evidence-based framework, it empowers Occupational Therapists to identify falls risk in individuals and action the right treatment or intervention - and automate reporting in the process. With tools and resources covering exercise, medication, psychology, podiatry, vision, hearing, continence, dizziness and syncope, previous falls and more, LiveLife Falls Prevention is now heading into a pilot with an incredible group of partners — NSW Health, Resthaven, Facilitate OT, and Trelity Health.