Dr. Katie Buckley (B.SpPath., B.HlthSc (Hons), PhD, CPSP) is a Speech-Language Pathologist and the Director, Cancer Education at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, and Fellow at the Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Katie is a global leader in health education, human factors/ergonomics, and collaboration for workforce thriving. She also holds expertise in international advisory, global workforce development, and collaboration to enhance complex systems. Her sector experience includes academia, education, health, industry, WHS, and crown/government spheres. Katie regularly publishes and presents across diverse health-related domains, including vocal ergonomics, systems thinking, Good Work Design, and collaborative approaches for health and education.

Dr. Christa L. Carey (BAppSc/BSpPath, MEd, PhD, CPSP) has worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist for 30 years across multiple regions in Victoria specializing in paediatric speech therapy. A recipient of the Dame Elizabeth Murdoch Scholarship, Christa specialised in paediatric hearing impairment research at the University of Melbourne, and was a part-time lecturer in paediatrics, death and dying with the Palliative Care Unit, La Trobe University, Melbourne. Christa is currently Team leader of Student Support Services for the Barwon South-West, West Victoria Region, Department of Education, Victoria, Australia.

Dr. Lindsay Carey, MAppSc, PhD, CSM is Associate Professor (Adjunct) in the School of Psychology and Public Health, at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, and concurrently Adjunct Associate Professor with the Centre of Ethics and Society University of Notre Dame, Sydney and Adjunct Associate Professor School of Sport and Allied Health, Victoria University Melbourne. A leading researcher with over 200 publications he was recognised within The Australian Research Magazine as a National Research ‘Field Leader’ for 2018, 2019 and 2022 in the area of ‘Humanities, Arts and Literature’ for his research into ‘Religion’ and its interconnection with Health and Well-being. Dr. Carey, along with his colleague, Dr. Timothy Hodgson (University of Queensland), was awarded the prestigious ‘Sir Edward Weary Dunlop Award’ in 2019 by the Australasian Military Medical Association (AMMA) for their exploratory research into Moral Injury and its effects upon the well-being of military veterans. In 2024, Dr. Carey was awarded the Australian Military Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) for his research into moral injury and the development of a chaplaincy professional development program called ‘Moral Injury Skills Training’ (MIST). He is an Honorary Scholar with the Centre of Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University (USA) and a Life Member of Spiritual Care Australia (Formerly the Australian Health & Welfare Chaplains Association: AHWCA).