Adj Professor Karen Smith Oam

Adj Professor Karen Smith OAM currently serves as the National Director of Research and Evidence at Silverchain Group and holds adjunct professor positions at Queensland University of Technology, Curtin University, and Monash University. With extensive academic experience and a focus on community emergency health and paramedicine, Karen has contributed as an adjunct associate professor and senior research fellow at Monash University, collaborating on significant emergency medicine projects. Karen's roles extend to being a Lancet Commissioner on Sudden Cardiac Death and an editorial board member of Resuscitation Journal, alongside board membership at the International Academy of Emergency Dispatch. Previously, Karen was the Director of Research and Evaluation at Ambulance Victoria and is noted for managing key research initiatives. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Epidemiology from Monash University and various degrees from the University of Melbourne.