Dr Carolyn Dunford is Reader in Occupational Therapy at Brunel University London FRCOT and Fellow of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Carolyn is passionate about combining research and teaching with promoting evidence informed, effective clinical practice. Carolyn is the founder of the community of practice known as "Mind the gap: evidence based practice". She was previously Head of Therapy and Research at the Children’s Trust, Tadworth where she combined academic research and clinical skills to deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people with acquired brain injury. She worked for three years as a senior lecturer at York St. John University teaching under graduate and post graduate students. She has worked with children for over 18 years, mostly in Gwent in south Wales and also in Leeds. She has worked as a clinical specialist and researcher for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). She has a Masters in Community Child Health and a PhD in “Outcomes and Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)”. Her published work to date has included projects on outcome measures, combining rehabilitation and palliative care, pain management, children with developmental coordination disorder and UK waiting lists. Carolyn has presented her work at local, national and international meetings, workshops and conferences.

 Dr Benita Powrie is an occupational therapist and full-time lecturer at the Australian Catholic University Brisbane Australia.