Professor Jamie Ranse is recognised internationally for his work on strengthening health systems for disruptive events that are either unplanned (such as disasters / public health emergencies / extreme weather) or planned (such as mass gatherings / major events / deliberate acts of harm). Jamie is employed in a joint appointment role between the Emergency Department at Gold Coast Health and School of Nursing and Midwifery at Griffith University. Jamie has over 150 peer-reviewed publications in disaster and mass gathering health related topics. Jamie supports students and clinicians in disaster and mass gathering research topics. Clinically, Jamie practices as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at the Gold Coast University Hospital, and is a Locum Clinical Nurse in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in the remote northwest of South Australia.