James Elliott | Academic Director
Kolling Institute

Professor James Elliott translates 25 years of pain science and clinical research into frameworks that change how leaders, organisations, and health systems understand pain, trauma, and human recovery. A member of the NASA Astronaut Spine Working Group, author of three books, and Academic Director at the University of Sydney's Kolling Institute, James brings rare depth — moving fluidly between the hard science of MRI biomarkers and the profoundly human experience of surviving adversity. His talks leave audiences not just informed, but permanently changed in how they see suffering, resilience, and recovery.