Jennifer is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the College of Healthcare Sciences at James Cook University. She is the CEO of Synapse Australia. Synapse Australia is the nation’s leading brain injury organisation. Jennifer has over 27 years’ experience in disability and aged care services and was appointed in 2013 to the NDIS Independent Advisory Council as the Queensland Member. Jennifer as appointed as a community board member of the Queensland Parole Board between 2017 and 2020. In 2021, she was appointed as a professional board member of the Queensland Parole Board. She was also appointed in 2016 to the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council as a Member. She leads a range of research and projects that focus on supporting Indigenous Australians with complex neurocognitive disabilities, including FASD. Jennifer is a descendant of the Bidjara and Wakka Wakka people.