Professor Suzanne Chambers Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University

1. Professor Suzanne Chambers Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University Cancer Council Queensland Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Health Wellness Institute, Edith Cowan University ARC Future Fellow William Rudder Fellow 2013

2. Hairdresser Career

3. Nurse – Resuscitation Career

4. No Smoking Career

5. Cancer Support Career

6. Finished Arts Degree – 1994 Completed Honours – 1997 Completed PhD - 2004 Career

7. First Grants 1990 Steginga SK, Dunn J. Grant to develop an educational video for women with gynae cancer. $20,000; Office of The Status of Women. First NHMRC Grant 2005 O’Connell D, Smith D, Gattellari M, Ward J, Steginga SK, Pinnock C. PSA testing: a population-based longitudinal study of decision making, psychological effects and patterns of care. $572,601; National Health and Medical Research Council. Project grant 337601; 2005-2007. 2007Steginga SK, Gardiner RA, Nicol D, Aitken J, Occhipinti, S. Predicting and promoting long term adjustment for men with prostate cancer: Proscan. $289,564; National Health and Medical Research Council. Project grant 442301; 2007-2011. Career

8. NHMRC Fellowship 2008 Steginga SK. Population Health Career Development Award: $370,000; National Health and Medical Research Council. Project grant 496003; 2008-2011. ARC Future Fellowship 2012 Chambers SK. Psychosocial intervention to improve psychological and quality of life outcomes after cancer. 2012-2015. Future Fellowship: Australian Research Council, $918,968. FT120100366. Career

9. 98 journal publications, 3 book chapters, 31 abstracts H-Index of 17 Since 2006, attracted over $4,730,244 in research funding as CI-A with a further $3,555,827 as CI: a total over the past five years of $8,286,071 2011 – Winner ASMR (QLD) Clinical Researcher Award 2012 – Announced as 2013 William Rudder Fellow. Career

10. Try to solve major problems and make really big discoveries Be realistic and play to your strengths Acquire basic skills and work with the right people Learn to write clearly and concisely Work in an appropriate field Find and cultivate your true passion Focus and don’t be a dilettante Be selective about where you work Value evidence and learn to see what’s in front of your nose Tips Doherty P: The Beginner’s Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize. New York: Columbia University Press; 2006

11. Think outside the box Talk about the problem Tell the truth Be generous and culturally aware Be persistent and tenacious, but be prepared to fail Your time is precious Avoid prestigious administrative roles Take care of yourself and live a long time Have fun, behave like a winner Tips Doherty P: The Beginner’s Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize. New York: Columbia University Press; 2006

12. Questions? “ Obviously, I'm not the fastest skater, but those were my tactics and they worked like a charm. I thought maybe two would go down and I'd get the bronze. I saw 'em all go down and …. Oh, my God!…. I’ve won…….I think. ” — Stephen Bradbury