Hodges Paul PhD MedDr DSc BPhty(Hons) FACP is the Director of the Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health (CCRE SPINE) funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and is an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow.

Paul has 3 doctorates; one in Physiotherapy and two in Neuroscience. His research blends these skills to understand pain, control of movement, and the interaction between multiple functions of the trunk muscles including spine control, continence, respiration and balance. The large multidisciplinary Research Centre that Paul leads aims to bridge the gap between basic science and clinical practice.

He has received numerous international research awards (2006 and 2011 ISSLS Prize [premier international prize for spine research from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine]; Suzanne Klein-Vogelbach Prize), leadership awards (Emerging leader in Health [Next 100 Awards], Future Summit Australian Leadership Award), published >230 scientific papers and book chapters, presented >120 invited lectures at major conferences in 30 countries, and received >$AU20 million in research funds.

He is the leadchief investigator on the first physiotherapy based NHMRC Program Grant (~$AU8 million) and received the 2011 NHMRC Achievement Award as the highest ranked NHMRC Research Fellow