Professor Melinda Fitzgerald

John Curtin Distinguished Professor Melinda Fitzgerald is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research at Curtin University and CEO of Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia. 

Lindy is responsible for the development and implementation of strategies, frameworks, and activities to achieve the University’s strategic goals in research and IP commercialisation, including Curtin’s Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer funded by the federal government. 

In her role as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Professor Fitzgerald has responsibility for the portfolios of Research Partnerships, the Mining Technologies and Critical Minerals Trailblazer, the Curtin University National Resilience and Security Program Office, Research Services and Systems, and Research Excellence. She manages strategic initiatives to empower Curtin University to lead research that Australia and our global partners need now and for the future. 

Professor Fitzgerald also leads a team of researchers and post-graduate students in nationally coordinated research understanding and preventing the loss of function that occurs following neurotrauma.