Mark Hancock is an Associate Professor of Physiotherapy who joined Macquarie University in 2012. He was previously employed at the University of Sydney. He has over 20 years of experience as a clinician working in Australia and the US mostly in a primary care musculoskeletal setting. Mark’s research interests are focussed on the management and diagnosis of low back pain. Since completing his PhD in 2007 he has rapidly established himself as a leader in the field of low back pain research. He has been involved in over 100 journal publications and received over $(Aus) 2.8 million in funding. He has published in leading medical journals (e.g. Lancet, BMJ and Annals of Internal Medicine) and discipline specific journals (e.g. Spine, Physical Therapy). His work has been accompanied by editorials and received wide media attention. A/Prof Hancock is a member of the associate editorial board for the Cochrane Back Review Group and on the editorial board for Journal of Physiotherapy. He has a particular research interest in identifying subgroups of patients with low back pain who respond best to specific interventions and has been invited to speak on this topic at national and international conferences.