Doug King, BN, PhD

Doug King is the Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist (Emergency) in a Level 4 Hospital in New Zealand. Doug has an active interest in mild traumatic brain injuries in both the Sport and Intimate Partner Violence domains and is a member of the Rugby League Medical Panel. Doug has three PhD’s (Injury epidemiology, Head impact biomechanics and concussion and Women’s rugby injuries) and is active in other sporting fields as well in the head injury perspective. Doug has been reported to be in the top 1% of researchers worldwide for football codes injury and concussion research.

Research Institute, Centre & Group memberships

Adjunct Research Fellow School of Science & Technology; University of New England. Australia

Honorary Fellow Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham University

Member & Research Associate Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ) 

Co-Leader SPRINZ Rugby Codes Interdisciplinary Research Group 

Member Traumatic Brain Injury Network 

Member ACC Concussion Clinical Expert Group