He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health at James Cook University in Australia. A paramedic by vocation, Lawrence has more than 30 years of emergency services experience, including more than 20 years in academic settings. His primary interests include enhancing the evidence base for out-of-hospital emergency care, improving health care services in rural and remote areas, strengthening the links between emergency services and public health (particularly in resource-poor settings), and ensuring the sustainability of health services systems.