Kristen Gibbons

Kristen Gibbons is a Professorial Research Fellow in Epidemiology at the Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland. Her research focuses on pediatric critical care, epidemiology of sepsis, congenital heart disease outcomes, and clinical trial methodologies. She actively collaborates with international consortia including the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Paediatric Study Group (ANZICS PSG) and the Queensland Statewide Sepsis Collaborative.

Her research interests span pediatric epidemiology, critical care interventions, and health services innovation. Key areas include:

• Sepsis biomarker discovery and management protocols
• Neurodevelopmental outcomes after cardiac surgery
• Fluid management strategies in PICU
• Adaptive clinical trial designs
• Long-term outcomes of critical illness in children

Publication analysis reveals strong focus on:

• Multicenter randomized trials in pediatric intensive care
• Retrospective cohort studies of critical illness outcomes
• Diagnostic and prognostic biomarker validation
• Implementation science in emergency settings
• Global surveys of clinical practices

She leads significant research initiatives including the NITRIC trial (neurodevelopmental outcomes after cardiac surgery) and RESPOND trial (septic shock resuscitation). Her work involves coordinating multinational teams across Australia, New Zealand, and Europe to establish pediatric critical care research networks.