There is no 'regular' path when you kick the doors down

Professor Lisa Jackson-Pulver is one of Australia’s most
recognised experts in public health. An epidemiologist, she’s had
an illustrious career in public health research, and is currently
the Deputy Vice Chancellor Indigenous Strategy and Services at
the University of Sydney.


But it's been no regular path to the top. Jackson-Pulver was
homeless at the age of fourteen after leaving home to escape
abuse. After meeting an outreach nun, she was advised to get into
nursing, because at the time it was a hospital-based training
program and you were able to live at a nurse’s home while you
trained. It was there she was given a room with a door that could
lock, that she said changed everything.


A proud Wiradjuri woman, she’s also on the executive of OzSAGE, a
group of independent experts that are not beholden to government
or


companies, and are able to provide the very best advice to the
public. She’s passionate about communicating health information,
and at the moment, is


focusing on getting the message out that vaccinations for
COVID-19 are safe and effective.


She speaks with Shirley Chowdhary, sharing her incredible story
to get to the position she's in now and her advice to others who
fear they may not be on the "traditional" path to their
ambitions.


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