Ep. 61 Prof. Lisa Jackson Pulver AM PhD

An extraordinary story from an extraordinary woman.

That this story played out at all is remarkable. Having run away from home as a 14 year old with her father, suffering from PTSD, firing shots in her direction with his shotgun, Lisa had to carve out a life in Kings Cross and other areas disguising herself as a boy so as not to be hassled. The kindness of strangers and the ability to understand and follow their wisdom, led to a career in nursing, and then medicine which became too much when she had to look after two young relatives who were being threatened with institutional care unless she took them in. So she took another avenue after again hearing words of wisdom. 

Now....Lisa is a Jewish Aboriginal Australian epidemiologist and researcher in the area of Aboriginal health who has been Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Sydney since October 2018.

She's a storyteller, teller of yarns and - I don't think she'd be offended if I described her as... a bloody good talker. I mean that in the nicest way!

We covered a broad range of topics. And believe me, she has a broad range to cover. Just as an example, one of her projects, she co-founded recently, the Shalom Gamarada Scholarship Program, has enabled over 60 indigenous students to receive a residential college scholarship for health related degrees at the University of New South Wales. Today, she and her team have developed a set of residential Gadigal Scholarships in a pilot program designed to provide full time supported residential accommodation at four other universities' colleges. 

Have a listen. Be inspired.

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Trigger Warning: this episode contains references to domestic violence

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