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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