Lisa Jackson Pulver

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Sydney

Professor Jackson Pulver AM currently holds the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Strategy and Services at the University of Sydney.
A visionary educator and strategically sound, Lisa places a deep understanding of Indigenous issues and inclusion more generally at the heart of all that she achieves. Lisa is a leading commentator on education, health, research and Indigenous affairs in both University environments and the Australian community in general, having led the successful development and adoption of the current strategy “One Sydney Many People” and having multiple guest appearances on The Drum, Q and A and via various podcasts. Lisa has overseen dramatic increases in overall Indigenous student numbers and is now concentrating on educational innovations and curriculum reviews that will benefit all students, including undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts from all 170 countries and backgrounds from which University of Sydney students originate.
Lisa is committed to an education which creates the next generation of leaders in the future workplaces of Australia and globally.
She serves her country in the Royal Australian Air Force Specialist Reserve and has moved through the ranks from her initial commission as Flight Lieutenant to her current rank of Group Captain.
Jackson Pulver is an academic leader, a recognised expert in public health, prominent researcher, a visionary and tireless advocate for Education, Health and innovative methods to ensure that both are inclusive for all. Lisa remains the Universities Australia nominee to Council and is a Director with the Australian Medical Council. Her artworks adorn the reports she writes.
Lisa is well known for her collaborative and inclusive approach to all that she does.

Experience

2018–present

Deputy Vice Chancellor, Sydney University
2018–present

Professor Public Health and Epidemiology, School of Public Health
2016–2018

Pro Vice Chancellor, Western Sydney University
2003–2016

Professor Public Health, University New South Wales
2001–2003

Epidemiologist, South East Health
1998–2001

Public Health Officer, NSW Dept Health
1994–1998

Koori Centre, Sydney Univeristy
1981–1991

Graphic artist, educator, consultant, Artscape Studios and others
1978–1981

Pupil then Registered General Nurse, Lidcome Hospital

Education

2015

Deakin , MA (Strategic Studies)
2003

Sydney University, PhD
2000

NSW Dept Health, Grad Dip App Epi
1998

Sydney Univerisity, MPH
1980

NSW Health Commission, Registered General Nurse List A

Publications

2021

In the pursuit of equity: COVID-19, data and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia , Statistical Journal of the IAOS
2021

Developer/Adaptor Method: A Community-Based Approach to Improve Health in Indigenous Communities, International Journal of Indigenous Health
2020

Accuracy of reporting of Aboriginality on administrative health data collections using linked data in NSW, Australia, BMC Medical Research Methodology
2020

The high prevalence and impact of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy in First Nations populations in a high-income setting: a prospective cohort study, International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2020

Eclampsia in Australia and New Zealand: A prospective population-based study, Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
2020

Family caregiving for older Aboriginal people in urban Australia: Disclosing worlds of meaning in the dementia experience, Dementia

Professional Memberships

Fellow - Centre Defence Strategic Studies
Member - Royal Society New South Wales
Member - Australina Military Medicine Association
Member - Australian Medical Association
Member - Australian Statistical Advisory Council
Member - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Honours

Member Order of Australia, Fellow Royal Society of NSW