Gracelyn Smallwood AM (born 1951) is a professor of nursing and midwifery at Central Queensland University. She is an Aboriginal Australian of Biri descent.[1][2]

Gracelyn Smallwood

Early life

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Smallwood was born in 1951 in Townsville, Queensland, of Biri descent.[2]

Nursing career

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Smallwood trained in general nursing, midwifery and psychiatric nursing at the Townsville Hospital.[2]

She was the first Indigenous Australian to be awarded a Masters of Science in public health from James Cook University.[1]

In 2016, she was appointed Professor of Nursing and Midwifery at Central Queensland University.[3]

Other roles

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Smallwood has been an advocate for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people since 1968.[4]

On 15 January 2020, it was announced that Smallwood would be one of the members of the National Co-design Group of the Indigenous voice to government.[4]

Honours

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Awards and honours include:[4]

Published works

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  • Smallwood, Gracelyn; Royal College of Nursing, Australia (1990), Aboriginal health by the year 2000, Royal College of Nursing, Australia, ISBN 978-0-909449-39-1
  • Smallwood, Gracelyn (October 2011), Human rights and first Australians' well-being, retrieved 3 May 2018
  • Smallwood, Gracelyn (2015), Indigenist critical realism : human rights and First Australians' well-being, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-138-81036-5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Professor Gracelyn Smallwood AO: Board member, Townsville Hospital and Health Board". Queensland Health. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Kovacic, Leonarda; Lemon, Barbara (12 January 2009). "Smallwood, Gracelyn (1951 - )". The Australian Women's Register. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. ^ Nugent, Victoria (5 July 2016). "New era for Smallwood". Townsville Bulletin. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "National Co-design Group". Indigenous Voice. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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