Nicola Spurrier
Nicola Spurrier | |
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Born | Nicola Jane Smith 9 December 1966 |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
Occupation(s) | paediatrician and public health physician |
Spouse |
David Spurrier (m. 1990) |
Children | Three |
Awards | Public Service Medal June 2021 |
Chief Public Health Officer for South Australia | |
Assumed office August 2019 | |
Preceded by | Paddy Phillips PSM |
Nicola Jane Spurrier
Education
Spurrier graduated with a
Career
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Spurrier became Chief Public Health Officer for South Australia in August 2019. Four months later, she was involved in the state's response to bushfires.[6] From March 2020, Spurrier led South Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic,[4] giving daily press conferences alongside Premier Steven Marshall in which she was called "calm, honest and direct".[5] She became popular with the public and had a cocktail named after her at Adelaide bar 2KW.[7] Despite her "cult following", she ruled out a move into politics.[8][9]
Awards and recognition
Spurrier was one of four nominees for 2021
In September 2022, a newly discovered species of bacteria was named Nicolia spurrieriana in recognition of Spurrier's work during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
Personal life
Spurrier has been married to David Spurrier, a physiotherapist, for thirty years and they have a daughter and two sons.[6][8] Her mother, sister, and brother in law are all also doctors.[12]
Selected publications
Book
- Kirke, Kerry; Spurrier, Nicola; Bray, Martin (2009). Screening For Good Health: The Australian Guide To Health Screening And Immunisation. Melbourne University Publishing. ISBN 9780522859331.
Articles
- Nicola J Spurrier; Michael G Sawyer; Jennifer J Clark; Peter Baghurst (1 January 2003). "Socio-economic differentials in the health-related quality of life of Australian children: results of a national study". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 27 (1): 27–33. Wikidata Q53359918.
- Nicola J Spurrier; Michael G Sawyer; David L Streiner; A James Martin; Declan Kennedy (1 September 2005). "New measure of parental asthma management for school-age children". Wikidata Q53618590.
- Nicola J Spurrier; Anthea M Magarey; Catherine Wong (1 July 2006). "Recognition and management of childhood overweight and obesity by clinicians". Wikidata Q53591063.
- Nicola J Spurrier; Anthea M Magarey; Rebecca Golley; Fiona Curnow; Michael G Sawyer (30 May 2008). "Relationships between the home environment and physical activity and dietary patterns of preschool children: a cross-sectional study". Wikidata Q36728811.
- Nicola J Spurrier; Robert E Volkmer; Christina Abi Abdallah; Alwin Chong (1 June 2012). "South Australian four-year-old Aboriginal children: residence and socioeconomic status influence weight". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 36 (3): 285–290. Wikidata Q40039558.
- Allison Larg; John R Moss; Nicola Spurrier (22 February 2018). "Relative contribution of overweight and obesity to rising public hospital in-patient expenditure in South Australia". Australian Health Review. Wikidata Q51368355.
- Patrick C K Tam; Kathleen M Ly; Max L Kernich; Nicola Spurrier; Diana Lawrence; David L Gordon; Emily C Tucker (30 May 2020). "Detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human breast milk of a mildly symptomatic patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)". Wikidata Q96025027.
References
- ^ a b c d "Nicola Spurrier" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Professor Nicola Spurrier". Flinders University.
- ^ a b c Farhart, Claudia (19 April 2020). "Who are the experts behind Australia's coronavirus response?". SBS News. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Spurrier nominated for SA Australian of the Year". InDaily. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Meet South Australia's 16 nominees for the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards". Port Pirie Recorder. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b Debelle, Penelope (29 May 2020). "SA Weekend inside story: How Nicola Spurrier became the face of South Australia's resistance to the COVID-19 crisis". The Advertiser. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Penberthy, David (24 September 2020). "SA tastes freedom under Marshall law". The Australian. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b Hough, Andrew (31 July 2020). "Popular top doc rules out career in politics". The Advertiser. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Richardson, Tom (1 March 2021). "Minister pondering new environment as Boothby contenders circle". InDaily. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Swanell, Cate (14 June 2021). "Queen's Birthday honorees". Medical Journal of Australia. 214 (111). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Researchers spurred by COVID strategy name new bug after chief health officer Nicola Spurrier". ABC News. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "The family that gives back". Flinders University. 2020.