Jean Calder

Jean Elizabeth Calder AC (born about 1937) is an Australian rehabilitation specialist and humanitarian worker who has spent more than 25 years working with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in refugee camps and with disabled people in Lebanon, Gaza and Egypt.

Following being made a Companion of the Order of Australia (Australia's highest honour) in 2005, SBS broadcast a half-hour documentary, Doctor of Hope, on Calder's humanitarian work with the disabled and disadvantaged in the Middle East. It was presented by George Negus and reported by Elizabeth Tadic.[1]

Calder's autobiography, Where the Road Leads: An Australian Woman’s Journey of Love and Determination, was published by Hachette Australia in 2007.[2] Reviewer Heather Pavitt admired her "absolute dedication" to her work with "underprivileged, disabled Palestinians".[3]

Awards and recognition

Calder was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours for "humanitarian service in the Middle East, particularly to people with disabilities living in refugee camps in Lebanon and Gaza and disadvantaged areas in Cairo, to international relations, and to academic and professional training in the fields of education and rehabilitation."[4]
Awarded Doctor of Science honoris causa, University of Queensland, 2012[5]
University of Queensland Alumnus of the Year, 2012[5]

Works

Calder, Jean E; University of Queensland. Dept. of Human Movement Studies (1976), Motor Activity Ideas Manual for Teachers, University of Queensland, Dept. of Human Movement Studies, retrieved 12 July 2018
Calder, Jean E (1977), Participant Observation Study of a Group of Mentally Retarded Adults — March 19 to May 18, 1977, Pennsylvania State University, retrieved 12 July 2018
Calder, Jean E; University of Queensland. Department of Human Movement Studies (1979), The Queensland Motor Performance Screening Test for Young Children, University of Queensland, Dept. of Human Movement Studies, ISBN 978-0-86776-027-9
Calder, Jean E (2007), Where the Road Leads: An Australian woman's journey of love and determination, Hachette Australia, ISBN 978-0-7336-2037-9

References

Jean Calder : doctor of hope, SBS, 2005, retrieved 12 July 2018
Calder, Jean E (2007), Where the road leads : an Australian woman's journey of love and determination, Hachette Australia, ISBN 978-0-7336-2037-9
Pavitt, Heather (2009). "Where the Road Leads". Social Alternatives. 28 (3): 65–66. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
"CALDER, Jean Elizabeth". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
"Dr Jean Calder AC". Alumni & Community. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

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[1] Jean Calder : doctor of hope, SBS, 2005, retrieved 12 July 2018

[2] Calder, Jean E (2007), Where the road leads : an Australian woman's journey of love and determination, Hachette Australia, ISBN 978-0-7336-2037-9

[3] Pavitt, Heather (2009). "Where the Road Leads". Social Alternatives. 28 (3): 65–66. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[4] "CALDER, Jean Elizabeth". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

[:0-5] "Dr Jean Calder AC". Alumni & Community. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2018-07-26.