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Heather Simpson (other)
Heather Simpson may refer to: * Heather Simpson (academic), New Zealand professor emerita of animal physiology * Heather Simpson (civil servant), former chief of staff for New Zealand PM Helen Clark * Heather Simpson (journalist), Scottish broadcast journalist and presenter {{hndisambig, Simpson, Heather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Simpson (academic)
Heather Vivian Simpson is a New Zealand animal physiologist, and is professor emerita at Massey University, specialising in the biology of gastrointestinal parasites of sheep. Academic career Simpson earned a Bachelor of Science with Honours at the University of Queensland in Australia. Simpson then joined Massey University in New Zealand as a part-time demonstrator, while also completing her PhD. Her dissertation was titled ''Water and electrolyte transfers in ruminants'', and was finished in 1969, and supervised by Donald Titchen, Maurice Lancaster and Campbell Reid. Simpson joined the faculty at Massey in 1976, initially part-time as she was raising two children. She was appointed senior lecturer by 1994, and associate professor in 2000, rising to full professor, as Professor of Animal Physiology, in 2007. During her time at Massey, Simpson taught nearly every veterinary student to graduate in New Zealand, and was patron of the Veterinary Students Association. She published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Simpson (civil Servant)
Heather Simpson is a New Zealand civil servant who was chief of staff for Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark for nine years and who worked with Clark for more than 20 years. Political career Heather Simpson is a former economics lecturer who lectured at Otago University. She stood for Parliament twice for Labour, in Awarua in and in Heretaunga in . In both cases she came second, losing by 2,480 votes in Awarua and 832 votes in Heretaunga. Simpson had been widely tipped to win Heretaunga, a normally safe Labour seat, with Labour leader Mike Moore even assisting her to win the nomination over Upper Hutt City Councillor Nicola Meek and trade union secretary Rick Barker. In a close election the result had a big impact on National's majority of just one seat. Moore was sure the seat would be reclaimed and was disappointed that it was not. Simpson worked for Helen Clark, in a variety of roles, for more than 20 years. Simpson's working relationship with Clark began in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |