Stuart-Black originally trained as a nurse, completing her qualification in 1993.[4] She then worked in New Zealand and England as a nurse. In 1997 she returned to university and completed a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in disaster management.[4] She was a member of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team for nine years and has worked in Ethiopia, Niue and the Solomon Islands.[1]
Stuart-Black is widely known as "Norm", including by the Prime Minister of New Zealand.[9] In an introductory video to members of the New Zealand Red Cross shortly after taking up the post of Secretary General, Stuart-Black attributes the nickname "Norm" as an enduring professional moniker to her having started working at the Ministry of Civil Defence and being sat next to another Sarah. "After 10 minutes," Stuart-Black said, they decided that the confusion was "never going to work" and she took to being referred to as "Norm", a nickname derived from her maiden name.
Publications
Norman, S., & Talib, A. (2005). Improving child survival in Ethiopia: Needs assessment for the Ethiopian health care system. Cambridge, Mass: John F. Kennedy School of Government.[10]
Stuart-Black, J., Coles, E., Norman, S.; Disaster research and the social sciences: lessons learned and future trajectories. (1 January 2005). Bridging the divide from theory to practice. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.[11]
Stuart-Black, S., Stuart-Black, J., Coles, E., & Health Protection Agency (Great Britain). (2008). Health emergency planning: A handbook for practitioners. London: TSO.[12]
^ abBrenda Phillips, David M. Neal, Gary Webb (2016). Introduction to Emergency Management. CRC Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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