ProfessorJane Speight

(She / Her)

Chair, Behavioural And Social Research In Diabetes

Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Institute for Health Transformation

  • Chair, Behavioural And Social Research In Diabetes
    Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Institute for Health Transformation
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Jane supervises HDR candidates (MSc, Doctoral and PhD candidates) whose research focuses on the psychosocial aspects of diabetes.

Jane has mentored several talented HDR candidates, many of whom were awarded their PhD without corrections to their thesis, and are now high achieving early- or mid-career researchers or have moved into clinical practice or external leadership roles.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
    Quality of life in adults with type 2 diabetes: a mixed-methods exploration of the psychosocial impacts of hypoglycaemia
  • EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
    The personal daily impact of hypoglycaemia among adults with diabetes: development and first use of the Hypo-METRICS app
  • EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
    The impact of hypoglycaemia on the quality of life of family members of persons with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
  • EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
    The impact of hypoglycaemia on quality of life in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
  • EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
    The impact of hypoglycaemia on quality of life among adults with type 1 diabetes
  • EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
    Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes: challenges to achieving metabolic control and advances in therapeutic options to replace beta cell function
  • EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
    User preferences of and engagement with type 2 diabetes self-management apps
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Supporting health professionals to provide support for diabetes distress
    Jennifer Amy Halliday - School of Psychology
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Risk Factor Trajectories and Development of Diabetic Retinopathy
    Sana Nasir - School of Medicine
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Internalised stigma among women with type 2 diabetes
    Sarah Louise Manallack - School of Psychology
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring Black African and Caribbean Women's Perceptions of and Participation in Muscle Strength Training During the menopause Transition
    Christine Mumbua Duffy - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Understanding and Addressing Type 2 Diabetes Stigma in Healthcare Settings
    Emmanuel Ekpor - School of Psychology
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Receptiveness and Resistance: Perceptions of Insulin Use in Type2 Diabetes
    Liz Holmes-Truscott - School of Psychology - 2016
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Diabetes Distress Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
    Virginia Louise Hagger - School of Psychology - 2019
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Reducing Risk of Vision Loss for Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
    Amelia Jane Lake - School of Psychology - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Type 1 Diabetes, Disordered Eating and Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescents
    Emanuala Ogbagabr Araia - School of Psychology - 2019
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Personality and Weight Management in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
    Ralph Geerling - School of Psychology - 2024
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Perspectives of Adults with Type 1 Diabetes using Open-Source Technologies
    Jasmine Leigh Schipp - School of Psychology - 2023