ProfessorJane Speight
(She / Her)
Chair, Behavioural And Social Research In Diabetes
Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Institute for Health Transformation
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- Chair, Behavioural And Social Research In DiabetesFaculty 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 SUPERVISIONQuality of life in adults with type 2 diabetes: a mixed-methods exploration of the psychosocial impacts of hypoglycaemia
- EXTERNAL SUPERVISIONThe personal daily impact of hypoglycaemia among adults with diabetes: development and first use of the Hypo-METRICS app
- EXTERNAL SUPERVISIONThe impact of hypoglycaemia on the quality of life of family members of persons with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
- EXTERNAL SUPERVISIONThe impact of hypoglycaemia on quality of life in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
- EXTERNAL SUPERVISIONThe impact of hypoglycaemia on quality of life among adults with type 1 diabetes
- EXTERNAL SUPERVISIONImpaired awareness of hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes: challenges to achieving metabolic control and advances in therapeutic options to replace beta cell function
- EXTERNAL SUPERVISIONUser preferences of and engagement with type 2 diabetes self-management apps
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSupporting health professionals to provide support for diabetes distress
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONRisk Factor Trajectories and Development of Diabetic Retinopathy
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONInternalised stigma among women with type 2 diabetes
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONExploring Black African and Caribbean Women's Perceptions of and Participation in Muscle Strength Training During the menopause Transition
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONUnderstanding and Addressing Type 2 Diabetes Stigma in Healthcare Settings
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONReceptiveness and Resistance: Perceptions of Insulin Use in Type2 Diabetes
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONDiabetes Distress Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONReducing Risk of Vision Loss for Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONType 1 Diabetes, Disordered Eating and Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescents
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONPersonality and Weight Management in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONPerspectives of Adults with Type 1 Diabetes using Open-Source Technologies