MsJennifer Halliday

Research Fellow

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

  • Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Institute for Health Transformation
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

* Psychological aspects of diabetes (e.g. diabetes distress, well-being) and mental health (e.g. depression), particularly related to lived experiences and access to care
* Health professional training in providing person-centred care (holistic care, communication skills etc.)
* Program and resource development using evidence-based approaches (e.g. intervention mapping, formative evaluation)
* Access and equity (e.g. health literacy, cultural diversity)

Projects
Jennifer is a named investigator for the following projects:
* Hendrieckx C, Speight J, Skinner TC, Holloway E, Versace V, Mihalopoulos C, Hagger V, Johnson G, Bennett C, Davidson S, Gray S, Halliday J, Hines C, Henshaw K Low Intensity mental health Support via a Telehealth Enabled Network (LISTEN) for adults with diabetes and CVD: Effectiveness and scalability. TTRA Projects Grant.
* Hendrieckx C., Holloway E., Gray S., Halliday J., Hines C., Skinner T.C., Speight J. (2020) Improving mental health support for people with diabetes via the NDSS Helpline: The Diabetes Low Intensity mental health Support via Telehealth Educator Network (Diabetes LISTEN) pilot study. Diabetes Australia / National Diabetes Services Scheme (Mental Health & Diabetes National Priority Area) project grant.
* Halliday J., Hendrieckx C., Speight J., Choudhary P., Cohen N., Colman P., Fourlanos S., Sturt J., Wischer N. (2019) Type 1 Diabetes Consultation Tool: a mixed methods adaptation and feasibility study in Australian type 1 diabetes tertiary care settings. Diabetes Australia Research Program (DARP) General Grant.
* Speight J., Hendrieckx C., Halliday J. (2019) Mental health care in Australian diabetes centre: barriers and enablers. Diabetes Australia / National Diabetes Services Scheme (Mental Health & Diabetes National Priority Area) project grant.
* Speight J., Hendrieckx C., Halliday J. (2019) The NDSS Diabetes and Emotional Health handbook and toolkit: 2nd edition. Diabetes Australia / National Diabetes Services Scheme (Mental Health & Diabetes National Priority Area) project grant.
* Ventura A., Hendrieckx C., Halliday J., Hagger V., Morris A., Sturt J., Speight J. (2018) Supporting people with diabetes distress: Development and pilot randomised controlled trial of an online training module for health professionals. ADEA Diabetes Research Foundation grant.

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    MTPConnect: Implementation planning for clinical referral into HypoPAST from a tertiary type 1 diabetes clinic
    29 May 2025 - 30 Sep 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    MTP Connect - $39,907.03
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Low Intensity mental health Support via a Telehealth Enabled Network (LISTEN) for adults with diabetes and CVD: Effectiveness and scalability
    Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), Australian Government1 Dec 2021 - 30 Nov 2023
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Type 1 Diabetes Consultation Tool: Implementing annualised individualised care plans in Australian diabetes care settings
    1 Jan 2019 - 1 Mar 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halliday J,
    • Hendrieckx C,
    • Speight J,
    • Choudhary P,
    • Cohen N
    DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust) - Y19G-HALJ - $60,000.00
  • GRANT
    Supporting people with diabetes distress: Development and pilot randomised controlled trial of an online training module for health professionals
    31 Jan 2018 - 30 Dec 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Hendrieckx C,
    • Halliday J,
    • Morris A,
    • Sturt J,
    • Speight J
    Australian Diabetes Educators Association - $60,000.00