Leadership

The PSAD Study Group is led by an Executive Committee elected by our members.
Chair
Jane Speight, MSc PhD CPsychol FBPsS
Foundation Director: Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria
Professor of Behavioural and Social Research in Diabetes, Deakin University
π Melbourne, Australia
Email: jspeight@acbrd.org.au
Twitter: @janespeight @ACBRD
Bio: https://acbrd.org.au/jane-speight/
ORCID: 0000-0002-1204-6896

Vice-Chair
Jackie Sturt, PhD
Professor of Behavioural Medicine in Nursing and Faculty Lead for Research Mentorship: Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, Kings College London.
π London, United Kingdom
Email: jackie.sturt@kcl.ac.uk
Twitter: @jackie_sturt
Bio: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/jackie-sturt
ORCID: 0000-0003-1281-1401

Honorary Secretary
Mariam Asaad, RN, MRes
PhD Candidate, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery, and Palliative Care, Kingβs College London.
π London, United Kingdom
Email: info@psadgroup.org
Twitter: @Type1s @MmasaadMariam
ORCID: 0000-0001-9849-7147

Honorary Treasurer
Debbie Cooke, PhD
Head of Health Psychology, Atlantis Health UK Ltd. Honorary Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey
π Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
Email: d.cooke@surrey.ac.uk
Bio: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/debbie-cooke
ORCID: 0000-0003-1944-7905

Membership Officer
Bryan Cleal MSc PhD
Senior Researcher Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
π Copenhagen, Denmark
Email: bcle0007@regionh.dk
Twitter: @cleal_bryan
ORCID: 0000-0003-3065-7364

ECR Working Group Co-Chair
Mandy Jansen, BA MSc
PhD Candidate, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital and Radboud University Medical Center
π Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Email: mandy.jansen@cwz.nl
ORCID: 0000-0002-1837-3177

ECR Working Group Co-Chair
Eloise Litterbach, BSc(Hons) PhD
Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes
πΒ Melbourne, Australia
Email: e.litterbach@acbrd.org.au
ORCID: 0000-0002-4618-1068

ECR Working Group Co-Chair
Theresa Mohr, MSc
PhD candidate, Amsterdam University Medical Centre
πΒ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Email: t.c.mohr@amsterdamumc.nl
ORCID: 0009-0000-7454-5239

MCR Working Group Chair
Giesje Nefs, PhD
Assistant Professor, Radboudumc (Nijmegen); Psychologist, Diabeter and Diabeter Centrum Amsterdam (Amsterdam); Senior researcher, Tilburg University (Tilburg)
π The Netherlands
Email: Giesje.Nefs@radboudumc.nl
ORCID: 0000-0002-8772-740X

Clinical Working Group Chair
Andreia Mocan, PhD
Clinical psychologist, Center for Diabetes, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, County Hospital, Cluj.
π Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Email: andreiamocan@gmail.com

Website Content & Development Chair
Karen Pearce, BSc(Hons) GDipSciComm MPH
PhD candidate, Deakin University and Coventry University, Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes
π Coventry, United Kingdom
Email: kpearce@research.deakin.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0002-9434-3877
