Leadership


Our Executive Committee consists of five people, who have been elected by the PSAD 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


πŸ“ 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.


πŸ“ 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, King’s College London.


πŸ“ London, United Kingdom
Email: info@psadgroup.org
Twitter: @Type1s @MmasaadMariam
ORCID: 0000-0001-9849-7147

Honorary Treasurer

Debbie Cooke, PhD

Postgraduate Research Director, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey.


πŸ“ 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. Ph.D.

Senior Researcher Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen


πŸ“ Copenhagen, Denmark
Email: bcle0007@regionh.dk
Twitter: @cleal_bryan
ORCID: 0000-0003-3065-7364

Website Content & Development Chair

Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott, PhD

Senior Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (Diabetes Victoria and Deakin University)


πŸ“ Melbourne, Australia
Email: etruscott@acbrd.org.au
Twitter: @HolmesTruscott @ACBRD
ORCID: 0000-0001-9139-4663

ECR Working Group Co-Chair

Amy McInerney, BA, MSc

PhD Candidate, The PATH lab, School of Psychology, University College Dublin


πŸ“Β Dublin, Ireland
Email: amy.mcinerney@ucdconnect.ie
Twitter: @AmyMcinerney1
Bio: https://ucdpathlab.com/people/#amy-bio
ORCID: 0000-0002-1576-1801

ECR Working Group Co-Chair

Mandy Jansen, BA, MSc

PhD Candidate, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital and Radboud University Medical Center


πŸ“Β Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Email: mandy.jansen@cwz.nl
ORCID: 0000-0002-1837-3177

MCR Representative

Giesje Nefs, PhD

Assistant Professor, Radboudumc (Nijmegen); Psychologist, Diabeter and Diabeter Centrum Amsterdam (Amsterdam); Senior researcher, Tilburg University (Tilburg)


πŸ“Β The Netherlands
Email: Giesje.Nefs@radboudumc.nl
ORCID: 0000-0002-8772-740X

Committee Member

Andreia Mocan, PhD

Clinical psychologist, Center for Diabetes, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases, County Hospital, Cluj.


πŸ“ Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Email: andreiamocan@gmail.com

Past Chairs of the PSAD


1998-2004

Prof Frank Snoek

VU University Medical Center, The Netherlands

2004-2011

Prof Norbert Hermanns

Research Institute of the Diabetes Academy, Germany

2011-2014

Prof Frans Pouwer

Tilburg University, The Netherlands

2014-2020

Prof Arie Nouwen

Middlesex University, United Kingdom