Jane Phuong
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Faculty of Business, Government & Law
University of Canberra
Photo: © Holly Treadaway
A Bit About Me
Research interests
Leadership, genders, communication, higher education
Thesis Topic
From the labyrinth to the river: experiences of female academic leaders
Thesis Description
The thesis explores the phenomenon of underrepresentation of female academic leaders in Vietnam by inviting participants to talk about their lived experiences using their chosen photos.
Q & A with Jane
What’s the best thing you’ve watched on TV recently?
BBC: Judi Dench: My passion for trees
A glass of something you’d recommend?
A glass of VB when allowed will take me back to Melbourne
What’s that you’re singing in the shower?
I don’t sing in the shower but my son’s current song is “What makes you beautiful” and it sticks to my mind.
Soundtrack of your choice?
Home OST
Best vacation you’ve been to?
It wasn’t a vacation but my Vietnamese cooking demonstration in Coen in Cape York was a definate privilege .
Tell us something about yourself that would surprise us.
When I returned to Australia in 2018, it was exactly 40 years after my mother first arrived in Canberra for a course in UC (CCAE), 28 years after she did her GradDip at UC. She passed away in 1995 but I found her three friends in Canberra after so many years.
And what’s your movie genre of choice?
Fantasy+Comedy+Adventure