Jane Phuong
HDR Representative
Email:
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