Jane Phuong

A Bit About Me

Research interests

Leadership, genders, communication, higher education 

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Thesis Topic

From the labyrinth to the river: experiences of female academic leaders 

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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. 

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Q & A with Jane

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What’s the best thing you’ve watched on TV recently? 

BBC: Judi Dench: My passion for trees 

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A glass of something you’d recommend? 

A glass of VB when allowed will take me back to Melbourne 

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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. 

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Soundtrack of your choice? 

Home OST 

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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 .

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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.  

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And what’s your movie genre of choice? 

Fantasy+Comedy+Adventure