She has longstanding interests in gender-based risks for women’s reproductive health and mental health from adolescence to mid-life, in particular related to fertility; conception; pregnancy; the perinatal period and chronic non-communicable diseases; and on parenting capabilities and early childhood development in low- and high-income settings.

She has completed major epidemiological studies in clinical and community settings in Australia and Vietnam, nationally funded intervention trials, and has supervised more than 30 research higher degree and postgraduate coursework projects to completion.

She is an expert technical advisor to international agencies including the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund.

Hear Jane speak in My Body, Myself Break Out session, as part of Safety in Numbers.