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Last week, Diabetes Victoria announced the first recipients of the 2021 Trisha Dunning Research Scholarship. The recipients are Belinda Moore, CDE, registered nurse and Masters candidate at The University of Melbourne, and Sabine Kleissl-Muir, registered nurse and PhD candidate at Deakin University. Together, they have been awarded a total of $60k to support their higher degree research studies, with a focus on diabetes.
Belinda will receive $20K to support a pilot study that will investigate the first year of parenthood and its impact on a father’s type 1 diabetes management, emotional wellbeing, father-child relationship and their child’s health trajectory.
‘From anecdotal observations whilst working as a nurse-midwife and diabetes educator, I have witnessed new fathers with type one diabetes struggle to balance their new fatherhood responsibilities with their ongoing diabetes management.’, says Credentialled Diabetes Educator and member of ADEA Belinda.
‘For my Master of Clinical Research, I will investigate the impact that the first year of parenthood has on a father’s diabetes management, emotional well-being and father-child relationship. It is hoped that this research will commence and continue much needed conversation to ensure fathers with type one diabetes are better involved and supported during preconception, pregnancy and parenthood care and education.’
Sabine will receive a total of $40K to support her PhD studies into the effects of a low carbohydrate diet on heart failure symptoms and quality of life in patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy.
The research scholarships honour Emeritus Professor Trisha Dunning AM – a long-serving Board Director of Diabetes Victoria, who sadly died on Thursday 14 October. To learn more about Trisha Dunning, please read Craig Bennet’s (CEO of Diabetes Victoria) article here.
Last week, Diabetes Victoria announced the first recipients of the 2021 Trisha Dunning Research Scholarship. The recipients are Belinda Moore, CDE, registered nurse and Masters candidate at The University of Melbourne, and Sabine Kleissl-Muir, registered nurse and PhD candidate at Deakin University. Together, they have been awarded a total of $60k to support their higher degree research studies, with a focus on diabetes.
Belinda will receive $20K to support a pilot study that will investigate the first year of parenthood and its impact on a father’s type 1 diabetes management, emotional wellbeing, father-child relationship and their child’s health trajectory.
‘From anecdotal observations whilst working as a nurse-midwife and diabetes educator, I have witnessed new fathers with type one diabetes struggle to balance their new fatherhood responsibilities with their ongoing diabetes management.’, says Credentialled Diabetes Educator and member of ADEA Belinda.
‘For my Master of Clinical Research, I will investigate the impact that the first year of parenthood has on a father’s diabetes management, emotional well-being and father-child relationship. It is hoped that this research will commence and continue much needed conversation to ensure fathers with type one diabetes are better involved and supported during preconception, pregnancy and parenthood care and education.’
Sabine will receive a total of $40K to support her PhD studies into the effects of a low carbohydrate diet on heart failure symptoms and quality of life in patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy.
The research scholarships honour Emeritus Professor Trisha Dunning AM – a long-serving Board Director of Diabetes Victoria, who sadly died on Thursday 14 October. To learn more about Trisha Dunning, please read Craig Bennet’s (CEO of Diabetes Victoria) article here.
