Research Assistant
Sienna is a Research Assistant at the ACBRD. She graduated with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science awarded by Deakin University in 2016 and went on to complete a Bachelor of Health and Medical Science (Honours) in 2017.
Since joining the Centre in 2018, Sienna has worked on a number of projects, notably the JDRF funded Hybrid Closed Loop project, and the Diabetes Australia Research Program (DARP) funded Diabetes Research Matters project.
Sienna is currently providing support on the MRFF Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) funded HypoPAST project. “HypoPAST” stands for “Hypoglycaemia Prevention, Awareness of Symptoms, and Treatment”. It is a fully online psycho-educational program designed to reduce hypoglycaemia-related anxiety through improved prevention and management of hypoglycaemia.
Sienna has a strong interest in regional and rural public health, and in culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
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