Jane is a Professor of Health Psychology and the Director of the Mobile Technology and Health (mHealth) Research Group where she leads an innovative research programme of research in the area ofpersonalised connected health. Jane was awarded the Presidents Award for Research Excellence (2020) (Established Researcher) and the Deans Award for Research Impact (2020) in recognition of her work. Her projects include over 20 million euro as PICo-Applicant including: Horizon Europe (20+ million), HRB , Irish Cancer Society and SFI. Jane is theCo-Leader of thea target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:whitakerinstitute.ieresearch-clusterhealth-wellHealth and Wellbeing Cluster a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:whitakerinstitute.ieresearch-clusterhealth-wellin the a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:whitakerinstitute.ieresearch-clusterhealth-wellWhitaker Institute and serves on the International Advisory Board for the a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:www.h2020-faith.eupartnersEuropean FAITH Project and the Research Advisory Board for the a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:www.cancer.ieresearchIrish Cancer Society. She is Associate Editor of the Journala target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.tandfonline.comloigpsh20Psychology and Health and on the Editorial Board for a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.springer.commedicinejournal12529International J a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.springer.commedicinejournal12529ournal of Behavioural Medicine and thea target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:onlinelibrary.wiley.comjournal10.1111(ISSN)2044-8287 a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:onlinelibrary.wiley.comjournal10.1111(ISSN)2044-8287British Journal of Health Psychology. She is formerChair of thea target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.psihq.iepsi-division-health-psychologyPsychological Society of Ireland (PSI) Division of Health Psychology a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.psihq.iepsi-division-health-psychology and isan active member of thea target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:www.ehps.netEuropean Health Psychology Society where she has served on the Conference Organising Committee (2005, 2018), on the Scientific Committee and as Track Chair on multiple occasions.Specific research interests in:mHealth (mobile technology and health) Virtualaugmented reality applied to health Connected healthmedical devices Personalised nutrition for an ageing population.

Jane Walsh is the Director of the a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.nuigalway.iepsychologymhealth.htmlmHealth Research Group where she leads an innovative research programme on technology and health behaviour. Jane leads funded research of over30 million euro as PICo-Applicant funded byH2020 ,HRB, Irish Cancer Society andSFI. Jane was awarded thePresidents Award for Research Excellence (2020) (Established Researcher) and theDeans Award for Research Impact (2020) in recognition of her work. Current Research ProjectsHorizon Europe 2.1 Health (2022-2027)Title:PvSTATEM:SEROLOGICAL TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR P. VIVAX: FROM A CLUSTER-RANDOMISED TRIAL IN ETHIOPIA AND MADAGASCAR TO A MOBILE-TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED INTERVENTIONTotal funding:8 million euroRole: PIWP LeaderHorizon Erasmus Plus(2023-2025)Title: Particip.Age Social Inclusion Total funding: 250,000 euro Role: WP LeaderCo-PI Horizon Europe Atlantic Area INTERREG (2019-2023)Title:AHFES: Atlantic Healthy Food EcoSystem Total Funding:1,200,000 euro Role: PIWP Leader SFIEIIDA COVID-19 Rapid Response Call (2020-21) Title: COVIGILANT: Optimizing Digital Contact Tracing Total funding:147,895 euroRole: Co-Applicant EU INTERREG Atlantic Area Project Award (2019-2022)Title:A quadruple helix Atlantic Area healthy food Ecosystem for growth of SMEsTotal Funding:1.2 million euroRole:PIWork Package LeaderHorizon 2020 H2020-INNOSUP-01-2016-two Stage Innovation Action (2017-2020) Total funding: 4.1 million euroRole:PIWP LeaderTitle:INCluSilver: Innovation in personalised Nutrition through Cluster cooperation in the Silver Economy.Horizon 2020 Marie Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Award (RISE)(2017-2022) Total funding: 1.1 million euroRole:PIWP LeaderTitle:REMIND Improving compliance to reminders in smart environmentsSFI Postgraduate Scholarship (2021-2025) Title:Development of an early warning system for driver stress and fatigue.Total Funding : 107,000 euroRole: SupervisorIrish Research Council and Health Research Board (2020-2021). Title: How to support mental health among frontline healthcare workers in a pandemicTotal funding: 187,254 euro Role: Co-ApplicantHealth Research Board (HRB) (DIFA Award) (2020-2023) Title:Development and evaluation of an adaptive mobile health physical activity intervention post-stroke: a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomised TrialTotal Funding:380,000 euroRole:Co-ApplicantSFI D-Real (2019-2022) Title: SFI Centre for Research Training in Digitally-Enhanced Reality (D-Real)Total Funding:17 million euroRole: CollaboratorNamed SupervisorSFI Postgraduate Scholarship (2019-2023) Title:Using digitally-enhanced reality to reduce sedentary behaviour in older adultsTotal Funding : 104,500 euroRole: SupervisorIrish Cancer Society Research Grant Award (2017-2019) Title: A pilot trial to investigate the impact of a personalised self-management lifestyle programme using mobile technology on the health and wellbeing of cancer survivorsTotal funding: 102,669 euroRole: Principle InvestigatorSFI Postgraduate Scholarship (2020-2024) Title:Using digitally-enhanced reality to reduce obesity-related stigma.Total Funding : 104,500 euroRole: SupervisorHealth Research Institute (UL) (2018-2019) Title:Physical Activity for the prevention of Younger Stroke (PAYS)Total funding:48,000 euroRole:Co-ApplicantIrish Research Council Creative Connections Interdisciplinary Research Award (2016) Total funding:15,000 euroRole: Collaborator Title: ASSEMBLE - Bringing together researchers from Arts, Science, Engineering, Medicine and Business Irish Research Council New Foundations (2015) Total funding: 5,711 Role: PIMentor Title: M-health Conference: Mobile Technology and Behavioural Science, Galway Irish Research Council (Postgraduate Scholarship) (2014-2018) Total Funding: 80,000 Role: Supervisor Title: Can m-health interventions enhance medication adherence and increase walking in at risk populations? Irish College of General Practitioners (2014-2015) Total Funding: 10,000 Role: Collaborator Title: M-health intervention for self-management of Blood Pressure in patients with hypertension Irish Research Council (Postgraduate Scholarship) (2015-2018) Total Funding:72,000 Role: Supervisor Title: The role of mobile technology in reducing delay in women presenting with symptoms of breast cancer Hardiman Research Scholarship (2015-2019) Total Funding: 85,000 Role: Supervisor Title: An M-health Intervention to increase health protective behaviour in women at risk of breast cancer

Jane leads the Research Methods teaching in the School of Psychology and has particular interest in multivariate statistics and trial methodologies. She developed and teaches anelective in Technology and Health which teaches students about state-of-the-art developments in health technology, with an emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship. She has also developed a new module on Behavioural Medicine and contributes to a number of other Health Psychology modules. She is current Director of the Structured PhD in Psychology and Health where she has developed several modules including Health Services Research . She lectures in the area of Mobil e Technology and Health Behaviour to the MSc in Preventive Cardiology.