Jane Desborough (DAppScNursing; GDipMid; MPH, PhD) is a Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University. She is a mixed methods researcher, who works closely with patients, clinicians and policy makers to conduct research that is not only responsive to their needs and preferences, but also targets quality and outcomes improvement.

Jane holds an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) 2022 for which she is examining the experiences and preferences of Australian families and individuals on low, middle, and high incomes in managing the OOP costs of chronic disease.

Jane leads the Health Experience Team for the ANU's inaugural grand challenge project Our Health In Our Hands (OHIOH). This team is comprised of more than 20 researchers, more than half of whom are living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or Type 1 Diabetes(T1D). Its aim is to embed the experiences and perspectives of people living with MS and T1D into the project from inception to implementation.

Jane is also leading an Australian Department of Health funded project examining people with rare diseases' experiences from symptom onset to diagnosis, with the aim of developing resources for healthcare providers to increase awareness of rare diseases and improve diagnosis.

From March 2020 to November 2021 Jane worked on secondment to the Australian Government Department of Health as an Action Researcher with the COVID-19 Primary Care Response Group. She is continuing wher work with this team in parallel with her ANU research.

Jane is a registered nurse and midwife, and has worked clinically in a variety of settings for 25 years, including remote area nursing. Before moving to academia, Jane worked as a Senior Policy Officer at the ACT Health Directorate in the Office of the ACT Chief Nurse.