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Who We Are

People at the Centre for Sleep Research are a diverse group of researchers, students and professional staff. Research interests are broad and include sleep and chronobiology, human and animal biology and physiology, psychology, occupational health and safety, human factors and more. The Centre regularly collaborates with researchers from other universities nationally and internationally, and with a variety of industry groups including aviation, road transport, rail, mining, healthcare, defence, maritime and many others.


Centre Directors
Centre for Sleep Research: Kurt Lushington Associate Professor Kurt Lushington
Acting Director
     

Professional Staff
Centre for Sleep Research: Sian Maloney Sian Maloney
Academic Services Officer
Leila Henwood-Mitchel – Administrator

Leila Henwood-Mitchel
Administrator


Research Staff
Centre for Sleep Research: Professor Bill Runciman Professor Bill Runciman
Patient Safety and Healthcare
Centre for Sleep Research: Dr. Jill Dorrian Dr. Jill Dorrian
Senior Lecturer / Research Fellow
Centre for Sleep Research: Dr. Siobhan Banks Dr. Siobhan Banks
Research Fellow
Diana Cicua-Navarro

Dr Mark Kohler
Research Fellow

 
PhD Students
Centre for Sleep Research: Xuan Zhou Xuan Zhou
PhD Student
Centre for Sleep Research: Doug Drury Doug Drury
PhD Student
Centre for Sleep Research: Amy Reynolds Amy Reynolds
PhD Student
Centre for Sleep Research: Raymond Matthews Raymond Matthews
PhD Student
Centre for Sleep Research: Georgina Heath Georgina Heath
PhD Student
Centre for Sleep Research: Christian Reynolds Christian Reynolds
PhD Student
Centre for Sleep Research: Janette Rose Janette Rose
PhD Student
Diana Cicua-Navarro

Diana Cicua-Navarro
PhD Student

Dr Mark Kohler

Dr Mark Kohler
Research Fellow

Annabelle Neall

Annabelle Neall
Summer Scholar

 

Associate/Adjunct Researchers

Dr. Angela Baker  - Director FRMS Research and Services, Circadian Australia

Dr. Stuart Baulk

Dr. Ben Brooks - Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania

Dr. Cameron van den Heuvel - University of Adelaide

Frank Hussey

Dr. Scott Campbell - Director, Laboratory of Human Chronobiology, Cornell Medical College (NY, USA)

Dr. Dave Kennaway - Associate Professor/NHMRC Research Fellow, University of Adelaide

Dr. Leon Lack - School of Psychology, Flinders University

Dr. Kirsty McCulloch - Santos

Associate Professor Tony Pooley

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow Matthew Thomas

 

Centre for Sleep Research Alumni

The centre for Sleep Research has a growing alumni working in a variety of areas related to sleep, fatigue, health and safety. Our alumni include research academics, lecturers, industrial consultants, safety experts and government advisors.

Dr. Angela Baker - Director FRMS Research and Services, Circadian Australia

Dr. Alison Bagnall - Founding Director, Voicecraft International
Dr. Helen Burgess - Rush University (Chicago USA)
Dr. Guy Eitzen - Research Scientist, CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences
Dr. Adam Fletcher - Executive Director, Integrated Safety Support

Dr. Karah Hogarth - University of Adelaide
Dr. Alex Holmes - Research Director, Clockwork Research (London, UK)
Dr. Katie Kandelaars - Research Scientist, CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences
Dr. Mark Kohler - Lecturer, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, UniSA
Dr. Nicole Lamond - Flinders University School of Medicine

Dr. Sylvia Loh - Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Dr. Kirsty McCulloch - Santos 

Dr. Renee Petrilli - Royal Adelaide Hospital

Dr. Kathy Reid - Northwestern University (Chicago, USA)
Dr. Naomi Rogers - Research Fellow, Central Queensland University
Dr. Tracey Sletten - Research Fellow, School of Pscyhology and Psychiatry, Monash University

 

The Australian Patient Safety Foundation

Kaye Dolman - PA to Bill Runciman
Natalie Hannaford - Senior Analyst
Tamara Hunt - Project Manager
Tim Schultz - Technical Director

 

 

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