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.
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Associate Professor Kurt Lushington Acting Director |
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Research Staff |
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Professor Bill Runciman Patient Safety and Healthcare |
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Dr. Jill Dorrian Senior Lecturer / Research Fellow |
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Dr. Siobhan Banks Research Fellow |
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Dr Mark Kohler
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Dr Michelle Short |
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Doug Drury PhD Student |
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Raymond Matthews PhD Student |
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Georgina Heath PhD Student |
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Millie Watson |
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Janette Rose PhD Student |
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Diana Cicua-Navarro |
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Gemma Paech PhD Student |
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Cassie Hilditch |
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Stephanie Centofanti |
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Rachael Spooner |
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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









