Ashley Montero

Dr Ashley Montero is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at FHMRI Sleep Health. His PhD research with SHAPE Research and FHMRI Sleep Health investigated sleep complaints and mental health issues among current and retired athletes. As a mixed methods researcher, his experience spans large-scale epidemiological research, in-laboratory research protocols, and qualitative interviews. His current research focuses on driving performance and risk during periods of extended wakefulness and both the impact and mechanisms of night-to-night variability in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Dr Montero is an active member of several research teams, including:

• FHMRI Sleep Health (formerly Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health)
• Sport, Health, Activity, Performance, and Exercise (SHAPE) Research
• Sleep in Exercise, Sport, Technology, & Analytics (SIESTA) Research Group 
• Sleep Health Athletic Research Platform (SHARP)

Dr Montero has collaborated extensively with a broad and diverse array of academics and industry partners, including:

Internal Academics (Flinders University) from:

• Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) Sleep Health
• Sport, Health, Physical Activity and Exercise (SHAPE) Research
• Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing (FIMWell)

External Academics (Australia) from:

• Appleton Institute, Central Queensland University
• Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie University
• Institute for Breathing and Sleep

External Academics (International) from:

• Stanford University, USA
• University of California, Los Angeles, USA
• University of California, Berkeley, USA

Industry Partners

• South Australian National Football League (SANFL)

• Sleep
• Mental Health
• Sport
• Mixed methods research