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Research Biography
Kelly is a research associate in clinical sleep health at Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute. Her research broadly focuses on the interrelationships between sleep behaviors (sleep timing, regularity and chronotype) and clinical sleep disorders with unintentional injury and health outcomes. Kelly has a background in anatomy and physiology with specific training in blood pressure measurement, polysomnography and actigraphy. Kelly works with large population and clinical datasets including the multi-generational Raine Study and the Western Australian Sleep Health Study.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Sleep Health, University of Western Australia
Award Date: 27 Jul 2023
Bachelor (Honours), Human Biology, Anatomy and Physiology , University of Western Australia
Award Date: 14 Dec 2018
Bachelor, Human Biology Preclinical, Curtin University
Award Date: 12 Feb 2018
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Aussie sleep snapshot: sleep health in young adulthood in Australia
McConville, C., Sansom, K., Reynolds, A. C., Junge, M., Rajaratnam, S. W., Adams, R. J. & Lovato, N., 2026, In: Australian Psychologist. 61, 2, p. 186-196 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing a systems thinking-informed questionnaire for understanding decisions to drive tired or sleepy in young adults using Delphi consensus methodology
Reynolds, A. C., Loffler, K. A., Fitton, J., Vakulin, A., Dunbar, C., Sansom, K. & Adams, R. J., May 2026, In: Journal of Transport and Health. 48, 8 p., 102268.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health Related Quality of Life and Sleep Regularity Among Middle-Aged to Older Adults From the Community
Sansom, K., Mittinty, M. M. N., Scott, H., Lechat, B., Windred, D., Phillips, A. J. K., Adams, R., Eastwood, P. R. & Reynolds, A. C., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Sleep Research. 35, 2, 9 p., e70194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High night-to-night variability in ambient temperature is associated with increased sleep timing irregularity
Lechat, B., Windred, D. P., Sansom, K., Scott, H., Fitton, J., Phillips, A. J. K., Escourrou, P., Reynolds, A. C. & Eckert, D. J., Apr 2026, In: Sleep Health. 12, 2, p. 205-213 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multi night digital assessment of sleep disordered breathing is associated with accelerated vascular aging
Pinilla, L., Sansom, K., Letzelter, P., Vakulin, A., Montero, A., Hudson, A., Escourrou, P., Pepin, J.-L., Adams, R., Catcheside, P., Lechat, B. & Eckert, D. J., Dec 2026, In: npj Digital Medicine. 9, 1, 9 p., 286.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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