My current research interests include the prevalence, consequences, and the psychological assessment and treatment of sleep disorders in children and adolescents. I am also running treatment studies for child and adolescent sleep problems through the Child and Adolescent Sleep Clinic. Recently complete PhD students include:

Kate Bartel - Protective and risk factors for adolescent sleep - http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/kate.bartel

Lisa Smith - Parental influences on gaming and sleep - http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/lisajoanne.smith

Cele Richardson - Efficacy of bright light therapy and morning activity for adolescent Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder -http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/cele.richardson

Neralie Cain - Does sleep restriction reduce anxiety in school-aged children? - http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/neralie.cain

Chelsea Reynolds - The role of sleep spindles in adolescents' cognitive performance - http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/chelsea.reynolds

Current PhD students include:

Melanie Heath - Physical activity, sleep and depressed mood in adolescents - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Melanie_Heath

Hannah Whittall - Strategies to help parents' tolerance of infant crying -https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hannah_Whittall

Meg Pillion - Adolescents' motivations to change technology use for better sleep health - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Meg_Pillion

Daniel Bonnar - The sleep and performance of eSports players -

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel_Bonnar

• Dec 2014 Kate Bartel - Flinders University Best Student Paper Award
• Cele Richardson - Flinders University Best Student Paper Award (February 2018)

• Paediatric sleep (6)

• Adolescent refugees (2)
• Circadian Rhythms (1)
• Social anxiety (1)