Sara Crocker is a Clinical Psychology registrar and senior psychologist working in the sleep psychology service at The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane. Her research areas of interest are translational research and has co-authored and contributed to publications on translating existing digital therapies for perinatal grief and innovating public health sleep service design. Clinical areas of interest are in the areas of sleep disorders and in particular the intersection between sleep and women's health.

Dr. Matthew Rahimi is a post-doctoral researcher at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. With a Ph.D. in Sleep and Respiratory Medicine from Flinders University, Dr. Rahimi focuses on developing and testing innovative non-pharmacological treatments for insomnia and improving the management of sleep apnea. He has led large-scale clinical trials and presented at national and international conferences.

Dr. Kao is a Senior Research Data Scientist at the Sleep and Circadian Research Group, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. Her research aims to reveal the underlying mechanisms of sleep disorders. Using sophisticated statistical models and the machine learning techniques, she would develop the predictive models to identify potential biomarkers for the interventions on both population-wide and individual levels.

David Berlowitz is a Physiotherapist with the Victorian Respiratory Support Service who holds the University of Melbourne Chair in Physiotherapy at Austin Health. David, his research collaborators, students and staff primarily examine the causes and treatments of sleep and breathing disorders in neuromuscular disease.

Dr Sean Morrison is a Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Advanced Trainee in Brisbane, Queensland. He is currently completing his sleep fellowship at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Sun is a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow at the University of Sydney. Her work focuses on the epidemiology of sleep and circadian rhythms, and how sleep and circadian health affects public health. Special interests include pregnancy, jetlag, and sleep education. Karen is an academic GP and senior lecturer in the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education at the University of Auckland. Her current research areas of interest include sleep health, sleep in patients with breast cancer, and sleep education.

Professor Simon Smith is group leader of the Community Sleep Health Group at the Child Health Research Centre (UQ), and leads the UQ node for two ARC Centre’s of Excellence - Children and Families Over the Life Course (the Life Course Centre), and Digital Child. His work has focusses on the study of health, mental health and wellbeing in the community and across the life course. Simon has a breadth of knowledge, and experience with health and behavioural science methodologies, having worked on experimental and longitudinal research using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Dr. Sheethal Kalmadka is a PhD student at UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health. She completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery in India and holds a dental practising license there. She graduated with a Master of Public Health in Global Health from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. Additionally, she holds a postgraduate certificate in clinical research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dr Daniel Sullivan is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland in the Let's Yarn about Sleep team, and a Senior Psychologist in Sleep Disorders at The Prince Charles Hospital where he leads a research project in extended scope of practice models of care in sleep psychology. Dr Sullivan completed his MSc in Sleep Medicine at the University of Sydney and PhD in Clinical Psychology at Griffith University where his research examined the psychological mechanisms of sleep-related headaches.

Sakina Abbas is a 1st year basic physician trainee, currently working at Liverpool Hospital. She completed her MBBS degree at Western Sydney University. She has a keen interest in respiratory medicine and advancing her learning in the different areas, particularly sleep medicine. She has worked as part of the respiratory team in Liverpool Hospital, allowing her to work closely with the respiratory failure service and gain a better understanding of NIV treatment and optimisation.

Charlotte is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Appleton Institute at Central Queensland University and completed her PhD in 2020. Charlotte’s research investigates the optimal timing of sleep and nutrition, particularly for those working non-standard hours such as shiftworkers. Charlotte is an emerging research leader in the field of chrononutrition, and her research on the impacts of meal timing at night on work performance has informed practice and policy for shiftworkers.

Dr Jack Henderson is a final year Respiratory and Sleep Trainee from Victoria, Australia.

Dr Su San Lim is a first-year Respiratory Advanced Trainee at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney.

Jess is a PhD student and clinical psychologist at Monash University. Her research project is examining the effect of sleep on frequency of intrusive memories and other types of spontaneous cognition. In her current clinical roles, Jess delivers trauma-focused interventions and CBT-I.

Dr. Lionel Rayward is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). On completing his Bachelor of Engineering (Medical) in 2018, he took on PhD studies with the Biomechanics and spine research group working on a collaborative project with Sealy Australia, applying computational modelling to understand the human-mattress interaction during sleep. Upon completing his PhD in 2023, he took on a role as a postdoctoral researcher in the newly established QUT – Sealy centre for sleep and biomechanics research, to continue research in sleep ergonomics.

Zohreh Sajadi Hezavhe is a Ph.D. candidate in Health Sciences at The University of Sydney. Her research focuses on the relationship between Chronotype and sleep, which is the central topic of her thesis.

Elie Walsh is a PhD student in clinical neuropsychology at Monash university. Her research involves developing a sleep and circadian rhythm intervention to improve the mental health of athletes.

Sara Winter is a Clinical Psychologist of over 18 years' experience as a Clinician and Researcher with a special interest in sleep disorders and behavioural sleep medicine. Her primary current research interests are in the behavioural management of sleep disorders, treatment adherence and implementation science/service model redesign. Sara completed her PhD in the area of sleep disorders and health behaviour change, and completed her clinical training at the University of Queensland in the area of Clinical and Neuro Psychology. Sara’s national level committee membership with the Australasian Sleep Association is congruent with her Vision to contribute to improving population health by developing and refining behavioural sleep medicine practice guidelines, and through education and upskilling of primary care and community-based practitioners in behavioural sleep medicine.