Bec is a PhD student in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University. Her research focuses on the effects of light and circadian light sensitivity on mood disorders, with a specific interest in how everyday light exposure patterns influence mood symptom severity for people experiencing major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder who are undergoing psychiatric treatment.

Dr Lucia Pinilla (Biotechnologist, PhD) currently serves as a Research Associate at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI): Sleep Health.

Lisa is a Registered Nurse passionate about contributing to developing robust processes that deliver client-led goals and experiences, increasing self-determination in healthcare. With a background in statewide program management, chronic pain, aged care, and culture change, Lisa came to the AOD sector after completing a Master of Addictive Behaviours in which she completed a thesis in pain, sleep, and substance use.

Shima Rouhi is a third-year PhD student at the University of Melbourne. She holds a master's degree in clinical psychology, with a focus on the psychological factors affecting people with chronic pain. Her current research interests involve investigating the underlying mechanisms of the interaction between sleep and pain that shape pain perception. More specifically, she aims to understand how natural sleep variations and deficiencies impact pain perception and identify individuals who are more susceptible to developing pain hypersensitivity, a marker of chronic pain onset. looking forward to seeing you.

Elena is a health psychology registrar working as a senior psychologist at Queensland Health. In 2022, she completed a master's in health psychology at the University of Queensland, where her thesis examined the effect of objectively measured smartphone use on mental health and sleep. Her research interests lie in the important role that sleep plays in mental health and improving psychological interventions for chronic health conditions.

Teha Pun is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at Macquarie University and Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. His thesis explores the effect of light therapy on electroencephalographic sleep, cognition, and daytime alertness in people over 50 years with sleep disturbance.

Dr Rosie Gibson has a background in psychology and clinical sleep practice. She is based at Massey University and is affiliated with the Health and Ageing Research Team and the Sleep/Wake Research Centre. Her research focuses on sleep across the lifespan, with a special focus on sleep of older adults and families affected by dementia. She also has a growing body of work concerning sleep as a social construct, including discourses, perceptions, and patterning of sleep among diverse populations within Aotearoa New Zealand