NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD (Plenary session)
Tracks
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Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Hall L |
Speaker
Ms Sarah Marie Kuroko
Phd Candidate
University of Otago
Preschoolers’ bedtime activities and subsequent sleep: a wearable camera study
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMBiography
Sarahmarie is an early-career quantitative health researcher with a background in nutrition and psychology. She is currently completing her PhD in the deep south of Aotearoa New Zealand, at the University of Otago, where she is exploring the relationships between specific aspects of bedtime routines and young children’s sleep.
Dr Ajay Kevat
Senior Medical Officer
Queensland Children's Hospital
Machine learning applied to oximetry to detect paediatric sleep apnoea
11:15 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Dr Ajay Kevat is a Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physician based at Queensland Children's Hospital. He is the Oceanic Region Ambassador for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's International Assembly. He enjoys multidisciplinary research endeavours that bring technological solutions to real-world clinical challenges, and he is particularly interested in the safe, effective and unbiased development and application of artificial intelligence tools to paediatric health care, especially in the area of sleep medicine.
Dr Caroline Faucher
Research Fellow
University of Newcastle
Napping-memory relationship varies as a function of AD genetic risk
11:30 AM - 11:45 AMBiography
Caroline Faucher is a Research Fellow in the Systems Neuroscience Group at the University of Newcastle. She recently submitted her PhD in Clinical Psychology (to be conferred), which examined the interplay of sleep, psychological distress, cognition, and brain health in mid to late life. Her work integrates clinical and neuroscience approaches. Caroline is also a Clinical Psychology Registrar, working with clients across the lifespan, with a particular interest in sleep difficulties during life transitions such as the perinatal and peri-menopausal periods.
Dr Anna Ridgers
Respiratory And Sleep Physician
Austin Health
Accuracy of ventilator data to optimise NIV for respiratory failure
11:45 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Anna is a respiratory and sleep physician at Austin Health Melbourne and has recently completed her PhD in non-invasive ventilation for chronic respiratory failure
Ms Courtney Jarrett
Sleep Scientist
Queensland Health
Telemedicine for regional patients: translating sleep services closer to home
12:00 PM - 12:15 PMBiography
Courtney Jarrett is a Sleep Scientist at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) in Herston, Queensland. With a background in sleep science, she has a strong interest in improving access to sleep health services, particularly through technology and regionally delivered care pathways. She is actively involved in the delivery and evaluation of innovative service models aimed at improving equity in sleep healthcare. Courtney is passionate about advancing sleep science and contributing to better patient outcomes across both metropolitan and regional populations in Australia.
Ms Nicole Stuart
Phd Candidate
Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute / Sleep Health
Tracking wake propensity across night shift lighting conditions with ORP
12:15 PM - 12:30 PMBiography
Nicole Stuart is a psychologist and PhD candidate from Flinders University. Her research explores measures of sleep depth and wake propensity, with a particular focus on shift work.
Prof Amy Jordan
Professor Of Psychology
University of Melbourne
Chair
Biography
Assoc Prof Denise O'Driscoll
Chief Sleep Scientist
Eastern Health / Monash University
Chair
Biography
