Fiona Gardiner is the Medical Lead for Eisai Australia’s Sleep and Epilepsy portfolio. She brings over a decade of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with a strong foundation in epilepsy clinical research and broad expertise across multiple therapeutic areas, including insomnia, oncology, neurology, and rare diseases. Fiona is an advocate for collaboration between industry and the research community to drive improved patient outcomes.

Darah is a Clinical Ph.D. candidate from Flinders University and a psychologist in private practice. She has clinical and research interests in the intersect between sleep and psychology. Darah's Ph.D. thesis focused on understanding sleep-wake state discrepancy.

Linh Cao holds a Bachelor of Social Science from Macquarie University and is currently completing a Master of Public Health by Research at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in affiliation with Macquarie University. Her research examines the effects of digital behavioural therapy for insomnia on mental health outcomes, with a focus on depressive and anxiety symptoms. Using individual participant data meta-analysis, her work aims to advance understanding of scalable, digital sleep interventions as a pathway to improving mental health at a population level.

Jacy Hyland is a PhD candidate in the School of Health at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Her research focuses on diet, physical activity, and behaviour change in the context of insomnia. Her work aims to support the development of effective, evidence-based interventions that promote sustainable lifestyle behaviour change.

Dr Meagan E Crowther is a Turner Institute Research Impact Fellow at Monash University. Dr Crowther's work aims to understand and improve sleep and mental health in those vulnerable to sleep loss, including new parents and shift workers. Meagan is also a enthusiastic advocate for Early Career Researchers and is the current co-chair of the ASA NEST Council.

Jaylee Hughes is a provisional psychologist and Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate at Monash University. Under the supervision of Associate Professor Bei Bei, Dr Elise Facer-Childs and Dr Meagan Crowther, her research aims to improve current conceptualisations, assessment, and treatment of insomnia and sleep disruption during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

Toby Stewart is a recent graduate of Monash University's Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), and is currently completing a clinical research internship within Monash University's Healthy Sleep Clinic, while continuing his ongoing research assistant work. He has 3 years of research assistant experience supporting research examining sleep, alertness, and wellbeing of shift working populations. His current research explores the associations of insomnia severity and sleep with self harm ideation/ suicidal ideation in a sleep clinic population.

Dr Jenny Haycock is a Research Associate in Sleep Health at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University. Her primary interests include access to effective behavioural treatment for insomnia and the management of sleep disorders in primary care. Jenny has expertise in qualitative research and implementation science, including process evaluation, consumer co-design, and research translation.

Dr Hayley Bree Caldwell is a post-doctoral researcher at Adelaide University, interested in the cognitive neuroscience of sleep and memory. Hayley's PhD used EEG to examine how the structure and function of memories change across sleep versus memory practice interventions. She is now conducting research on developing new fit-for-work standards for firefighters, detecting fatigue with wearable technology, and analysing the content of sleepiness and fatigue questionnaires. Hayley has supervised three first-class Honours students and presented in various domestic and international conferences. Hayley has also engaged in science communication with the Museum of Discovery, ABC radio, and several panel shows.