Dr Anne-Marie Adams is Chief Sleep Scientist in the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. She provides scientific and operational leadership for paediatric sleep diagnostics, including polysomnography and non-invasive home ventilation. Her research focuses on improving the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in children, particularly those with complex medical conditions, and includes MRFF-funded work and collaborations across major research groups. Dr Adams is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Honorary Clinical Senior Fellow at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and contributes to international clinical guideline development in paediatric sleep medicine.

Dr Anne-Marie Adams is Chief Sleep Scientist in the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. She provides scientific and operational leadership for paediatric sleep diagnostics, including polysomnography and non-invasive home ventilation. Her research focuses on improving diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in children, particularly those with complex medical conditions, and includes MRFF-funded work and collaborations across major research groups. Dr Adams is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Honorary Clinical Senior Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and contributes to international clinical guideline development in paediatric sleep medicine.

Rachel Au Yong is a second-year PhD candidate at Flinders University. Her research focuses on circadian rhythms and cognitive performance, with particular interest in how wake–sleep timing influences attention and functioning across home and laboratory settings. Her work aims to improve understanding of the relationship between sleep, cognition, and daily functioning.

Natalie holds a Ph.D. in Quantitative and Molecular Genetics from the University of New England in Australia, was an Assistant Professor in the Neurogenetics Unit at NYU School of Medicine and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Pediatric Sleep Science from the University of Western Australia. Natalie Barnett serves as Vice President of Clinical Research at Nanit. Natalie is the founder of Nanit Lab, the clinical research arm of Nanit. Her research interests sit at the intersection of pediatric sleep science, real-world data at scale, passive/sensorless monitoring technology, maternal health and the broader family wellbeing ecosystem.

Sree is a current intensive care principle house offer with an interest in perioperative medicine and anaesthesia. She has completed multiple quality improvement projects pertaining to perioperative optimisation and outcomes.

Dr Ji Soo Chung is a physician in-training with strong interests in respiratory and sleep medicine. He completed the divisional written and clinical examinations of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and is currently undertaking a Sleep Research Fellowship at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research.

He is an overseas trained physician who recently completed his fellowship in sleep medicine at the Woolcock Institute. He has recently commenced his PhD at Flinders University, focusing on COPD and OSA syndrome. His major interests are Obstructive sleep apnoea and REM parasomnia.

Sanjay Farshid is a second year respiratory advanced trainee at Westmead Hospital in Sydney. He completed his basic training and first year of advanced training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He has a Doctor of Medicine from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Public Health from the University of Sydney. His key interests include sleep medicine, public health and biostatistics.

Alexane Fauveau is a PhD student at Central Queensland University’s Appleton Institute, supervised by A/Prof Grace Vincent, Prof Sally Ferguson, A/Prof Matthew Thomas, and Dr Chloe Gallagher. She completed a Master’s degree in Neuroscience in France, where she developed her interest in the effects of daytime napping on mental fatigue. Her doctoral research now examines how different nap durations during the night shift influence a broad range of cognitive domains across the entire shift, as well as driving performance before and after the shift.

Rebecca Greenslade is a nurse with research interests across paediatric rehabilitation, acquired brain injury and sleep health. Her work focuses on understanding how environmental and care-related factors influence sleep during recovery, with a particular interest in translating evidence into practical, patient-centred care. Bec has contributed to research exploring sleep disruption in hospital settings and is passionate about improving recovery environments and supporting rehabilitation care.

Charlotte is a sleep and nutrition researcher at the Appleton Institute, CQUniversity. Her work focuses on how the timing of sleep and meals affects health and wellbeing, especially for people working non-standard hours like shiftworkers.

Dr. Cassie Hilditch is a Senior Research Fellow at The Appleton Institute of CQUniversity. Following her PhD at UniSA, Cassie received her post-doctoral training at Brown University and Harvard Medical School before joining the Fatigue Countermeasures Lab at NASA Ames Research Center in California in 2018. Over her 20+-year career in research, Cassie has accumulated extensive experience in human sleep research, ranging from tightly controlled inpatient studies to logistically challenging field studies across diverse populations, industries, and countries. Her research aims to develop ways to implement evidence-based fatigue countermeasures for use in safety-critical operations.

Dr. Cassie Hilditch is a Senior Research Fellow at The Appleton Institute of CQUniversity. Following her PhD at UniSA, Cassie received her post-doctoral training at Brown University and Harvard Medical School before joining the Fatigue Countermeasures Lab at NASA Ames Research Center in California in 2018. Over her 20+-year career in research, Cassie has accumulated extensive experience in human sleep research, ranging from tightly controlled inpatient studies to logistically challenging field studies across diverse populations, industries, and countries. Her research aims to develop ways to implement evidence-based fatigue countermeasures for use in safety-critical operations.

Martin Hoang is a final-year medical student at Griffith University with a keen interest in critical care, particularly within the field of anaesthetics. Throughout his clinical training, Martin has developed a focus on the intersection of systemic inflammation and sleep-disordered breathing. His current research involves a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Martin is dedicated to improving clinical screening and multidisciplinary care for patients with complex comorbidities, with a long-term goal of pursuing anaesthetics training to further his interest in airway management and perioperative medicine.

Joshua Holley is a PhD candidate from the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, whose research is centred on the application of dietary therapy in the management of central disorders of hypersomnolence. His primarily study "COMPANION: A Novel approaCh tO Manage symPtoms of nArcolepsy aNd Idiopathic hypersOmNia" is a prospective mixed-methods clinician-led randomised controlled hybrid type 1 implementation study examining the feasibility and tolerability of a 12-week WFKD (whole food ketogenic diet) vs WFD (whole food diet) in hypersomnolence populations based on the RE-AIM framework.

Sheethal Kalmadka is a Public Health Professional and PhD Candidate at the University of Queensland. Her research focuses on strengthening workforce training and support for sleep health care delivery in primary care and examines current practices, knowledge gaps, and barriers to the identification, diagnosis, and management of sleep disorders, intending to inform strategies that improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. She holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from India and a Master of Public Health from Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Her interests include sleep health, primary care, health workforce development, and healthcare service improvement.

Dr Lander is a Research Associate at Flinders University. Her research focuses on how light exposure and individual differences in light sensitivity affect mood, risk-related behaviour and fatigue-related driving risk. Her work aims to translate sleep and circadian science into practical, scalable tools to improve outcomes across clinical and occupational settings.

Dr Mimi Lu is a paediatric respiratory and sleep physician at The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. Her clinical interests in paediatric sleep medicine include sleep disordered breathing and restless sleep. Her current research focuses on sleep-associated movements in children.

Joshua Lynskey is a Master of Clinical Psychology/PhD student enrolled at the University of Melbourne. His doctoral thesis utilises experimental methodologies to examine the sleep based mechanisms that impact emotional memory consolidation in those with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Dr Luis Mascaro is a research fellow, assistant lecturer, and registered psychologist. Luis’s research is based out of the Facer-Childs ‘Sleep and Performance’ Research Lab at Monash University. His research seeks to answer novel questions about athlete sleep and circadian rhythms, with a particular commitment to supporting athlete mental well-being and advancing research that supports women in sport.

Dr Hailey Meaklim is a Senior Research Fellow and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI): Sleep Health Flagship Program. Hailey’s research focuses on improving the translation of evidence-based sleep and insomnia treatments into routine mental healthcare. She also seeks to advance our understanding of the mechanisms underlying insomnia to enable the development of more targeted and effective treatments.

Dr Micic is a Senior Clinical Psychologist and Senior Research Fellow specialising in sleep disorders, including insomnia and circadian rhythm disruption. She leads clinical services, supervises trainees and conducts translational research integrating behavioural and technological approaches to sleep health. Her work focuses on improving diagnosis and treatment of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders and insomnia using behavioural, clinical and digital health methods.

Ayden Nelthropp is a recent Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) graduate from Monash University. He is currently a clinical research intern at Monash University's Healthy Sleep Clinic. His current research focuses on predictors of fatigue severity in outpatient sleep clinic patients, with a particular interest in insomnia symptoms. He aims to further develop his skills in clinical research to support evidence-based practice in sleep and mental health settings.

A general pediatrician from Malaysia, completed first two years of advanced pediatric respiratory training in Malaysia, currently in the third year of training in Queesnland Children Hospital, Brisbane.

Dr. Phuc D. Nguyen is a Research Fellow at Flinders University and co-leads the Technological Innovation research themes at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute Sleep Health program. He completed his PhD in Engineering at Flinders University in 2022, specialising in machine learning and signal processing. His research focuses on physiology-guided AI, sleep disorders, circadian health, and biomedical sensing technologies.

Katrina is a PhD Candidate at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (Sleep Health). Her research focuses on the relationships between sleep regularity and behavioural and psychosocial factors and performance in young adults with sleep disorders.

Dr Lauren Nisbet is a clinician-scientist with a consultant position at the Melbourne Children’s Sleep Centre, and a clinician fellowship awarded through Equity Trustees and Monash Partners.

Dr Lauren Nisbet is a clinician-scientist with a consultant position at the Melbourne Children’s Sleep Centre, and a clinician fellowship awarded through Equity Trustees and Monash Partners.

Dr. Andrew Oaten is a Sleep Fellow currently working at the Gold Coast University Hospital

Dr. Andrew Oaten is a current Sleep Fellow working at the Gold Coast University Hospital

Dr Mon Ohn is a Consultant Respiratory and Sleep Physician at Perth Children’s Hospital. She is also a Clinical Research Fellow at The Kids Research Institute Australia and the Institute for Paediatric Perioperative Excellence at UWA. Mon completed her PhD at the University of Western Australia, focusing on safety and quality in paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea, and continues to lead research to improve the diagnosis and management of sleep disordered breathing in children. Mon is a principal Investigator on several ongoing paediatric sleep and perioperative studies, reflecting her growing contribution to the field.

Dr Karyn O’Keeffe is an Associate Professor at the Sleep/Wake Research Centre at Massey University in Wellington. Her research focuses on understanding the experiences and impacts of shift work and workplace fatigue, particularly in healthcare settings, and improving fatigue risk management. She also investigates strategies to enhance sleep health and explores the lived experience of sleep disorders. Her work integrates applied and translational research to improve health, safety, and wellbeing in real-world contexts.

Briony qualified as a Clinical Psychologist and has over 25 years of experience in the sleep field. She currently works part time as Deputy Manager of the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide and at a private adult laboratory.

Billy is a highly engaged sleep and respiratory advanced trainee with a particular interest in the intersection of sleep disorders and chronic respiratory diseases. Billy has previously been a sleep scientist and is a current advanced trainee at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Victoria. He has previously conducted research into OSA endotyping in the atrial fibrillation population. Billy intends to undertake a PhD in translational sleep and respiratory research on completion of his clinical training.

Billy is a highly engaged sleep and respiratory advanced trainee with a particular interest in the intersection of sleep disorders and chronic respiratory diseases. Billy has previously been a sleep scientist and is a current advanced trainee at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Victoria. He has previously conducted research into OSA endotyping in the atrial fibrillation population. Billy intends to undertake a PhD in translational sleep and respiratory research on completion of his clinical training.

Sheila Sivam, MD, PhD, is a clinician and researcher based in Sydney, Australia, affiliated with the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She is actively involved in clinical research on narcolepsy type 1 and orexin-based therapies, including studies of oveporexton (TAK 861). Dr Sivam has contributed as an author and investigator to several phase 3 clinical programmes examining treatment effects on quality of life and related outcomes, and has participated in international collaborations supporting the development and dissemination of sleep medicine research.

Miss Ruby Smith is a PhD candidate at CQUniversity's Appleton Institute. Her PhD is focused on developing an artificial intelligence-based sleep and physical activity coach for those working non-standard-hours.

Anastasia is a provisional psychologist currently studying a Master of Professional Psychology. She is interested in fatigue and psychological treatments for sleep disorders. She has previously worked as a clinical trial coordinator for a digital CBT-i intervention at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research.

Nisha is a PhD candidate, professional dancer, and registered yoga trainer/therapist, who has over 10 years of experience in professional dance and a background in psychology academia. Her research interests include sleep, dance psychology, performance psychology, dreams, and the neuroscience of yoga. Experience in psychiatric social work and psychology has supported exploration across industrial/organisational, health, research, and developmental psychology. She is passionate about helping people through non-invasive approaches rooted in yoga and movement. Her current PhD research explores the neuroscience of Yoga Nidra and its benefits for sleep among people with insomnia.

Dr Gerard Tao is a Neurologist with an interest in Movement Disorders and Sleep Medicine. He is currently completing a Sleep Medicine Fellowship at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research.

Caitlin is an Exercise Physiology (Honours) student at the University of Sydney, with a research focus on sustainable strategies to improve sleep in a warming world. Based at the Heat and Health Research Centre, her honours project investigates how heat impacts subjective sleep quality and how low-cost, behaviourally informed interventions can support better sleep outcomes. Her work reflects a broader commitment to climate-responsive health practice.

Nicole Verginis has over 25 years’ experience in paediatric sleep medicine, with a keen interest in quality management, education and research. She is the Chief Clinical Scientist of the NATA accredited Melbourne Children’s Sleep Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital; which performs inpatient sleep studies, and provides a non-invasive ventilation program and home oximetry service. Nicole is a RPSGT, has the CSS and a Masters (Science) in Sleep. She is a NATA technical assessor, Immediate Past President of the Australia and New Zealand Sleep Science Association (ANZSSA); and has been involved in numerous taskforces for guidelines relating to paediatric sleep and oximetry.

Dr Sumedha Verma is a clinical psychologist, researcher and founder of Deep Sleep Health, a service delivering evidence-based programs and care across clinical, workplace, and community settings. She specialises in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia and circadian interventions, and holds adjunct appointments at Monash University and La Trobe University (Digital Health). Dr Verma is a member of the Australasian Sleep Association Research Committee.She regularly presents on workforce development, digital health innovation and translating research for systemic impact.

Dr Jessica Waller graduated in Dentistry from Griffith University in 2012, receiving the Griffith Award for Academic Excellence. Dr Waller joined Myofunctional Research Company (MRC) in 2014 working across the Myobrace® Centers and as part of the lecturing team, and is currently the Lead Clinical Dentist. In 2019, Dr Waller completed a Graduate Diploma in Orthodontics through the City of London Dental School via Dr Derek Mahony's EODO programme. Dr Waller is about to commence a Master of Science in Medicine (Sleep Medicine) at the University of Sydney to further advance her expertise in the myofunctional and airway-focused fields.

Melissa Wu is a clinical neuropsychology trainee and doctoral candidate at Monash University. Her research focuses on sleep disruption, obstructive sleep apnea, and cognitive functioning, with a particular interest in how sleep influences brain health and cognitive outcomes across the lifespan. Melissa is passionate about translating sleep research into interventions that support cognitive health and wellbeing.

Zilu Zhang is a PhD candidate in Psychology at the College of Education, Psychology & Social Work, Flinders University, Australia. Her research focuses on the relationship between insomnia and emotion processing in older adults, examining components such as emotion recognition, emotion regulation, and emotional memory.

Dwayne is currently a biomedical engineering postdoctoral fellow, and despite working primarily ‘behind the scenes’ on signals analysis, he remains mindful of the clinical sleep environment. He continues to be tortured by his own thirst for understanding phenomena we call ‘sleep disordered breathing’ and the ‘social science of sleep’. He is keen to reach beyond the keyboard and help unravel new insights into these aspects of sleep such that the broader community may benefit.