Dr. Shauni Omond specialises in sleep and circadian science, focussing on understanding how sleep, biological rhythms, lighting, and travel-related factors influence human health and performance, with aooplications in athletic and shiftwork populations. She completed her PhD in sleep ecophysiology and has extensive experience in human laboratory and field-based research. Dr. Omond is passionate about science and science communication, aiming to brdige rigorous research with practical, real-world outcomes in performance and health.

Prof Catcheside completed his PhD in exercise physiology and worked in exercise, respiratory and sleep scientific support roles before joining the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health in 1997 and Flinders University in 2012 through an ARC Future Fellowship. His research seeks to advance evidence-based measurement practice improvements and understanding of physiological mechanisms underpinning breathing, sleep and circadian disruption in sleep medicine. Current research is developing new methods to quantify ventilation and breathing effort during sleep, and daily body-clock timing, to help improve and streamline healthcare for people with a broad range of sleep problems.

Amelia completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) in February 2025. Her Honours thesis examined the effect of chronotype on shift workers’ subjective wellbeing under a 27‑hour constant routine protocol. Amelia commenced her PhD in 2025, and is now working on a large laboratory study where she is investigating different intra‑shift nap durations and their impact on perceived performance, workload, judgement accuracy, and motivation to perform across a simulated night shift.

Chloe is a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow in sleep science at the Appleton Institute, in Adelaide, where she is an investigator on an Australian Research Council Discovery Project, examining optimal night shift nap duration and its impact on whole-of-shift productivity and safety. This work aims to inform workplace policy on effective nap opportunities for shift workers to optimise operational and safety outcomes. She relocated from the UK for this role, having previously studied at Liverpool John Moores University, where her research focused on sport-science physiology and the effects of sleep restriction on performance.

Madeline Sprajcer is a Senior Lecturer and an ARC DECRA Fellow at the Appleton Institute, Central Queensland University, Adelaide. Her research focuses on sleep, fatigue, and work, particularly in relation to non-standard work arrangements such as shiftwork and on-call work. She has extensive experience in fatigue risk management, occupational health, and applied research across safety-critical industries. Her work aims to generate evidence-based strategies to support worker health, safety, and organisational decision-making, with a strong emphasis on translating research into practice.

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 Alicia Allan is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland Children’s Health Research Centre specialising in sleep and circadian health, with multidisciplinary expertise spanning psychology, health, and design. Her research explores how light, environment, and evening routines shape circadian function and wellbeing across the lifespan.

Dr Matthew Morrison is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science at the University of the Sunshine Coast. His research focuses on sleep, human performance, and the application of systems thinking approaches to complex problems in sport, health, and safety domains. His work has explored athlete sleep health, high-performance sport systems, and human factors in safety-critical environments. Matthew has experience applying systems science methods to better understand the interacting factors that influence performance, wellbeing, and decision-making in applied settings.

Casey is a PhD candidate in Clinical Neuropsychology at Monash University, conducting research within the Facer-Childs ‘Sleep and Performance’ group. Casey’s research explores the role of sleep across all stages of an athlete’s journey with concussion. Within this work, she has a strong interest in ensuring that female athletes and female-dominated sports are well-represented. Alongside her research, Casey is completing clinical training in neuropsychology. She is committed to providing evidence-based and accessible neuropsychological support to people with brain conditions, as well as their families and support networks.

Dr Dan Sullivan is a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at Griffith University. His lab focusses on the relationships between sleep and physical and mental health, including headaches, and ADHD. He also leads a program of research to design Australia's first psychology extended scope of practice model with an emphasis on deprescribing hypnotic medicines in the sleep psychology setting (ExPEDiTe Sleep project). Dr Sullivan is a clinical psychologist, Psychology Board of Australia board approved supervisor, and holds the diplomate of behavioral sleep medicine board certification from the US-based Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.