About us and our values
Our Values
We are a group of individuals joined by our curiosity for sleep and circadian sciences, and the passion to make evidence-based interventions more accessible to the community. We take pride in the supportive team culture we have each contributed to over the years.
- We value scientific integrity and methodological rigour.
- We value people and relationships, regardless of ranks.
- We work with passion, compassion, and empathy.
- We value collaboration over competition.
- We actively advocate for open science and transparency in research processes.
Lab members
 | Professor Bei Bei Sleep, circadian rhythms, clinical psychology, CBT-I, insomnia, sleep disorders, depression, anxiety, adolescents, women’s health. Email: bei.bei@monash.edu |
| Fellows, Clinical Psychology Registrars, and Project Coordinators | |
|---|---|
 | Dr Meagan Crowther Sleep, mental health, health behaviours, behavioural change, circadian rhythms, sleep disorders, shift work, parental sleep. |
 | Dr Elise Landau sleep, mental health, mindfulness, immuno-endocrine functioning, attachment and relational wellbeing, adolescents, couples, early intervention, biopsychosocial interventions. |
| Dr Flora Le Sleep, sleep disorders, physical activity, mental health, depression, anxiety, quantitative psychology, computational statistics, multivariate longitudinal data analysis. |
 | Niamh Lewis Sleep, adolescence, pre-bed mobile phone use, self-regulation of sleep, sleep planning. |
 | Dr Sinh Lu Sleep, circadian rhythms, adolescence, young people, modifiable social and behavioural determinants of sleep. |
 | James Mewett Sleep disorders, fatigue, insomnia, mental health and wellbeing, anxiety, depression, trauma, cognitive behavioural therapy. |
 | Susie Oh Sleep, clinical psychology, insomnia, circadian rhythm, health psychology, anxiety, depression, young people. |
 | Dr Maya Schenker Sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, mental health, trauma, anxiety disorders, PTSD, young adults, obstructive sleep apnea, exposure, emotional memory, ecological momentary assessments, clinical trials, polysomnography, actigraphy |
| Dr Kumar Sivakumaran Sleep, clinical psychology, insomnia, circadian rhythm, anxiety, depression, older adults, clinical neuropsychology, dementia, neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Dr Therese Thornton Sleep and circadian rhythm disorders, mental health, behavioural interventions, mindfulness, health psychology, clinical psychology, mood and emotion regulation. |
 | Isobel Youren Sleep, sleep disorders, mental health, depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, mental wellbeing. |
 | Della Zhang Sleep, anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic health issues, carer burnout, adjustment difficulties, substance use, neurodivergence, and complex mental health presentations, LGBTQIA+ communities, adolescents, adults and older adults |
| Yichen Zhong Sleep and Circadian Rhythms, Mental Health, Adolescents, Shift Work, Ageing, Personalised interventions, Implementation-effectiveness. |
| PhD and Masters Candidates | |
| Orly Yehudit Atzmon Sleep, perinatal sleep, clinical psychology, insomnia, cognitive behavioural interventions, mental health, implementation-effectiveness, hybrid type I designs. |
| Zepeng Gou Sleep, circadian rhythms, insomnia, postpartum, perinatal sleep and mental health, psychological or sleep disorders and interventions, mental health, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, network analysis. |
 | Pilar Artiach Hortelano Sleep, circadian rhythms, mental health, mood disorders, depression, anxiety, adolescence. |
| Jaylee Hughes Sleep, perinatal sleep and mental health, clinical psychology, insomnia assessment, cognitive behavioural interventions. |
 | Jess Nicolazzo Sleep, circadian rhythms, mental health, adolescence, delayed sleep wake phase disorder, insomnia, sleep disorders. |
 | Renee O'Leary Perinatal mental health and sleep, clinical psychology, psychological or sleep disorders and interventions, women’s health, early intervention, parents, children and adolescents, infant mental health and sleep, parent-infant relationship and attachment. |
 | Donna Pinnington Postpartum parent and infant sleep. Parent-infant relationship, attachment, emotional availability, maternal sensitivity, emotion regulation, parental reflective functioning and intergenerational transmission of attachment. |
| Megan van der Ploeg Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate Sleep and mental health, adolescence, social and environmental determinants of sleep. |
 | William Saunders Sleep, insomnia, mental health, clinical psychology, circadian rhythms, cognitive-behavioural therapy, implementation science. |
| Minghui Tan Mental health, academic performance, sleep, digital device usage, and health-related social determinants among children and adolescents. |
| Rachel Yap Sleep, sleep-related modifiable behaviours, menstrual and mental health in youths, women and caregivers. |
| Research Assistants, Honours Students, Interns | |
| Yeong Ler Lau |
| Ayden Nelthropp Sleep, mental health, athletic performance. |
| George Newton Research Assistant (CLASS/MYSLEEP/iCLASS) Sleep and circadian rhythms, adolescence, youth mental health, development. |
 | Des Ramjee SHINE Intern Sleep, insomnia assessment, perinatal mental health. |
| Sia Sharma Perinatal Mental Health, Relationships, Sleep. |
| Nichu Shibu Sleep, insomnia assessment, perinatal mental health. |
| Toby Stewart Sleep, circadian rhythms, circadian misalignment, neurodiversity, mental health. |
 | Tak Sang (Walterson) Wong Sleep and circadian rhythms, sleep regularity, mental health, anxiety, depression, children and adolescents. |
| Recent Graduates | |
| Dr Laura Astbury Sleep, postpartum, mental health, sleep disorders, adolescence, perinatal sleep and mental health. |
 | Dr Evangelos Chachos Sleep, mood and mental health in adolescents, circadian rhythms, chronobiology, affect. |
 | Dr Claire Jenkins Sleep, clinical psychology, borderline personality disorder, insomnia, circadian rhythm, young people, adolescents. |
 | Dr Svetlana Maskevich Adolescent sleep, pre-sleep arousal, cognitive-behavioral factors related to sleep self-regulation, sleep state misperception, mental health. |
 | Dr Nina Quin Perinatal insomnia, cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), perinatal mental health, infant sleep, depression, anxiety. |
 | Dr Lin Shen Sleep, adolescent, mental health, chronic sleep deprivation, intra-individual associations, ecological momentary assessment. |
 | Dr Marie-Antoinette Spina Sleep, sleep misperception, sleep disorders, insomnia, consumer sleep trackers, sleep monitoring, sleep interventions, mental health, psychological disorders. |
 | Dr Sumedha Verma Sleep, fatigue, insomnia, mental health, perinatal, clinical trials, circadian rhythms, light therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, e-therapy. |
 | Dr Nathan Wilson Clinical Psychology, CBT, Sleep, Fatigue, Anxiety, Adolescents, Postpartum, New Parents. |
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