Professor Simon Smith

Sleep Stress and Cognition (UQ)

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne

Master of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Science (Honours), Monash University

Professor at the University of Queensland

I lead the Sleep and Health Group within the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), with the broad aim to bridge the biological and social sciences for community benefit. I very often work to do this in collaboration with other researchers, and with partners from government, industry, and the community.

I am a psychologist who works to understand the role of sleep and circadian rhythms in a healthy, safe, and productive life. My current work focuses on sleep in the early years, but I have significant experience and interest in the wellbeing of others groups, including older adults, people living with dementia, brain injury and neurological disease, young adults and adolescents, shift-workers and athletes. My laboratory has capacity for measurements including actigraphy, polysomnography (overnight sleep studies), behavioural assessment, psychometric assessments, hormone measures, naturalistic and simulated driving, and environmental monitoring.

I am registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), with endorsed practice in Clinical Neuropsychology,and a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Socity’s College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN). I have has worked extensively in both research and clinical settings as a psychologist and sleep scientist.