Speaker | I’m so tired of waking up tired. Are we in the midst of a sleep loss epidemic?
Professor Jill Dorrian is Co-Director of the Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre at the University of South Australia. She has a PhD in Psychology, in sleep and chronobiology research, and a Master of Biostatistics. Jill works with sleep-deprived populations, including adolescents, pregnant women, and shiftworkers, to support health and safety. Much of Jill’s current work is focused on behavioural coping strategies for remaining healthy despite exposure to sleep loss. Along with colleagues in psychology, nutrition, and activity, she is working in chronobehaviour – investigating the health impacts, not only of what we do, but whenwe do it.