Personal
- Name
- Dr Simon Smith
- Position(s)
- Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Health,
School - Psychology and Counselling,
Research - CARRSQ - IHBI Member
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Psychology and Counselling - Injury - Discipline *
- Psychology
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 4908
- simon.smith@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Qualifications
-
Ph.D (The University of Melbourne)
- Professional memberships
and associations - Registered Psychologist, with specialist area of endorsed practice in clinical neuropsychology.
- Foundation member and current leader of the Queensland Sleep Health Network
- Chair, Australasian Sleep Trials Network Insomnia steering group + research committee.
- Member, Australian Psychological Society and recently invited by the ASA education committee and the APS 2011 to deliver PD-endorsed workshops on sleep for registered psychologists.
- Member, and past Qld Branch secretary, of the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists.
- Member, Australasian Sleep Association: Clinical Committee 2006-2008, Conference Committee 2005-6, Chair of Insomnia & Sleep Health Section 2006-7, Membership Committee 2007, and other activities – see below).
- Keywords
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Fatigue, Injury Prevention, Insomnia, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Shiftwork, Sleep
Biography
Dr Smith completed his PhD in the area of sleep psychophysiology at The University of Melbourne.
Prior to his current position with CARRS-Q, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the ARC Key Centre for Human Factors, the University of Queensland. He is a registered psychologist and has been employed as Senior Psychologist in Commonwealth, State, and Private Hospital sectors.
Dr Smith has a particular interest in the impact of sleepiness and arousal on driving performance. Previous projects have examined
- the influence of sunlight on circadian rhythms
- the benefits of brief naps for shiftworkers
- exposure to sleepiness while driving in young adults
- impact of shift schedules on fatigue in mining
- the interaction between sleepiness and experience in hazard perception.
To further his research agenda, Dr Smith has extensive research connections with clinical staff based at major teaching hosptials in Brisbane and with the University of Melbourne Sleep Laboratory. He has cross-discplinary research links with Archicture, Vision Science, Pharmacy, and Human Movements.
A selection of journal articles by Dr Smith can be found under Publications. For a full list of publications by Dr Smith, email: simon.smith@qut.edu.au. Dr Smiths list of publications includes
- 5 papers in journals rated A* in the 2010 Exellence in Research Australia journal rankings, with a further 12 in A ranked journals.
- 8 papers in journals with International Science Index (ISI) impact factors > 3
- 8 papers in journals the No,1 rank position of their ISI category
- Over 200 citations in similarly high ranking journals (no self-citations).
In addition to these papers, Dr Smith has:
- > 30 peer-reviewed conference abstracts published in international journals. These presentations include invited presentations to SLEEP (the peak international sleep research scientific meeting).
- 2 book chapters, including most recently, an invited chapter on sleep in older adults as part of an international collaboration, published by Oxford University Press.
Dr Smith has successfully supervised PhD students, Master’s Research students, and more than 20 Honours Psychology students to completion. Several of these student projects have recently won awards or scholarships.
For a full CV, please contact Dr Smith: simon.smith@qut.edu.au
Teaching
Dr Smith has co-ordinated and taught into advanced level undergraduate, fourth year, and post-graduate psychology subjects. He currently provides guest lectures for undergraduate psychology students.
Experience
Relevant Non-Academic Qualifications including Technical Skills and Training
In addition, to academic qualifications (see personal details), Smith has
- 3 years of professional experience as senior medical scientist in sleep clinics (Qld & Vic)
- 3 years of professional experience as a senior clinical neuropsychologist, employed in both public and private practice (Qld & Vic).
Smith has training and experience in the use of a wide range of physiological and psychometric measures including:
- Actigraphy (see Zele, Feigl, Smith, & Markwell, 2011)
- PSG (EEG, EMG, ECG, EOG; see Olsen, Smith, Oei & Douglas, 2008)
- Cardiac impedance and heart-rate variability measures (see Trinder et al. 2001)
- Core body temperature and melatonin assay methods (see Smith & Trinder, 2005)
- Reaction-time
- Driving hazard perception (see Sullivan, Smith et al, 2011)
- Cognitive assessment (see Humphreys, Smith et al., 2009);
- and, in animals, anaesthesia and microneurosurgery, cell cluster recording and histology (see Irvine, Rajan & Smith, 2003).
Publications
- Markwell EL, Feigl B, Smith SS, Zele AJ, (2010) Circadian Modulation of the Intrinsically Photosensitive (Melanopsin) Retinal Ganglion Cell Driven Pupil Light Response, 2010 ARVO
- Armstrong KA, Obst PL, Banks T, Smith SS, (2010) Managing driver fatigue: education or motivation?, Road and Transport Research p14-20
- Olsen S, Smith SS, Oei TP, Douglas J, (2010) Cue to starting CPAP in obstructive sleep apnoea: development and validation of the Cues to CPAP Use Questionnaire (CCUQ), Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine p229-237
- Grech MR, Neal A, Yeo G, Humphreys M, Smith SS, (2009) An examination of the relationship between workload and fatigue within and across consecutive days of work: Is the relationship static or dynamic?, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology p231-242
- Smith S, Oei TP, Douglas J, Brown I, Jorgensen G, Andrews J, (2008) Confirmatory factor analysis of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, Sleep Medicine p739-744
- Olsen S, Smith SS, Oei TP, (2008) Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea sufferers: A theoretical approach to treatment adherence and intervention, Clinical Psychology Review p1355-1371
- Smith S, Kilby S, Jorgensen G, Douglas J, (2007) Napping and nightshift work: Effects of a short nap on psychomotor vigilance and subjective sleepiness in health workers, Sleep and Biological Rhythms p117-125
- Woodley J, Smith S, (2006) Safety behaviors and dysfunctional beliefs about sleep: Testing a cognitive model of the maintenance of insomnia, Journal of Psychosomatic Research p551-557
- Smith S, Dingwall K, Jorgensen G, Douglas J, (2006) Associations between the use of common medications and sleep architecture in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine p156-162
- Smith S, Trinder J, (2005) Morning sunlight can phase advance the circadian rhythm of young adults, Sleep and Biological Rhythm p39-41
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Awards
Awards and recognition
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Scholar in residence and Melbourne IT Prize for research commercialisation in 2001.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Mid-Career Research Award
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Early Career Researcher Award, 2008
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Smiths PhD research attracted two Australasian Sleep Association prizes (new investigator category & student presenter bursary)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Early Career Researcher Award, 2009
- Type
- Appointment to Prestigious Positions
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- This appointment supports a sleep research collaboration (with Dr Lisa Nissen) and co-supervision of 2 PhD students.
