Adjunct Associate Professor
Simon Smith
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Fatigue, Injury Prevention, Insomnia, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Shiftwork, Sleep
Research field
Psychology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
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).
Teaching
Publications
- Markwell, E., Feigl, B., Smith, S. & Zele, A. (2010). Circadian Modulation of the Intrinsically Photosensitive (Melanopsin) Retinal Ganglion Cell Driven Pupil Light Response. Presented at: 2010 Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/39676
- Armstrong, K., Obst, P., Banks, T. & Smith, S. (2010). Managing driver fatigue: education or motivation? Road and Transport Research, 19(3), 14–20. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/39017
- Smith, S. & Trinder, J. (2005). Morning sunlight can phase advance the circadian rhythm of young adults. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 3(1), 39–41. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15678
- 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, 60(6), 551–557. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15531
- 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, 2(2), 156–162. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15676
- 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, 5(2), 117–125. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15672
- Olsen, S., Smith, S., Oei, T. & 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, 6(3), 229–237. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29059
- Grech, M., Neal, A., Yeo, G., Humphreys, M. & Smith, S. (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, 14(3), 231–242. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29063
- Andrews, J., Smith, S., Oei, T., Douglas, J., Brown, I. & Jorgensen, G. (2008). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. Sleep Medicine, 9(7), 739–744. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15529
- Olsen, S., Smith, S. & Oei, T. (2008). Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea sufferers: A theoretical approach to treatment adherence and intervention. Clinical Psychology Review, 28(8), 1355–1371. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/14111
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Simon, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- 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
- Early Career Researcher Award, 2009
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Mid-Career Research Award
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Smith's PhD research attracted two Australasian Sleep Association prizes (new investigator category & student presenter bursary)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Inaugural 'Scholar in residence' and Melbourne IT Prize for research commercialisation in 2001.University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering prize for technology innovation.
- 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.