Professor Simon Smith
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Simon Smith

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Background

My group works to understand and improve sleep for children and families. Sleep is a key ‘pillar of health’ alongside nutrition and activity. It is critical for healthy development, growth, learning, social and emotional functioning, and community participation.

I am the UQ Node Director for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (the Life Course Centre). The Life Course Centre is committed to understanding and overcoming the problems of disadvantage, and to helping improve the lives of disadvantaged children and families. The Centre brings together researchers across multiple disciplines in four leading Universities, and significant government and non-government agencies to address these questions.

I am also the UQ Node director for the ARC centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. The Digital Child aims to support children growing up in the rapidly changing digital world, and provide strong evidence and guidance for children, families, educators, government and other concerned with children’s wellbeing.

We collaborate with many other groups around broader issues of sleep and technology, sleep and the environment (including disasters), mental health and wellbeing, pain, disability, and new technologies and approaches. Our work has been supported by the ARC, NHMRC, the MRFF, the NIH, and the DSTG. We use a wide range of methods and measures, including direct physiological and behavioural measurement (inc. ECG, EEG, EMG, actigraphy, computerized tests, simulations, environmental monitoring etc.), quantitative methods (inc. experimental and secondary data approaches), and qualitative methods including co-design and co-conduct approaches.

My team has additional expertise in evaluation of health and other services for government and other agencies, the design of complex interventions, and community consultation and engagement.

https://lifecoursecentre.org.au

https://digitalchild.org.au

Availability

Professor Simon Smith is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Adolescent health Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Infant and child health Paediatrics Pain Respiratory diseases

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), Monash University
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Melbourne
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne

Search Professor Simon Smith’s works on UQ eSpace

285 works between 2000 and 2025
All (285) Journal Article (130) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (133) Book (2) Other Outputs (17)

81 - 100 of 285 works

2019

Conference Publication

Changes in initial, middle and late insomnia subtypes during cbt-i and cpap therapy in co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnea (comisa)

Sweetman, A., Lack, L., Catcheside, P., Antic, N., Smith, S., Chai-Coetzer, C. L., Douglas, J., O'Grady, M., Dunn, N., Robinson, J., Paul, D. and McEvoy, D. (2019). Changes in initial, middle and late insomnia subtypes during cbt-i and cpap therapy in co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnea (comisa). World Sleep Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.

Changes in initial, middle and late insomnia subtypes during cbt-i and cpap therapy in co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnea (comisa)

2019

Conference Publication

Improving sleep health in early childhood: pilot rct of an educator professional development program to improve sleep practices in childcare services

Staton, S., Rankin, P., Thorpe, K., Oakes, C., Houen, S., Cooke, E. and Smith, S. (2019). Improving sleep health in early childhood: pilot rct of an educator professional development program to improve sleep practices in childcare services. World Sleep 2019, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1013

Improving sleep health in early childhood: pilot rct of an educator professional development program to improve sleep practices in childcare services

2019

Journal Article

Cognitive and behavioral therapy for insomnia increases the use of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnea participants with comorbid insomnia: a randomized clinical trial

Sweetman, Alexander, Lack, Leon, Catcheside, Peter G., Antic, Nick A., Smith, Simon, Chai-Coetzer, Ching Li, Douglas, James, O'grady, Amanda, Dunn, Nicola, Robinson, Jan, Paul, Denzil, Williamson, Paul and McEvoy, R Doug (2019). Cognitive and behavioral therapy for insomnia increases the use of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnea participants with comorbid insomnia: a randomized clinical trial. Sleep, 42 (12) zsz178. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz178

Cognitive and behavioral therapy for insomnia increases the use of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnea participants with comorbid insomnia: a randomized clinical trial

2019

Conference Publication

The effect of cognitive and behavioural therapy for insomnia on changes in sleep architecture and ahi in patients with co-occurring insomnia and sleep apnea

Sweetman, A., Catcheside, P., Lack, L., Antic, N., Smith, S., Chai-Coetzer, C. L., Douglas, J., O'Grady, M., Dunn, N., Robinson, J., Paul, D. and McEvoy, D. (2019). The effect of cognitive and behavioural therapy for insomnia on changes in sleep architecture and ahi in patients with co-occurring insomnia and sleep apnea. World Sleep Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.

The effect of cognitive and behavioural therapy for insomnia on changes in sleep architecture and ahi in patients with co-occurring insomnia and sleep apnea

2019

Journal Article

Observed compliance with safe sleeping guidelines in licensed childcare services

Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon, Pease, Anna, Blair, Peter, Young, Jeanine, Irvine, Susan and Thorpe, Karen (2019). Observed compliance with safe sleeping guidelines in licensed childcare services. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104 (12), 1193-1197. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317000

Observed compliance with safe sleeping guidelines in licensed childcare services

2019

Journal Article

Protocol: using N-of-1 tests to identify responders to melatonin for sleep disturbance in Parkinson's disease

Nikles, J., O'Sullivan, J. D., Mitchell, G. K., Smith, S. S., McGree, J. M., Senior, H., Dissanyaka, N. and Ritchie, A. (2019). Protocol: using N-of-1 tests to identify responders to melatonin for sleep disturbance in Parkinson's disease. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 15 100397, 100397. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100397

Protocol: using N-of-1 tests to identify responders to melatonin for sleep disturbance in Parkinson's disease

2019

Journal Article

Thoracic intervention and surgery to cure lung cancer: image-guided thermal ablation in primary lung cancer

Smith, Simon and Jennings, Paul (2019). Thoracic intervention and surgery to cure lung cancer: image-guided thermal ablation in primary lung cancer. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 112 (6), 218-225. doi: 10.1177/0141076818763335

Thoracic intervention and surgery to cure lung cancer: image-guided thermal ablation in primary lung cancer

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2019

Journal Article

Correlates of naptime behaviors in preschool aged children

Smith, Simon S., Edmed, Shannon L., Staton, Sally L., Pattinson, Cassandra L. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2019). Correlates of naptime behaviors in preschool aged children. Nature and Science of Sleep, 11, 27-34. doi: 10.2147/nss.s193115

Correlates of naptime behaviors in preschool aged children

2019

Journal Article

Subjective assessments of lighting quality: a measurement review

Allan, Alicia C., Garcia-Hansen, Veronica, Isoardi, Gillian and Smith, Simon S. (2019). Subjective assessments of lighting quality: a measurement review. LEUKOS - Journal of Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 15 (2-3), 115-126. doi: 10.1080/15502724.2018.1531017

Subjective assessments of lighting quality: a measurement review

2019

Journal Article

How Well Do Children Understand the Vocabulary of Sleep?

Ludwig, Beris, Smith, Simon S. and Heussler, Helen (2019). How Well Do Children Understand the Vocabulary of Sleep?. HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice, 3 (1), e53-e69. doi: 10.3928/24748307-20190122-01

How Well Do Children Understand the Vocabulary of Sleep?

2019

Conference Publication

Actigraphy based estimates of sleep duration in young children with and without a sleep log are comparable

Rankin, P., Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and Smith, S. (2019). Actigraphy based estimates of sleep duration in young children with and without a sleep log are comparable. 15th World Sleep Congress, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.998

Actigraphy based estimates of sleep duration in young children with and without a sleep log are comparable

2019

Journal Article

Exploring the association between perceived excessive daytime sleepiness in children and academic outcomes

Ludwig, Beris, Smith, Simon S. and Heussler, Helen (2019). Exploring the association between perceived excessive daytime sleepiness in children and academic outcomes. Issues in Educational Research, 29 (3), 841-857.

Exploring the association between perceived excessive daytime sleepiness in children and academic outcomes

2019

Conference Publication

Many naps, one nap, none: tracking the developmental significance of sleep transition in early childhood

Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Mamun, A., Staton, S., Beatton, T., Heussler, H., LeBourgeois, M., Blair, P., Coles, L., Oaks, C. and Sinclair, G. (2019). Many naps, one nap, none: tracking the developmental significance of sleep transition in early childhood. 15th World Sleep Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1071

Many naps, one nap, none: tracking the developmental significance of sleep transition in early childhood

2018

Journal Article

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on gait in people with Parkinson's disease: study protocol for a randomized, controlled clinical trial

Alizad, Vida, Meinzer, Marcus, Frossard, Laurent, Polman, Remco, Smith, Simon and Kerr, Graham (2018). Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on gait in people with Parkinson's disease: study protocol for a randomized, controlled clinical trial. Trials, 19 (1) 661, 661. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2982-z

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on gait in people with Parkinson's disease: study protocol for a randomized, controlled clinical trial

2018

Journal Article

Dynamics of corticospinal motor control during overground and treadmill walking in humans

Roeder, Luisa, Boonstra, Tjeerd Willem, Smith, Simon S. and Kerr, Graham K. (2018). Dynamics of corticospinal motor control during overground and treadmill walking in humans. Journal of Neurophysiology, 120 (3) jn.00613.2017, 1017-1031. doi: 10.1152/jn.00613.2017

Dynamics of corticospinal motor control during overground and treadmill walking in humans

2018

Conference Publication

Restful or stressful? Children's diurnal cortisol patterns associated with nap time practices in preschool

Thorpe, K., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Staton, S. (2018). Restful or stressful? Children's diurnal cortisol patterns associated with nap time practices in preschool. American Education Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting, New York, United States, 13 - 17 April 2018.

Restful or stressful? Children's diurnal cortisol patterns associated with nap time practices in preschool

2018

Journal Article

Investigating the association between sleep parameters and the weight status of children: night sleep duration matters

Pattinson, Cassandra L., Smith, Simon S., Staton, Sally L., Trost, Stewart G. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2018). Investigating the association between sleep parameters and the weight status of children: night sleep duration matters. Sleep Health, 4 (2), 147-153. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2017.12.009

Investigating the association between sleep parameters and the weight status of children: night sleep duration matters

2018

Journal Article

Mandatory naptimes in childcare do not reduce children's cortisol levels

Thorpe, Karen J., Pattinson, Cassandra L., Smith, Simon S and Staton, Sally L. (2018). Mandatory naptimes in childcare do not reduce children's cortisol levels. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 4545, 4545. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22555-8

Mandatory naptimes in childcare do not reduce children's cortisol levels

2018

Journal Article

An overview of sleep and circadian dysfunction in Parkinson's disease

Mantovani, Susanna, Smith, Simon S., Gordon, Richard and O'Sullivan, John D. (2018). An overview of sleep and circadian dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. Journal of Sleep Research, 27 (3) e12673, e12673. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12673

An overview of sleep and circadian dysfunction in Parkinson's disease

2018

Conference Publication

Implementation of a professional development program to improve sleep health within the childcare sector

Staton, S., Smith, S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2018). Implementation of a professional development program to improve sleep health within the childcare sector. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian Sleep Association and the Australasian Sleep Technologists Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane, Australia, 17-20 October, 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.30_12765

Implementation of a professional development program to improve sleep health within the childcare sector

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2029
    Untapping the potential of sleep health to improve prevention and management of mental health problems in First Nations Children
    NHMRC MRFF Childhood Mental Health Research
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Comparative effectiveness of exercise, cognitive behavioural therapy, and their combination for people with chronic musculoskeletal pain and poor sleep
    United States Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Chronic Pain Management Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Sleep for Strong Souls (3S): Multisectoral partnership and codesigned solutions to improve the sleep health of First Nations Adolescents
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    What causes low back pain to flare: Has a major opportunity to understand back pain been missed?
    United States National Institutes of Health
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2028
    ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child (ARC Centre of Excellence administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2027
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    The developmental significance of sleep transition in early childhood.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Impact of circadian and endocrine disruption on the pathogenesis of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (2023 MSHRSS Co-funded Collaboration Grant led by MSH).
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Wearable Predictive Diagnostics for Warfighter Maintenance (Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group project administered by QUT)
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    BALANCE: Promoting wellBeing in AdoLescent and young Adult cancer survivors
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Prediction of crash risk of school children at school zones via a machine learning approach
    Road Safety Innovation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Deep learning and physiology based approach to derive and link obstructive sleep apnoea phenotypes and symptomatology
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    'We need to talk' : Genomics and disability
    MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission, Project Grant administered by AusIndustry
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Co-designed sleep health program to achieve better sleep and improved mental health symptoms in Indigenous adolescents
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Evaluation Framework for the Keeping Queenslanders Healthy Priority
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Assessing Sleep, Activity and Behaviour in Children and Adolescents with Prader-Willi Syndrome (BDHP grant administered by CHQHHS)
    Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Reducing Crash Risk For Young Drivers: A Randomized Control Trial To Improve Sleep
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Evaluation of the national support for child and youth mental health program and longitudinal research plan
    Commonwealth Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Sleep measurements in Friedreich's ataxia, Huntington's disease patients and healthy volunteers
    Wesley Medical Research Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Equipment for naturalistic sleep-wake, circadian rhythm, and stress measurement
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Professional Development Package and Resources for Guiding Sleep Practices in Early Childhood Education and Care Services (through the State of QLD (acting through the Dept of Education and Training))
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Choosing rest: finding effective alternatives to mandates rest-times in ECEC services
    Education Horizon
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Designing healthy and efficient luminous environments in Green Buildings (ARC Linkage Project Administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Treating Insomnia Co-morbid with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (COMISA): A randomized controlled clinical effectiveness trial (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Flinders University of South Australia)
    Flinders University
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Motivational Interviewing (MI) to improve adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS): a randomized control clinical trial
    ResMed Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Bright light effects on sleepiness and hazard perception
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Nurse implemented motivational interviewing to improve adherence to CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: A randomised control
    Prince Charles Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Sleepiness and hazard perception while driving
    Australian Transport Safety Bureau
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Motivational Interviewing to Improve Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome: A Randomized Control Clinical Trial
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Mental Health In Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-Hypopnea Syndrome
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Simon Smith is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Role of Heart Rate Variability in Fatigue Assessment: A Multimodal Approach

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Dr Cassandra Pattinson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Return to safe driving after upper limb surgery

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Shamsi Shekari Soleimanloo

  • Master Philosophy

    The impact of digital technology use on sleep and wellbeing in young children

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Signifiance of Nap Cessation for Children's Social-emotional Functioning

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Peter Rankin, Professor Karen Thorpe, Associate Professor Sally Staton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sleep, Health, and Social Consequences of Precarious Employment.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Dr Kalina Rossa

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Improving sleep health in young adults

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Pattinson, Dr Kalina Rossa

  • Master Philosophy

    The 24 hour movement behaviours and the impact on children's developmental outcomes

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Role of Heart Rate Variability in Fatigue Assessment: A Multimodal Approach

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Dr Cassandra Pattinson, Dr Shamsi Shekari Soleimanloo

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Improving sleep health in young adults

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Pattinson, Dr Kalina Rossa

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Improving sleep health in young adults

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Pattinson, Dr Kalina Rossa

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sleep, Health, and Social Consequences of Precarious Employment.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Dr Kalina Rossa

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Return to safe driving after upper limb surgery

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sleep, Health, and Social Consequences of Precarious Employment.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kalina Rossa, Dr Dwayne Mann

  • Master Philosophy

    The impact of digital technology use on sleep and wellbeing in young children

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sleep, cognition and cerebrovascular functioning across the lifespan

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Dr Jenna Taylor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Developmental Significance of Sleep Transitions in Early Childhood

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Associate Professor Sally Staton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Co-design of a Psychological Therapy for Hypersomnia: Feasibility, Acceptability and Preliminary Effectiveness

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Shannon Edmed

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Disentangling the relationship between sleep, stress and pain.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Hodges, Dr Manuela Besomi Molina, Dr David Klyne

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sleep health promotion in Indigenous Australian communities: Untapped potential of Indigenous youth workers as 'Sleep Coaches'

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Janin Chandra, Dr Ahmed Mehdi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sleep health promotion in Indigenous Australian communities: Untapped potential of Indigenous youth workers as 'Sleep Coaches'

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Janin Chandra, Dr Ahmed Mehdi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sleep, cognition and cerebrovascular functioning across the lifespan

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Dr Jenna Taylor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sleep health promotion in Indigenous Australian communities: Untapped potential of Indigenous youth workers as 'Sleep Coaches'

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Janin Chandra, Dr Ahmed Mehdi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sleep, cognition and cerebrovascular functioning across the lifespan

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Dr Jenna Taylor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Health and social impacts of precarious work: the role of sleep and fatigue.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Dr Kalina Rossa

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Biological Rhythms
  • Children's Health
  • Digital Child
  • Fatigue
  • Sleep
  • Sleep Disorders

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