Overview
Background
Dr Kalina Rossa is a Research Fellow at the Child Health Research Centre whose research aims to improve sleep, mental health, and wellbeing across adolescence and young adulthood. Her work focuses on understanding the behavioural, cognitive, and emotional consequences of insufficient and poor-quality sleep, and translating this knowledge into effective and accessible interventions. She has expertise in clinical trial design and implementation, behavioural intervention development, psychophysiological assessment, and the collection of objective physiological and behavioural data in both laboratory and real-world settings. Her current research includes developing and evaluating sleep interventions for university students, co-designing more inclusive sleep health programs for neurodivergent populations, and investigating the links between sleep, wellbeing, digital technology use, and risk-related behaviours.
Availability
- Dr Kalina Rossa is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Melbourne
- Bachelor (Honours) of Behavioural Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Research interests
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Intervention development for better sleep and wellbeing
Developing, implementing and evaluating interventions to support healthy sleep and wellbeing indicators in children, young people and special populations
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Sleep and risk taking
Understanding the role of sleep and circadian function in self regulation, risk propensity,and risk taking behaviours
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Relationship between sleep, stress, and resilience
Examining the influence of sleep extension or improvements in sleep on resilience, day to day stress management and wellbeing.
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
Books, Bath, Bed and Beyond: The role of digital technology and family dynamics in the evening routines of primary school aged children
Hillier, E., Edmed, S., Rossa, K., Pattinson, C., MacKenzie, J. and Smith, S. (2024). Books, Bath, Bed and Beyond: The role of digital technology and family dynamics in the evening routines of primary school aged children. Sleep DownUnder 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 16-19 October 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae070.150
2024
Conference Publication
Exploring sleep in people experiencing homelessness: A scoping review
Edmed, S., de Waal, L., Rossa, K., Pattinson, C., Salom, C., Lorimer, N., Gadam, S. and Smith, S. (2024). Exploring sleep in people experiencing homelessness: A scoping review. Sleep DownUnder 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 16-19 October 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae070.201
2024
Conference Publication
The relationship between bedtime procrastination, habitual smartphone use, and sleep in young adults: Results from the Young Adult Health Study (YAHS)
Bild, E., Rossa, K., Edmed, S., Pattinson, C., Mann, D., Gadam, S., Srinivasan, A., Sullivan, K., Salmon, P. and Smith, S. (2024). The relationship between bedtime procrastination, habitual smartphone use, and sleep in young adults: Results from the Young Adult Health Study (YAHS). Sleep DownUnder 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 16-19 October 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae070.151
2024
Conference Publication
The relationship between digital technology and sleep-wake behaviour in children aged 5-8 years
Pattinson, C., Edmed, S., Rossa, K., Mann, D., MacKenzie, J., de Waal, L. and Smith, S. (2024). The relationship between digital technology and sleep-wake behaviour in children aged 5-8 years. Sleep DownUnder 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 16-19 October 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae070.202
2024
Journal Article
Sleep deprivation and recovery: endurance racing as a novel model
Mann, Dwayne L., Pattinson, Cassandra L, Allan, Alicia, St Pierre, Liam, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Rossa, Kalina and Smith, Simon S. (2024). Sleep deprivation and recovery: endurance racing as a novel model. European Journal of Sport Science, 24 (8), 1176-1185. doi: 10.1002/ejsc.12143
2024
Other Outputs
My health for life—Evaluation report. Part of Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s Strategic Evaluation of Prevention Programs project
Young, Charlotte, Yousef, Noor, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Zuliqfar, Asma, MacCormick, Jack, Maravilla, Joemer, Rossa, Kalina, Dyce, Chloe, Moriarty, Stephanie, Sharma, Nikita and Robinson, Mark (2024). My health for life—Evaluation report. Part of Health and Wellbeing Queensland’s Strategic Evaluation of Prevention Programs project. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: ISSR, University of Queensland.
2024
Journal Article
Data from four consecutive cohorts of students in Australia (2019-2022) show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic and international university students' mental health
Dingle, Genevieve A., Han, Rong, Alhadad, Sakinah S. J., Beckman, Emma, Bentley, Sarah V., Gomersall, Sjaan R., Hides, Leanne, Maccallum, Fiona, McKimmie, Blake M., Rossa, Kalina, Smith, Simon S., Walter, Zoe C., Williams, Elyse and Wright, Olivia (2024). Data from four consecutive cohorts of students in Australia (2019-2022) show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic and international university students' mental health. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (6), 528-536. doi: 10.1177/00048674241233111
2024
Journal Article
Reducing crash risk for young drivers: Protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to improve young driver sleep
Smith, Simon S., Rossa, Kalina R., Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari, Pattinson, Cassandra L., Mann, Dwayne L., Edmed, Shannon L., Salmon, Paul M. and Sullivan, Karen A. (2024). Reducing crash risk for young drivers: Protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to improve young driver sleep. Heliyon, 10 (5) e27066, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27066
2023
Journal Article
Sleep mediates the relationship between precarious employment and mental health
Jaydarifard, Saeed, Smith, Simon S., Rossa, Kalina R., Mann, Dwayne, Nikooharf Salehi, Elahe and Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi (2023). Sleep mediates the relationship between precarious employment and mental health. Sleep Medicine: X, 6 100092, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sleepx.2023.100092
2023
Other Outputs
Understanding sleep routines: A novel mixed methods approach to understand promoters and barriers of healthy sleep
Rossa, Kalina, Pattinson, Cassandra L., Edmed, Shannon L., Coles, Laetitia, Allan, Alicia and Smith, Simon S. (2023). Understanding sleep routines: A novel mixed methods approach to understand promoters and barriers of healthy sleep. LCC Working Paper Series. 2023-21. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland Australia. doi: 10.14264/e03665f
2023
Conference Publication
Exploring environmental light exposure in children: a novel pilot spectrometer study
Pattinson, C., Mann, D., McKenzie, J., Rossa, K., Edmed, S., Westwood, E. and Smith, S. (2023). Exploring environmental light exposure in children: a novel pilot spectrometer study. 2023 Sleep DownUnder, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.059
2023
Conference Publication
O047 Representations of sleep in social media: A Tik Tok case study
Voggenreiter, A, Rossa, K, Smith, S, Maravilla, J, Broccatelli, C and Pfeffer, J (2023). O047 Representations of sleep in social media: A Tik Tok case study. 2023 Sleep DownUnder: 34th annual scientific meeting of Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) & Australian and New Zealand Sleep Science Association (ANZSSA), Adelaide, SA Australia, 9 - 11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.047
2023
Conference Publication
Use of Digital Technology During Child Bedtime Routines: A qualitative investigation
McKenzie, J., Pattinson, C., Rossa, K., Edmed, S., Loeffler, A. and Smith, S. (2023). Use of Digital Technology During Child Bedtime Routines: A qualitative investigation. 2023 Sleep DownUnder, Canberra, ACT Australia, 9-11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.184
2023
Conference Publication
Sleep duration is associated with young adult's heart rate variability response to stress
Gadam, S., Rossa, K., Pattinson, C., Shekari Soleimanloo, S., Mann, D., Salmon, P., Sullivan, K. and Smith, S. (2023). Sleep duration is associated with young adult's heart rate variability response to stress. 2023 Sleep DownUnder, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 9 - 11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.045
2023
Journal Article
Interventions to increase sleep duration in young people: a systematic review
Gadam, Sylistah, Pattinson, Cassandra L., Rossa, Kalina R., Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi, Moore, Jane, Begum, Tahmina, Gnani Srinivasan, Arvind and Smith, Simon S. (2023). Interventions to increase sleep duration in young people: a systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 70 101807, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101807
2023
Journal Article
Precarious employment and associated health and social consequences; a systematic review
Jaydarifard, Saeed, Smith, Simon S., Mann, Dwayne, Rossa, Kalina R., Nikooharf Salehi, Elahe, Gnani Srinivasan, Arvind and Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi (2023). Precarious employment and associated health and social consequences; a systematic review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47 (4) 100074, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100074
2023
Journal Article
Perceived neighborhood characteristics and sleep in Australian adults
Edmed, Shannon L., Huda, M Mamun, Pattinson, Cassandra L., Rossa, Kalina R. and Smith, Simon S. (2023). Perceived neighborhood characteristics and sleep in Australian adults. Health Education & Behavior, 51 (1), 155-166. doi: 10.1177/10901981231177687
2023
Conference Publication
From proving to improving: transforming performance measurement across six prevention programs
Robinson, Mark, Russell-Hall, Sally, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Porter, Dave, Austerberry, Sophie, Cook, Steffi, Dyce, Chloe, Fatima, Yaqoot, Huang, Yanshu, Johnstone, Melissa, Kubler, Matthias, Maravilla, Joemer, Raupach, Abby, Rossa, Kalina and Young, Charlotte (2023). From proving to improving: transforming performance measurement across six prevention programs. Public Health Association of Australia Preventive Health Conference 2023, Adelaide, SA Australia, 2-4 May 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
The mediating effect of sleep quality and psychological distress on the relationship between precarious employment and physical health
Jaydarifard, Saeed, Smith, Simon, Rossa, Kalina, Mann, Dwayne, Nikooharf Salehi, Elahe and Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi (2023). The mediating effect of sleep quality and psychological distress on the relationship between precarious employment and physical health. 17th World Congress on Public Health, Rome, Italy, 2-6 May 2023. Heraklion, Greece: EU European Publishing. doi: 10.18332/popmed/163873
2023
Other Outputs
Sharper Minds 2022 Report
Dingle, G., Williams, E., Alhadad, S. S. J., Beckman, E., Bentley, S., Fooken, J., Gomersall, S. R., Hides, L., Ludlow, T., Maccallum, F., McKimmie, B.M., Rossa, K., Smith, S. S., Walter, Z.C and Wright, O. (2023). Sharper Minds 2022 Report.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Kalina Rossa is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Sleep, Health, and Social Consequences of Precarious Employment.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwayne Mann, Dr Shamsi Shekari Soleimanloo, Professor Simon Smith
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Improving sleep health in young adults
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Pattinson, Dr Shamsi Shekari Soleimanloo, Professor Simon Smith
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