Dr Kalina Rossa
Dr

Kalina Rossa

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Background

Dr Kalina Rossa is currently a Research Fellow at the Child Health Research Institute and with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Across the Lifecourse. She has an interest in the behavioural and psychological consequences of sleep loss, and in the design, development and implementation of behavioural interventions that aim to support sleep and wellbeing in a range of populations and settings. She has direct experience in clinical trials design and implementation (both clinical and 'in community'), and applied phychophysiological measurement across controlled experimental settings and in the field.

Availability

Dr Kalina Rossa is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Behavioural neuroscience Biological psychology Psychology Psychophysiology Social and affective neuroscience

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

  • 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

  • Sleep and risk taking

    Understanding the role of sleep and circadian function in self regulation, risk propensity,and risk taking behaviours

  • 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.

Search Professor Kalina Rossa’s works on UQ eSpace

43 works between 2014 and 2025
All (43) Journal Article (15) Conference Publication (19) Other Outputs (9)

41 - 43 of 43 works

2015

Conference Publication

Impulsivity mediates the relationship between sleep disturbance and substance use in young adults

Rossa, K., Allan, A., Sawnhey, J. and Smith, S. S. (2015). Impulsivity mediates the relationship between sleep disturbance and substance use in young adults. Sleep Down Under 2015: Australasian Sleep Association Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 22-24 October 2015. London, United Kingdom: Springer. doi: 10.1111/sbr.12132

Impulsivity mediates the relationship between sleep disturbance and substance use in young adults

2014

Journal Article

The effects of sleep restriction on executive inhibitory control and affect in young adults

Rossa, Kalina R., Smith, Simon S., Allan, Alicia C. and Sullivan, Karen A. (2014). The effects of sleep restriction on executive inhibitory control and affect in young adults. Journal of Adolescent Health, 55 (2), 287-292. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.12.034

The effects of sleep restriction on executive inhibitory control and affect in young adults

2014

Journal Article

Liking for high fat foods in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Smith, Simon S., Waight, Catherine, Doyle, Geoffrey, Rossa, Kalina R. and Sullivan, Karen A. (2014). Liking for high fat foods in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. Appetite, 78, 185-192. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.03.019

Liking for high fat foods in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Current funding

  • 2021 - 2025
    Strategic Evaluation of Health and Wellbeing Queensland's Prevention Programs
    Health and Wellbeing Queensland
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Dr Kalina Rossa - AQ WRAP
    Advance Queensland Women's Research Assistance Program
    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

Availability

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Available for supervision

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