Overview
Background
Associate Professor Jasneek Chawla undertook her specialist training in Edinburgh UK, followed by a Paediatric Sleep Medicine Fellowship at the Mater Children's Hospital in Brisbane. She is now a Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Physician at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane and Associate Professor at Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland.
Associate Professor Jasneek Chawla is a clinician researcher who leads the Kids Sleep Research group at Child Health Research Centre. She was awarded three fellowships during her PhD, evaluating the impact of sleep interventions on outcomes in children with Down syndrome, completed in May 23. A/Prof Chawla leaders large-scale multi-centre research addressing sleep in children with neurodisability and has a national and international profile in this field. She undertakes both respiratory and sleep focused research but has a specific interest in sleep in children with disability, the relationship between sleep and long-term cognitive & behavioural outcomes in children and development of novel technology for clinical use. She has received MRFF, philanthropic and industry funding for her research.
Associate Professor Chawla is a board director and education chair for the Australasian Sleep Association and has been appointed as the incoming president elect for the organisation, commencing Oct 2024. She has served on multiple other national professional commitees and was a senior editor for the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. A/Professor Chawla led the revision of the TSANZ/ASA paediatric home ventilation guidelines and a national consensus document relating to oximetry use for paediatric sleep-disordered breathing.
Associate Professor Chawla has presented nationally and internationally and was a plenary speaker at the World Down syndrome Congress in 2024. She is a mentor for the UQ Faculty of Medicine Women in Leadership Program, the Child Unlimited Youth Mentorship Program and the UQ Clincian Researcher Development Program. A/Prof Chawla is an associate investigator on 2 ARC Centre for Research Excellence- the life course centre and the digital child.
Availability
- Dr Jasneek Chawla is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctoral (Research) of Medicine (Research), The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Paediatric Sleep
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Sleep and Disability
Research impacts
Dr Chawla's research focuses on raising awareness of the importance of sleep for children. It aims to improve sleep evaluation for high-risk children such as those with Down syndrome and other disabilities. Dr Chawla is collaborating internationally and nationally to develop services for these groups. She has multiple philanthropic and industry partners including Down syndrome Queensland, Down syndrome Australia, Child Unlimited, Fisher and Paykel and Sonomedical.
Works
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2023
Other Outputs
Clinicians’ experiences of explaining prenatal screening and delivering genetic syndrome diagnoses
Cooke, Emma, Anderson, Mark, Langdon, Grace, Feltham, Madeline, Staton, Sally, Coles, Laetitia, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Clinicians’ experiences of explaining prenatal screening and delivering genetic syndrome diagnoses. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Down Syndrome Queensland; The University of Queensland.
2023
Journal Article
Siblings’ experiences of sleep disruption in families with a child with Down syndrome
Cooke, Emma, Smith, Caitlin, Miguel, Maria Carmen, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Siblings’ experiences of sleep disruption in families with a child with Down syndrome. Sleep Health, 10 (2), 198-204. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.10.002
2023
Journal Article
Longitudinal change in sleep, functional, and behavioural characteristics in a cohort of children with Down syndrome
Chawla, Jasneek K., Bernard, Anne, Staton, Sally, Burgess, Scott and Heussler, Helen (2023). Longitudinal change in sleep, functional, and behavioural characteristics in a cohort of children with Down syndrome. Journal of Sleep Research, 33 (4) e14093, 1-14. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14093
2023
Journal Article
Use of extended reality in sleep health, medicine, and research: a scoping review
Goldsworthy, Adrian, Chawla, Jasneek, Birta, James, Baumanna, Oliver and Gough, Suzanne (2023). Use of extended reality in sleep health, medicine, and research: a scoping review. SLEEP, 46 (11) zsad201, 1-21. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsad201
2023
Journal Article
Editorial: current issues in sleep in children with neurodisability
Chawla, Jasneek, McLay, Laurie and Vandeleur, Moya (2023). Editorial: current issues in sleep in children with neurodisability. Frontiers in Sleep, 2 1317714, 1-2. doi: 10.3389/frsle.2023.1317714
2023
Conference Publication
Real-World Utility of Overnight Oximetry for the Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Children
Hartnett, C., Wilson, A., Kilner, D., Davies, K., Slee, N., Chawla, J., Iyer, K. and Kevat, A. (2023). Real-World Utility of Overnight Oximetry for the Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Children. Sleep DownUnder 2023, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.017
2023
Conference Publication
Caregivers’ Perspectives on the Sonomat as a Polysomnography Alternative in Children with Down syndrome
Sclip, K., Collaro, A. and Chawla, J. (2023). Caregivers’ Perspectives on the Sonomat as a Polysomnography Alternative in Children with Down syndrome. Sleep DownUnder 2023, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.016
2023
Journal Article
The management of residual OSA post-adenotonsillectomy in children with down syndrome: the experience of a large tertiary sleep service
Tanner, Sarah, Collaro, Andrew and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). The management of residual OSA post-adenotonsillectomy in children with down syndrome: the experience of a large tertiary sleep service. Sleep Medicine, 109, 158-163. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.06.009
2023
Journal Article
Contactless sleep monitoring using the Sonomat in children with Down syndrome
Collaro, A.J., Sclip, K.D., Pinzon Perez, W.F. and Chawla, J.C. (2023). Contactless sleep monitoring using the Sonomat in children with Down syndrome. Sleep Medicine, 109, 104-109. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.06.028
2023
Journal Article
Extended reality use in paediatric intensive care: a scoping review
Goldsworthy, Adrian, Chawla, Jasneek, Baumann, Oliver, Birt, James and Gough, Suzanne (2023). Extended reality use in paediatric intensive care: a scoping review. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 38 (9), 856-877. doi: 10.1177/08850666231185721
2023
Conference Publication
Optimization of time series features to estimate brain age in children from electroencephalography
Iyer, Kartik K., Roberts, James A., Waak, Michaela, Kevat, Ajay, Chawla, Jasneek, Lauronen, Leena, Vanhatalo, Sampsa and Stevenson, Nathan J. (2023). Optimization of time series features to estimate brain age in children from electroencephalography. 2023 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Sydney, NSW Australia, 24-27 July 2023. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340663
2023
Other Outputs
Sleep in children with Down syndrome: improving outcomes
Chawla, Jasneek Kaur (2023). Sleep in children with Down syndrome: improving outcomes. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/b66813b
2023
Journal Article
Tolerance of polysomnography in children with neurodevelopmental disorders compared to neurotypical peers
Lanzlinger, Daniela, Kevat, Ajay, Collaro, Andrew, Poh, Siew Hui, Pinzon Pérez, William and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Tolerance of polysomnography in children with neurodevelopmental disorders compared to neurotypical peers. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 19 (9), 1625-1631. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10626
2023
Journal Article
Communicating the complex lives of families that include a child with Down syndrome
Cooke, Emma, Coles, Laetitia, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Communicating the complex lives of families that include a child with Down syndrome. Health Sociology Review, 32 (1), 19-41. doi: 10.1080/14461242.2022.2161405
2023
Book Chapter
Confronting meanings of motherhood in neoliberal Australia: six crystallised case studies
Coles, Laetitia, Cooke, Emma and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Confronting meanings of motherhood in neoliberal Australia: six crystallised case studies. Biographical research and the meanings of mothering: life choices, identities and methods. (pp. 158-193) edited by Lyudmila Nurse, Lisa Moran and Kateřina Sidiropulu-Janků. Bristol, United Kingdom: Policy Press. doi: 10.56687/9781447365648-013
2023
Journal Article
Impact of adenotonsillectomy on growth trajectories in preschool children with mild-moderate obstructive sleep apnea
Kevat, Ajay, Bernard, Anne, Harris, Margaret-Anne, Heussler, Helen, Black, Robert, Cheng, Alan, Waters, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Impact of adenotonsillectomy on growth trajectories in preschool children with mild-moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 19 (1), 55-62. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10266
2022
Journal Article
Parents’ Experiences of Having a Child with Down Syndrome and Sleep Difficulties
Chawla, Jasneek K., Cooke, Emma, Miguel, Maria Carmen, Burgess, Scott and Staton, Sally (2022). Parents’ Experiences of Having a Child with Down Syndrome and Sleep Difficulties. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 21 (5), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2022.2143359
2022
Journal Article
Determining reference data for overnight oximetry in neonates: a pilot study
Flint, Anndrea, August, Deanne, Lai, Melissa, Chawla, Jasneek, Ballard, Emma and Davies, Mark W. (2022). Determining reference data for overnight oximetry in neonates: a pilot study. Early Human Development, 168 105571, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2022.105571
2022
Journal Article
Management of residual OSA post adenotonsillectomy in children with Down Syndrome: a systematic review
Ravutha Gounden, Mahesh and Chawla, Jasneek K. (2022). Management of residual OSA post adenotonsillectomy in children with Down Syndrome: a systematic review. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 152 110966, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110966
2021
Journal Article
Sleep, function, behaviour and cognition in a cohort of children with Down syndrome
Chawla, Jasneek K., Bernard, Anne, Heussler, Helen and Burgess, Scott (2021). Sleep, function, behaviour and cognition in a cohort of children with Down syndrome. Brain Sciences, 11 (10) 1317, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11101317
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Early Sleep Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Children with Neurodisability
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Laetitia Coles, Professor Karen Thorpe
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