
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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2017
Conference Publication
Evaluation of behavioural outcomes in children with down syndrome and co-existing sleep problems
Chawla, J. and Heussler, H. (2017). Evaluation of behavioural outcomes in children with down syndrome and co-existing sleep problems. World Sleep Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-11 October 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.145
2016
Journal Article
Common sleep disorders in children
Chawla, Jasneek K. and Heussler, Helen (2016). Common sleep disorders in children. Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry, 6 (4), 172-178. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1598613
2016
Journal Article
Evaluation of infant obstructive sleep apnea
Chawla, Jasneek K. and Waters, Karen A. (2016). Evaluation of infant obstructive sleep apnea. Minerva Pneumologica, 55 (3), 64-70.
2016
Journal Article
Pathogenetics of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins
Szafranski, Przemyslaw, Gambin, Tomasz, Dharmadhikari, Avinash V., Akdemir, Kadir Caner, Jhangiani, Shalini N., Schuette, Jennifer, Godiwala, Nihal, Yatsenko, Svetlana A., Sebastian, Jessica, Madan-Khetarpal, Suneeta, Surti, Urvashi, Abellar, Rosanna G., Bateman, David A., Wilson, Ashley L., Markham, Melinda H., Slamon, Jill, Santos-Simarro, Fernando, Palomares, Maria, Nevado, Julian, Lapunzina, Pablo, Chung, Brian Hon-Yin, Wong, Wai-Lap, Chu, Yoyo Wing Yiu, Mok, Gary Tsz Kin, Kerem, Eitan, Reiter, Joel, Ambalavanan, Namasivayam, Anderson, Scott A., Kelly, David R. ... Stankiewicz, Pawel (2016). Pathogenetics of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins. Human Genetics, 135 (5), 569-586. doi: 10.1007/s00439-016-1655-9
2016
Journal Article
Interstitial lung disease in infancy: a general approach
Hines, Erica J., Walsh, Mark, Armes, Jane E., Douglas, Tonia and Chawla, Jasneek (2016). Interstitial lung disease in infancy: a general approach. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 52 (4), 370-376. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13162
2016
Conference Publication
Supporting the use of overnight trend oximetry in infants and children at regional centres across Queensland; a state-wide service profile
Greenslade, R., Schilling, S., Williams, G., Terril, P. and Chawla, J. (2016). Supporting the use of overnight trend oximetry in infants and children at regional centres across Queensland; a state-wide service profile. 28th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 20‐22 October 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12453
2015
Journal Article
Snoring in children
Chawla, Jasneek. and Waters, Karen Ann. (2015). Snoring in children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51 (9), 847-851. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12976
2015
Journal Article
Evaluation of sleep disordered breathing in children
Chawla, J. K. and Waters, K. A. (2015). Evaluation of sleep disordered breathing in children. Minerva Pneumologica, 54 (1), 29-38.
2014
Conference Publication
Improving the annual review process – the rainbow project
Yarrow, P., Hollin, R. and Chawla, J. (2014). Improving the annual review process – the rainbow project. 37th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, 11-14 June 2014. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s1569-1993(14)60031-x
2013
Journal Article
Spontaneous pneumothoraces in hereditary multiple exostoses
Chawla, Jasneek Kaur, Jackson, Michael and Munro, Fraser Donald (2013). Spontaneous pneumothoraces in hereditary multiple exostoses. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 98 (7), 495-496. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303289
2012
Journal Article
Fifty years of pediatric asthma in developed countries: How reliable are the basic data sources?
Chawla, Jasneek, Seear, Michael, Zhang, Tingting, Smith, Anne and Carleton, Bruce (2012). Fifty years of pediatric asthma in developed countries: How reliable are the basic data sources?. Pediatric Pulmonology, 47 (3), 211-219. doi: 10.1002/ppul.21537
2010
Conference Publication
Exophiala dermatitidis: friend or foe?
Chawla, Jasneek K., Chilvers, Mark, Al-Rawahi, Ghada and Lillquist, Yolanda (2010). Exophiala dermatitidis: friend or foe?. CHEST 2010, Vancouver, Canada, 30 October – 4 November 2010. Glenview, IL, United States: American College of Chest Physicians. doi: 10.1378/chest.10146
1977
Journal Article
MISINFORMATION FROM SPUTUM CULTURES WITHOUT MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION
HEINEMAN, HS, CHAWLA, JK and LOFTON, WM (1977). MISINFORMATION FROM SPUTUM CULTURES WITHOUT MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 6 (5), 518-527.
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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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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