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Dr Jasneek Chawla
Dr

Jasneek Chawla

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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

  • Paediatric Sleep

  • 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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73 works between 1977 and 2025

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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

Evaluation of behavioural outcomes in children with down syndrome and co-existing sleep problems

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

Common sleep disorders in children

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.

Evaluation of infant obstructive sleep apnea

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

Pathogenetics of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins

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

Interstitial lung disease in infancy: a general approach

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

Supporting the use of overnight trend oximetry in infants and children at regional centres across Queensland; a state-wide service profile

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

Snoring in children

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.

Evaluation of sleep disordered breathing in children

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

Improving the annual review process – the rainbow project

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

Spontaneous pneumothoraces in hereditary multiple exostoses

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

Fifty years of pediatric asthma in developed countries: How reliable are the basic data sources?

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

Exophiala dermatitidis: friend or foe?

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.

MISINFORMATION FROM SPUTUM CULTURES WITHOUT MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2030
    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
  • 2025
    Sleep for Health in Hospitals
    Royal Australasian College of Physicians
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Clinical Utility of Level 3 Studies in Paediatric Sleep Medicine (Externally led by University of Sydney).
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    Co-designing Obstructive Sleep Apnoea screening and diagnostic approaches for First Nations Australians: Strengthening clinical pathways with lived-experience support from community champions
    NHMRC MRFF Optimising Screening, Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Early Sleep Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Children with Neurodisability
    NHMRC MRFF EPCDR - Chronic Neurological Conditions
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    Evaluating delivery experience for new diagnosis of Down syndrome or other chromosomal differences
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Tackling Sleep to Improve Outcomes in Children with Neurodisability
    Preclinical and Clinical Early Career Research
    Open grant

Supervision

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