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Dr. Cassandra Pattinson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Child Health Research Centre within the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Queensland. She is also affiliated with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Lifecourse. Her research focuses on exploring the effects of sleep and circadian rhythms on health, wellbeing, and recovery across the lifespan.
Dr. Pattinson holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Queensland University of Technology. Her research has been supported by major funding bodies including the Australian Research Council (ARC), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG).
Her work spans diverse populations including children, adolescents, military personnel, and athletes. She employs multiple methodologies such as longitudinal studies tracking large child cohorts (>2000 children), physiological measurements (actigraphy, spectrometry), and biological analyses (hormones, proteomic, genomic). Dr. Pattinson is particularly known for her research on sleep practices in childcare settings, environmental light exposure effects on children's health, and the relationship between sleep, digital technology, and wellbeing across the lifespan.
Analysis of Dr. Pattinson's recent publications reveals a strong focus on sleep health across different populations and contexts. Her research examines sleep patterns in children, adolescents, young adults, and vulnerable populations including those experiencing homelessness. She investigates the impact of environmental factors (light exposure, digital technology), traumatic events (flooding), and military service on sleep quality and health outcomes. Her methodological approaches span from population-based studies to biomarker identification and wearable technology applications.
- ARC Discovery Early Career Award (2025)
Dr. Pattinson has an active supervision record, currently advising on 'The Role of Heart Rate Variability in Fatigue Assessment: A Multimodal Approach' and having recently completed supervision of PhD projects on 'Improving sleep health in young adults' and 'Sleep, plasticity, and non-invasive brain stimulation.' Her current funding includes the ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award project 'Understanding Light, Technology, and Environments of Children' (2025-2028) and the ARC Discovery Projects grant 'The developmental significance of sleep transition in early childhood' (2020-2025).
At the Child Health Research Centre, Dr. Pattinson is part of the Community Sleep Health Group, which collaborates on issues related to sleep and technology, sleep and the environment (including disasters), mental health and wellbeing, pain, disability, and new technologies and approaches.
