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Claire Dunbar is a Research Fellow and psychologist at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) within the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University, specializing in behavioral and circadian sleep disorder treatments through both research and clinical practice at the FHMRI Sleep Health Clinic.
Her academic credentials include:
- Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) completed in 2019
- PhD in Clinical Psychology awarded in 2023 under supervision of Professor Leon Lack, Professor Peter Catcheside, Associate Professor Andrew Vakulin, and Dr. Gorica Micic
Dr. Dunbar's research program centers on performance impairment from sleep deprivation, circadian rhythm disorders in clinical and shift work populations, and sleep difficulties in chronic pain patients. She employs electroencephalographic brain activity measurement and clinical trial management expertise developed during her NHMRC-funded PhD on environmental noise disruption effects on sleep.
Her 2025 publications reveal a cohesive research trajectory focused on safety-critical applications of sleep science, particularly examining road and workplace incidents through epidemiological frameworks, developing novel circadian analysis methods, and designing implementation strategies for high-risk occupational groups like first responders and healthcare workers.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- The Hospital Research Foundation (THRF) PhD scholarship
- 2019 Development Grant for rural sleep health education dissemination
- Australasian Sleep Association's 2023 Best Occupational Health and Safety Poster Award
- College of Medicine and Public Health's 2023 Quiet Achiever Award
Currently leading two major funded projects—driver sleepiness detection for road trauma prevention and early sleep difficulty identification in first responder shift workers—Dr. Dunbar leverages NHMRC and institutional grant support while developing clinical trial expertise through her Sleep Health Clinic role.
As a core member of the FHMRI Sleep Health research group, she collaborates across Flinders University's medical and public health disciplines to translate findings into community education initiatives and clinical interventions targeting rural populations and occupational health disparities.
