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Dr Sally Ferguson

Position: Senior Research Fellow Dr Sally Ferguson
Division/Portfolio: Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
School/Unit: Education Arts and Social Sciences Divisional Office
Group: Centre for Applied Behaviour Science
Campus: City East Campus
Office: P7-27
Telephone: +61 8 830 21967
Fax: +61 8 830 26623
Email: Sally_dot_Ferguson_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au
URL for Business Card: http://people.unisa.edu.au/Sally.Ferguson


I am a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Sleep Research and have been with UniSA since 2000. I am assistant director of the Centre for Sleep Research. My background is in Circadian Rhythms and the way in which they are influenced by the environment, particularly light. I received my PhD from University of Adelaide in 1998.

My research at UniSA to date has covered a broad range of topics within the field of sleep physiology. Basic research projects supported by the NHMRC and ARC have focussed on the relationship between the temperature system and sleep, and the effects of naps on performance. I have also conducted a number of government and industry-driven research and consultancy projects. The majority of these have investigated the effects of hours of work (specifically shiftwork patterns) on sleep and performance, and methods for reducing the fatigue-related risk associated with shiftwork.


Professional associations

Australasian Sleep Association (ASA)

Australasian Chronobiological Society (ACS)

European Sleep Research Society (ESRS)


Qualifications

PhD, University of Adelaide, 1998

Honours, University of Adelaide, 1992

BSc, Flinders University of South Australia, 1991




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