Mr Paul Douglas

Position/s:Development Engineer
School of Psychology
Phone: +61 8 82015311
Email:
Location: Social Sciences North (115)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Biography

Paul commenced employment at Flinders University in 1989 as a Technical Officer.  Prior to this Paul was employed by the Dept. of Defence (Air) as an Avionic Systems Technical Officer. He worked in the areas of Flight Simulation (Hardware and Software), Radar Systems and other Airborne Electronic Systems.  He completed a Bachelor of Science in 2000, majoring in Computer Science with additional studies in NeuroScience and subsequently a Graduate Certificate in Technical Management as well as undertaking various software courses over the last 20years.  The focus of his work over the last twenty years has been development of software/equipment for psychophysiological measures for staff and students. Since 2005 he has been the the School's Development Engineer overseeing the technical aspects of the Schools activities.

Qualifications

Tertiary Qualifications
PostGraduate Certificate of Technical Management
Bachelor of Science (Computing/NeuroScience)
Associate Diploma of Engineering (Avionics)
Certificate of Technology (Digital Systems/Microprocessors)

Trade Qualifications
Ground Engineer (Radio Systems - Aircraft)
Electronic Technician

Research and consultancy

Publications

Refereed journal articles

Weaver, E.A., Gradisar, M.S., Dohnt, H.K., Lovato, N., & Douglas, P.A., 2010. The effect of presleep video-game playing on adolescent sleep. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 6(2), 184-189.

Gradisar, M.S., Terrill, G.E., Johnston, A., & Douglas, P.A., 2008. Adolescent sleep and working memory performance. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 6(3), 146-154.



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