ADELAIDE INSTITUTE FOR SLEEP HEALTH (AISH) CLINIC 

A/Prof Nicole Lovato (B.Psych(Hons.), PhD) is a Senior Practitioner Fellow and Psychologist (provisional) at Flinders University. She is a national and emerging international leader with extensive experience in insomnia and circadian physiology. Her research is focused on insomnia and circadian rhythms, particularly the development of new, innovative therapeutic interventions and models of care for the management of chronic insomnia, circadian rhythm sleep wake disorders, obstructive sleep apnea and associated chronic physical and mental ill-health.  She is co-Chair of the Chronobiology Council of the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA), Australia’s peak advocacy body representing clinicians, scientists, and researchers in sleep medicine. A/Prof Lovato has co-led the establishment and co-leadership of a new insomnia treatment service (1 of 3 services in Australia; >400 patients per year). A/Prof Lovato is co-inventor and holds patents for innovative online tools and decision support systems to screen for sleep disorders at the community level. She has also developed novel therapeutic devices that treat insomnia in the patients’ home, significantly reducing treatment time and costs.

A/Prof Amy Reynolds (B.Psych(Hons.), MSciMed(Clin Epi), PhD) is an Associate Professor in Clinical Sleep Health at FHRMI (Sleep Health) and is currently also a provisional Psychologist at the AISH clinic. She has a specific interest in managing sleep disorders, such as insomnia and shift work disorder, for shift workers. Her other priority interests include sleep disorder management for young adults, working with patients with sleep disorders who also live with chronic health conditions, and preventive/early intervention focussed initiatives to reduce the burden of sleep disorders for working Australians. Her current research program includes epidemiological studies of the associations between shift work and sleep with productivity, health and safety outcomes, experimental shift work interventions in human laboratory settings, and clinically-focussed trials and intervention development for shift workers with sleep disorders.

Emeritus Prof Leon Lack received degrees from Stanford University and the University of Adelaide and since 1972 has been at Flinders University School of Psychology teaching and conducting research in the areas of sleep, circadian rhythms, bright light, napping, and insomnia. He has received many large research grants and published over 200 books, chapters, and articles. He has also directed the non-drug treatment program for insomnia at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health. He has integrated his teaching, research, clinical practice, public education roles, and commercial developments to ameliorate the problem of insomnia and circadian rhythm disorders in our society.

Ms Claire Dunbar is a generally registered psychologist and Research Associate at the FHMRI (Sleep Health) Sleep Health Treatment clinic. Her primary interests include the behavioural treatment of sleep disorders such as insomnia and improving the health of the rural and wider community through high quality research and accessible community education opportunities. Her current research focuses on performance impairment as a result of sleep deprivation, improving the understanding and treatment of circadian and phase disorders in clinical and shift work personal and treating sleep difficulties in individuals living with chronic pain.

Greg completed his Masters of Psychology (Clinical) at Flinders University in 2008 and initially received his training in the sleep field under Professor Michael Gradisar and worked at the Flinders University Child and Adolescent Sleep Clinic. He contributed to an extensively cited intervention trial of Bright Light Therapy, a treatment for Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. Greg has 15 years of experience as a therapist working with sleep and other common mental health presentations. He has worked across a variety of public and private settings which has allowed him to gain a wide range of experience in both adult and pediatric presentations. Greg primarily uses a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approach in counselling but also provides Schema Therapy and Mindfulness Based Interventions depending on presenting concerns and client fit. He is an experienced group program facilitator, presenter and clinical supervisor. Greg maintains a significant interest in the sleep field and is an experienced provider of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i).  

Greg’s other area of expertise is in the Veterans field where he has worked extensively over the last 8 years. He is experienced in treating military (and civilian) trauma presentations and is a provider of Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), both of which are first line interventions for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Greg is well versed in assisting Veterans and their families with common concerns including the discharge process, work stressors and the stigma associated with mental health concerns. He maintains strong links in the Veteran community in Adelaide and is a provider of a range of group programs for Veterans.

Erin Leahy is a registered Clinical Psychologist and member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). She completed a Master of Psychology (Clinical) degree in 2011 and has over 13 years' experience in assessing and treating sleep problems across the lifespan. Erin is a trained and certified therapist in CBT-i (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia), considered the first line treatment for insomnia by International and National medical guidelines. She is also highly experienced in the treatment of sleep problems relating to body clock alignment, mental health difficulties, and health-related issues. Erin’s approach to therapy is non-judgmental, practical and collaborative. She tailors therapy to meet the individual needs and circumstances of her clients to help them address any potential barriers and achieve long-term change. Erin provides consultations in-person at the Sleep Clinic or via telehealth.

Ms Darah-Bree Bensen-Boakes (B. Psych (Hons)) is a second-year Clinical PhD Student at Flinders University. She is currently a provisional psychologist at the AISH clinic. Her specific interests include the treatment and management of sleep disorders, such as insomnia and co-morbid insomnia and sleep aponea. Darah-Bree also has a distinct clinical interest and research focus on the identification and treatment of a phenomenon known as Sleep-wake State Discrepancy.

Prue is a Registered Psychologist (Clinical Registrar) and Research Associate at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health (AISH) Clinic within the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI), as well as a Research Assistant at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Prue completed her undergraduate and honours degrees (BA Hons, BBus) at Monash University (2017–2021) and her Master of Psychology (Clinical) at the University of the Sunshine Coast (2023–2024). Prue's current research focuses include improving access to, and awareness of, sleep health services for underserved communities (i.e., rural and remote Australians, young adults and shift-workers). Prue is also passionate about public and women's health and early intervention to reduce the incidence and burden of chronic sleep disorders in the community.

Prof Robert Adams, (MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCP) is the Professor of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Flinders University and the Medical Director of the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health. He is an active clinician as consultant specialist physician in the Respiratory and Sleep Services at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN), based at Flinders Medical Centre. He has authored over 340 peer-reviewed publications in journals and books and received many large research grants. Prof Adams is Deputy Chair of the Sleep Health Foundation, the leading community advocacy organisation for sleep health in Australia.

Dr Simon Proctor is a respiratory and sleep physician with interests in clinical research and lung cancer screening. He holds positions at the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Staff Specialist Consultant Physician and Director of Physician Education. Simon consults at FHMRI Sleep Health in the Sleep Health Treatment Program, where his focus is on the use of non-contact remote monitoring technology for the assessment and follow-up of obstructive sleep apnoea. He treats sleep disordered breathing and provides initial work-up for insomnia, working alongside a team of psychologists for ongoing treatment. He is undertaking a PhD at Flinders University, where he is investigating the role of novel technologies to diagnose, monitor and treat chronic respiratory and sleep conditions.

Dr Thomas Altree is a specialist physician in respiratory and sleep disorders. He completed respiratory training in Adelaide before undertaking a Sleep Medicine Fellowship at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and a PhD at Flinders University. He cares for patients across the spectrum of sleep disorders. He is also an active researcher at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, where he investigates new drug treatments for obstructive sleep apnea, and the changes in breathing that occur during sleep in people with lung diseases.

Perea is an Administration Assistant in Flinders University's College of Medicine and Public Health.

Amanda is an Administration Assistant in Flinders University's College of Medicine and Public Health.