Dr. Crystal Yates’s research delves into the effects of sleep loss and circadian misalignment (disruptions to the body’s natural rhythms) on shift workers. Her work specifically examines how sleeping at non-standard times impacts workers’ metabolism, nutrition and cognitive performance. Additionally, she explores countermeasures to mitigate the adverse effects of night shifts on health and wellbeing. Her findings suggest that meal timing, napping and strategic caffeine use can be practical solutions for minimizing the negative health impacts of night work.
Dr. Yates’s recent work investigates the impact of forced disaggregation during sustained operations in military settings on alertness and self-reported... Read more
About me
Dr. Crystal Yates’s research delves into the effects of sleep loss and circadian misalignment (disruptions to the body’s natural rhythms) on shift workers. Her work specifically examines how sleeping at non-standard times impacts workers’ metabolism, nutrition and cognitive performance. Additionally, she explores countermeasures to mitigate the adverse effects of night shifts on health and wellbeing. Her findings suggest that meal timing, napping and strategic caffeine use can be practical solutions for minimizing the negative health impacts of night work.
Dr. Yates’s recent work investigates the impact of forced disaggregation during sustained operations in military settings on alertness and self-reported sleepiness. This research highlights the unique challenges faced by teams working in distributed and co-located environments and explores potential strategies for maintaining team effectiveness under such conditions including the use of novel technologies.
About me
Chair, Adelaide Sleep Retreat organizing committee
Member, Defense Human Sciences Symposium Scientific committee
Member, Work, Health and Safety committee, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre
Member, Leadership Committee, UniSA Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Group
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Sciences University of South Australia
Current Positions
Post Doctoral Fellow 0.6FTE
Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, UniSA
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Fine Tuned Biometric Models for Warfighters in Austere Settings , Office of Naval Research Global, 14/09/2024 - 13/09/2027
Redarc lighting review, Redarc Electronics Pty Ltd, 11/04/2024 - 10/12/2024
Enhancing the habitability proposition for Collins Class Submarine crew - Collins Class Habitability Project Part 2, Cwth Dept of Defence, 01/09/2023 - 28/06/2024
Prevalence, Nature, and Biopsychosocial Correlates of Sleep Disorders Among Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), US Dept of Defense - Medical Research Program (Congressionally directed Med Resch Prog), 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2022
Time Restricted Feeding, Glycaemic Control and the Adipose Tissue Transcriptome, Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART) - General Grant, 01/07/2018 - 30/06/2019
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
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2022 |
Open access
12
11
2
|
2022 |
28
25
63
|
2018 |
Open access
4
4
3
|
2017 |
Open access
73
69
142
|
Year | Output |
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2015 |
Open access
26
|
Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
12
11
2
|
2022 |
Open access
7
5
2
|
2022 |
Open access
3
3
5
|
2022 |
28
25
63
|
2021 |
Open access
6
6
13
|
2021 |
Open access
6
5
305
|
2019 |
Open access
6
5
|
2019 |
Open access
7
5
8
|
2019 |
4
3
2
|
2018 |
Open access
1
1
|
2018 |
Open access
16
11
7
|
2018 |
Open access
32
21
|
2018 |
Open access
4
4
3
|
2017 |
Open access
12
10
2
|
2017 |
Open access
73
69
142
|
2017 |
Open access
32
29
42
|
2017 |
Open access
36
31
58
|
2017 |
Open access
22
22
8
|
2016 |
14
14
|
2016 |
21
20
4
|
Yates C & Matthews, R, Grosser, L, Volmer B, Marando, I, Hanley B, Banks S. (2021) ‘Optimising Human Performance with AI: Developing a database of performance metrics that dynamically reflect a range of human responses under conditions of fatigue and varying time of day’, Thales, UK
Matthews R, Yates C, Banks S (2021) ‘Reducing sleep inertia with reactive countermeasures: impact of light on alertness’, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
Yates C, Banks, S (2020) ‘Investigation into real-time monitoring of human performance: The impact of time of day, time awake and varying workload on simulated optronic and sustained vigilance task performance: Implications for task design and countermeasures for cognitive fatigue’. Lockheed Martin Australia future submarine work package R&D program, Australia
Grant C, Banks S (2019). ‘The effect of sleep loss on performance’, submission #82 to Australian Parliamentary enquiry in to sleep health.
Grant C, Banks S (2019). ‘The effect of sleep loss on health’, submission #82 to Australian Parliamentary enquiry in to sleep health.
Dorrian J, Grant C, Banks S. (2014). An industry case study of sleepover shifts in disability support: residential support worker perspectives.
Hansen A, Rohrscheib C, Yates C, Micic G, Meaklim H and Centofanti S. We asked five experts: does everyone need eight hours of sleep?, 365 091 reads (as at 22/1/21)
Grant C and Banks S. (December 8, 2017). Health Check: how can I make it easier to wake up in the morning?, 415 407 reads (as at 22/1/21)
Banks S, Grant C (March 14, 2016) Health Check: Three reasons why sleep is good for your health, 26 688 reads (as at 22/1/21)
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Defence Science and Technology Group | AUSTRALIA |
Department of Defence | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc | UNITED STATES |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Australia Air Force | AUSTRALIA |
Salk Institute for Biological Studies | UNITED STATES |
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
Walter Reed Army Institute for Research | UNITED STATES |
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
Alan Hickey 5AA, 28th November 2018
2NurFM Newcastle, 13th December 2017
“Mornings with Wendy Harmer”, December 2017
ABC Radio Sydney, December 2017
ABC Radio Goulburn Murray, December 2017
ABC Radio Riverland, 13th December 2017
ABC Radio Perth, 12th December 2017
“Health Report with Dr Norman Swan” ABC, October 2015
Channel 9 TV, Australia, 6pm News interview, Feb 2015
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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110541 - Multitasking and Human Autonomy Teaming | Current |
The impact of night shift and sleep deprivation on cortisol | Completed |