Dr Crystal Yates (nee Grant)

Research Associate UniSA Justice & Society

Magill Campus (C1-82)
tel +61 8 830 21235

email Crystal.Yates@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Dr Crystal Yates’s research focuses on the impact of sleep loss and circadian misalignment (interruption to the body’s daily rhythms) on shift workers. She specifically investigates how sleeping at non-standard times affects workers’ metabolism, food preference and perceived taste and cognitive performance. She is also researching what countermeasures could reduce the negative impact of night shifts on health and wellbeing, and her work is already showing that meal timing and the strategic use of caffeine are potentially practical ways for workers to minimise the negative health effects of night-work.

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Research

Research focus

Medical and Health Sciences
Public Health and Health Services
Transportation and Freight Services
Biological Sciences
Psychology

Research

Outputs

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.

Highlights

Year	Output
2019	Pajcin, M, Banks, S, Dorrian, J, Gupta, C, Coates, A, Grant, C, White, J & Della Vedova, C 2019, 'Salivary levels of alpha-amylase are associated with neurobehavioral alertness during extended wakefulness, but not simulated night-shift work', Physiology and Behavior, vol. 204, pp. 1-9. Open access 5 3 8
2018	Aidman, E, Johnson, K, Hoggan, B, Fidock, J, Paech, G, Della Vedova, C, Pajcin, M, Grant, C, Kamimori, G, Mitchelson, E & Banks, S 2018, 'Synchronized drowsiness monitoring and simulated driving performance data under 50-hr sleep deprivation: A double-blind placebo-controlled caffeine intervention', Data in Brief, vol. 19, pp. 1335-1340. Open access 1 1
2018	Grant, CL, Coates, AM, Dorrian, J, Paech, GM, Pajcin, M, Della Vedova, C, Johnson, K, Kamimori, GH, Fidock, J, Aidman, E & Banks, S 2018, 'The impact of caffeine consumption during 50 hr of extended wakefulness on glucose metabolism, self-reported hunger and mood state', Journal of Sleep Research, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 1-11. Open access 4 4 3
2017	Grant, CL, Coates, AM, Dorrian, J, Kennaway, DJ, Wittert, GA, Heilbronn, LK, Pajcin, M, Della Vedova, C, Gupta, C & Banks, S 2017, 'Timing of food intake during simulated night shift impacts glucose metabolism: a controlled study', Chronobiology International: The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 1003-1013. Open access 61 54 46
2017	Grant, CL, Dorrian, J, Coates, AM, Pajcin, M, Kennaway, DJ, Wittert, GA, Heilbronn, LK, Della Vedova, C, Gupta, CC & Banks, S 2017, 'The impact of meal timing on performance, sleepiness, gastric upset, and hunger during simulated night shift', Industrial Health, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 423-436. Open access 25 23 24

Chapters

Year	Output
2015	Banks, S, Dorrian, J, Grant, CL & Coates, AM 2015, 'Circadian misalignment and metabolic consequences: shiftwork and altered meal times', in RR Watson (ed.), Modulation of Sleep by Obesity, Diabetes, Age, and Diet, Academic Press, US, ch. 17, pp. 155-162. Open access 22

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2022	Grosser, L, Knayfati, S, Yates, C, Dorrian, J & Banks, S 2022, 'Cortisol and shiftwork: a scoping review', Sleep Medicine Reviews, vol. 64, article no. 101581. Open access 2 3
2022	Marando, I, Matthews, RW, Grosser, L, Yates, C & Banks, S 2022, 'The effect of time on task, sleep deprivation, and time of day on simulated driving performance', Sleep, vol. 45, no. 9, article no. zsac167, pp. 1-11. Open access 3 1 3
2022	Rogers, M, Coates, A, Huggins, CE, Dorrian, J, Clark, AB, Davis, C, Leung, GK, Davis, R, Phoi, YY, Kellow, NJ, Iacovou, M, Yates, CL, Banks, S, Sletten, TL & Bonham, MP 2022, 'Study protocol for the Shifting Weight using Intermittent Fasting in night shift workers (SWIFt) study: a three-arm randomised controlled trial comparing three weight loss strategies in night shift workers with obesity', BMJ Open, vol. 12, article no. e060520, pp. 1-15. Open access 3 2 5
2022	Zhao, L, Hutchison, AT, Liu, B, Yates, CL, Teong, XT, Wittert, GA, Thompson, CH, Nguyen, L, Au, J, Manoogian, EN, Le, HD, Williams, AE, Panda, S, Banks, S & Heilbronn, LK 2022, 'Time-restricted eating improves glycemic control and dampens energy-consuming pathways in human adipose tissue', Nutrition, vol. 96, article no. 111583, pp. 1-9. 17 13 64
2021	Aidman, E, Balin, M, Johnson, K, Jackson, S, Paech, G, Pajcin, M, Yates, C, Mitchelson, E, Kamimori, G, Fidock, J, Della Vedova, C & Banks, S 2021, 'Caffeine may disrupt the impact of real-time drowsiness on cognitive performance: a double-blind, placebo-controlled small-sample study', Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, article no. 4027, pp. 1-10. Open access 4 3 14
2021	Reuter, SE, Schultz, HB, Ward, MB, Grant, C, Paech, GM, Banks, S & Evans, AM 2021, 'The effect of high-dose, short-term caffeine intake on the renal clearance of calcium, sodium and creatinine in healthy adults', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 87, no. 11, pp. 4461-4466. Open access 1 170
2019	Dorrian, J, Hursh, S, Waggoner, L, Grant, C, Pajcin, M, Gupta, C, Coates, A, Kennaway, D, Wittert, G, Heilbronn, L, Della Vedova, C & Banks, S 2019, 'How much is left in your "sleep tank"? Proof of concept for a simple model for sleep history feedback', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 126, pp. 177-183. Open access 4 3
2019	Pajcin, M, Banks, S, Dorrian, J, Gupta, C, Coates, A, Grant, C, White, J & Della Vedova, C 2019, 'Salivary levels of alpha-amylase are associated with neurobehavioral alertness during extended wakefulness, but not simulated night-shift work', Physiology and Behavior, vol. 204, pp. 1-9. Open access 5 3 8
2019	Pajcin, M, White, JM, Banks, S, Dorrian, J, Paech, GM, Grant, CL, Johnson, K, Tooley, K, Aidman, E, Fidock, J, Kamimori, GH & Della Vedova, CB 2019, 'Effects of strategic early-morning caffeine gum administration on association between salivary alpha-amylase and neurobehavioural performance during 50 h of sleep deprivation', Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol 126, pp. 160-172. 2 1 2
2018	Aidman, E, Johnson, K, Hoggan, B, Fidock, J, Paech, G, Della Vedova, C, Pajcin, M, Grant, C, Kamimori, G, Mitchelson, E & Banks, S 2018, 'Synchronized drowsiness monitoring and simulated driving performance data under 50-hr sleep deprivation: A double-blind placebo-controlled caffeine intervention', Data in Brief, vol. 19, pp. 1335-1340. Open access 1 1
2018	Aidman, E, Johnson, K, Paech, G, Della Vedova, C, Pajcin, M, Grant, C, Kamimori, G, Mitchelson, E, Hoggan, B, Fidock, J & Banks, S 2018, 'Caffeine reduces the impact of drowsiness on driving errors', Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, vol. 54, pp. 236-247. Open access 13 10 7
2018	Centofanti, S, Dorrian, J, Hilditch, C, Grant, C, Coates, A & Banks, S 2018, 'Eating on nightshift: A big vs small snack impairs glucose response to breakfast', Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms, vol. 4, pp. 44-48. Open access 22 22
2018	Grant, CL, Coates, AM, Dorrian, J, Paech, GM, Pajcin, M, Della Vedova, C, Johnson, K, Kamimori, GH, Fidock, J, Aidman, E & Banks, S 2018, 'The impact of caffeine consumption during 50 hr of extended wakefulness on glucose metabolism, self-reported hunger and mood state', Journal of Sleep Research, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 1-11. Open access 4 4 3
2017	Dorrian, J, Grant, CL & Banks, S 2017, 'An industry case study of 'stand-up' and 'sleepover' night shifts in disability support: residential support worker perspectives', Applied Ergonomics: Human Factors in Technology and Society, vol. 58, pp. 110-118. Open access 10 9 2
2017	Grant, CL, Coates, AM, Dorrian, J, Kennaway, DJ, Wittert, GA, Heilbronn, LK, Pajcin, M, Della Vedova, C, Gupta, C & Banks, S 2017, 'Timing of food intake during simulated night shift impacts glucose metabolism: a controlled study', Chronobiology International: The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 1003-1013. Open access 61 54 46
2017	Grant, CL, Dorrian, J, Coates, AM, Pajcin, M, Kennaway, DJ, Wittert, GA, Heilbronn, LK, Della Vedova, C, Gupta, CC & Banks, S 2017, 'The impact of meal timing on performance, sleepiness, gastric upset, and hunger during simulated night shift', Industrial Health, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 423-436. Open access 25 23 24
2017	Gupta, C, Dorrian, J, Grant, CL, Pajcin, M, Coates, AM, Kennaway, DJ, Wittert, GA, Heilbronn, LK, Della Vedova, CB & Banks, S 2017, 'It's not just what you eat but when: the impact of eating a meal during simulated shift work on driving performance', Chronobiology International: The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 66-77. Open access 30 26 59
2017	Pajcin, M, Banks, S, White, JM, Dorrian, J, Paech, GM, Grant, C, Johnson, K, Tooley, K, Fidock, J, Kamimori, GH & Della Vedova, CB 2017, 'Decreased salivary alpha-amylase levels are associated with performance deficits during sleep loss', Psychoneuroendocrinology, vol. 78, pp. 131-141. Open access 17 17 8
2016	Johnson, K, Aidman, E, Paech, GM, Pajcin, M, Grant, C, LaValle, C, Kamimori, G, Pearce, G, Della Vedova, C & Banks, S 2016, 'Early morning repeat-dose caffeine mitigates driving performance impairments during 50 hours of sleep deprivation', Road and Transport Research: A Journal of Australian and New Zealand Research and Practice, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 3-15. 14 14
2016	Paech, GM, Banks, S, Pajcin, M, Grant, C, Johnson, K, Kamimori, GH & Della Vedova, CB 2016, 'Caffeine administration at night during extended wakefulness effectively mitigates performance impairment but not subjective assessments of fatigue and sleepiness', Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, vol. 145, pp. 27-32. Open access 21 19 3

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

Hansen A, Rohrscheib C, Yates C, Micic G, Meaklim H and Centofanti S. We asked five experts: does everyone need eight hours of sleep?, 204 506 reads (as at 12/4/19)

Grant C and Banks S. (December 8, 2017). Health Check: how can I make it easier to wake up in the morning?, 400 198 reads (as at 12/4/19)

Banks S, Grant C (March 14, 2016) Health Check: Three reasons why sleep is good for your health, 22 524 reads (as at 12/4/19)

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
Defence Science and Technology Group	AUSTRALIA
Defence Science and Technology Organisation	AUSTRALIA
Department of Defence	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 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

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
110541 - Multitasking and Human Autonomy Teaming	Current
The impact of night shift and sleep deprivation on cortisol	Completed

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