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.
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.
About me
Member, Leadership Committee, UniSA Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Group
Member, Adelaide Sleep Retreat organizing committee
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
Postdoctoral Researcher: SWIFT (NHMRC) 0.4FTE
Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity, UniSA
Research Associate/Study Manager: Meal Timing (NHMRC) 0.6FTE
Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, UniSA
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
3
9
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| 2018 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2018 |
Open access
4
4
3
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| 2017 |
Open access
56
51
47
|
| 2017 |
Open access
22
21
24
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
Open access
19
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
2
3
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
2
5
|
| 2022 |
10
9
25
|
| 2021 |
Open access
4
3
15
|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
159
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| 2019 |
Open access
3
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
3
9
|
| 2019 |
2
1
2
|
| 2018 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
12
10
7
|
| 2018 |
Open access
19
22
|
| 2018 |
Open access
4
4
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
10
9
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
56
51
47
|
| 2017 |
Open access
22
21
24
|
| 2017 |
Open access
29
25
51
|
| 2017 |
Open access
17
17
8
|
| 2016 |
14
14
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| 2016 |
Open access
21
19
3
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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
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 110541 - Multitasking and Human Autonomy Teaming | Current |
| Mixed Reality to Enhance Distributed Team Performance | Current |
| The impact of night shift and sleep deprivation on cortisol | Current |
