Professor Siobhan Banks is Director of the Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre at the University of South Australia. Banks received her Ph.D. from Flinders University of South Australia in 2004 and undertook a post-doctoral fellowship at the University Of Pennsylvania before joining the faculty in the School of Medicine as a Research Assistant Professor in 2006. In 2009 she returned to Australia with a Fellowship for Women in Science from the University of South Australia. Banks' current research sits at the nexus of biology (fatigue and circadian rhythms), behaviour (individual and team performance) and technology (human machine interface). Her research focuses on the impact of sleep deprivation and shift work on... Read more
About me
Professor Siobhan Banks is Director of the Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre at the University of South Australia. Banks received her Ph.D. from Flinders University of South Australia in 2004 and undertook a post-doctoral fellowship at the University Of Pennsylvania before joining the faculty in the School of Medicine as a Research Assistant Professor in 2006. In 2009 she returned to Australia with a Fellowship for Women in Science from the University of South Australia. Banks' current research sits at the nexus of biology (fatigue and circadian rhythms), behaviour (individual and team performance) and technology (human machine interface). Her research focuses on the impact of sleep deprivation and shift work on psychological and physiological functioning and how countermeasures may be used to prevent the negative effects of disturbed sleep, in particular work schedules, novel technologies, dietary interventions, napping and caffeine. She has expertise in the objective measurement of fatigue and with designing tools and protocols to investigate the biological and behavioural responses to sleep deprivation, irregular work hours and stress. Her research has been funded by a range of government and industry sources including NHMRC, National Institutes for Health in USA, The US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, NASA National Space and Biomedical Research Institute, Beyond Blue, SA Department of Health and Aging, Lockheed Martin Australia, Naval Group, Thales UK, US Naval Post Graduate School and DST-Group. She has received over $10M in research funding during her career, ranging from basic to applied research. This work has been cited over 7200 times (GoogleScholar). Banks has been awarded a South Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2010) and the Sleep Research Society Young Investigator Award (2011). She is a member of the Australian Space Agency’s Technical Advisory Group on Space Medicine and Life Sciences and also previously served on the Australian Sleep Health Foundation Board of Directors. In 2019 she was awarded the Australian Council Graduate Research Award for Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research.
About me
Australasian Sleep Association, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research Society, European Sleep Research Society, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
About me
Date | Title |
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22/04/2017 |
The 24-hour city on Future Tense, https://radio.abc.net.au/programitem/pewLeqongL?play=true |
10/05/2016 |
Sleep expert on SBS Insight program "Are we getting enough sleep?", http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/tvepisode/sleep-0 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Arts University of South Australia
Siobhan’s research interests focus on the impact of sleep loss, irregular work schedules and sustained operations on neurobehavioural and physiological functioning. She has particular expertise with objective tests of daytime sleepiness and neurobehavioural performance. Siobhan's recent studies investigate countermeasures to the effects of fatigue. Her research provides “Science for the Workplace” solutions and evidenced based strategies to improve productivity and safety.
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
Shifting Weight using Intermittent Fasting (the SWIFt study): A novel weight loss intervention in shift workers with obesity, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2024
Subtle Cuing for Improving Depth Perception Under Fatigue, I-Know Centre GmbH, 18/07/2024 - 20/12/2024
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
Altering meal times to reverse the metabolic consequences of shift work, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2020
Time Restricted Feeding, Glycaemic Control and the Adipose Tissue Transcriptome, Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART) - General Grant, 01/07/2018 - 30/06/2019
Identification and validation of biological markers to predict and detect changes in operator state, Defence Science & Technology Organisation - Business & Commercialisation Office, 01/01/2014 - 31/01/2018
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, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2019 |
Open access
25
19
4
|
2019 |
Open access
6
5
|
2019 |
Open access
3
2
|
2019 |
Open access
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2017 |
Open access
69
63
122
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Year | Output |
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2018 |
Open access
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Year | Output |
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2023 |
3
|
2023 |
1
|
2023 |
3
1
|
2022 |
|
2019 |
|
2015 |
Open access
25
|
2015 |
4
|
2014 |
35
|
2012 |
2
|
2011 |
24
|
2010 |
19
4
|
2010 |
142
115
|
2009 |
3
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Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
3
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
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2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2023 |
Open access
3
2
|
2023 |
Open access
1
|
2023 |
Open access
5
11
|
2023 |
Open access
18
20
14
|
2022 |
Open access
2
2
5
|
2022 |
Open access
5
|
2022 |
Open access
5
5
5
|
2022 |
Open access
8
8
2
|
2022 |
Open access
3
|
2022 |
Open access
6
4
3
|
2022 |
Open access
3
3
5
|
2022 |
Open access
1
1
4
|
2022 |
23
22
64
|
2021 |
Open access
6
6
13
|
2021 |
Open access
1
1
5
|
2021 |
Open access
4
4
13
|
2021 |
Open access
11
7
|
2021 |
Open access
5
4
306
|
2021 |
4
30
|
2021 |
24
26
4
|
2020 |
Open access
15
13
547
|
2020 |
Open access
7
6
2
|
2020 |
Open access
5
5
5
|
2020 |
Open access
4
3
10
|
2020 |
Open access
|
2019 |
Open access
25
19
4
|
2019 |
13
13
1
|
2019 |
Open access
24
21
8
|
2019 |
Open access
13
12
7
|
2019 |
Open access
6
5
|
2019 |
Open access
21
18
22
|
2019 |
Open access
27
23
37
|
2019 |
Open access
79
83
20
|
2019 |
Open access
5
5
6
|
2019 |
Open access
6
4
8
|
2019 |
3
2
2
|
2019 |
Open access
12
12
17
|
2019 |
Open access
28
27
98
|
2018 |
Open access
1
1
|
2018 |
Open access
15
11
7
|
2018 |
Open access
37
27
1
|
2018 |
Open access
28
21
|
2018 |
Open access
4
4
3
|
2018 |
Open access
34
33
6
|
2018 |
5
4
224
|
2017 |
Open access
16
12
11
|
2017 |
Open access
12
10
2
|
2017 |
34
33
3
|
2017 |
Open access
10
7
31
|
2017 |
Open access
69
63
122
|
2017 |
Open access
31
28
34
|
2017 |
Open access
35
29
58
|
2017 |
Open access
66
59
17
|
2017 |
Open access
1
5
|
2017 |
Open access
22
21
8
|
2017 |
11
10
5
|
2017 |
Open access
33
31
270
|
2016 |
Open access
7
6
|
2016 |
Open access
20
16
63
|
2016 |
Open access
15
10
256
|
2016 |
Open access
69
59
121
|
2016 |
Open access
43
34
360
|
2016 |
14
14
|
2016 |
Open access
21
20
4
|
2016 |
9
7
1
|
2016 |
24
23
269
|
2016 |
Open access
66
61
414
|
2015 |
32
30
|
2014 |
35
32
288
|
2014 |
Open access
7
5
|
2014 |
Open access
48
47
|
2013 |
Open access
72
65
|
2013 |
Open access
|
2012 |
209
189
|
2012 |
Open access
58
51
|
2012 |
Open access
283
240
|
2012 |
Open access
178
164
|
2012 |
17
17
|
2011 |
Open access
46
41
|
2011 |
Open access
93
83
|
2010 |
245
48
|
2010 |
84
41
|
2010 |
71
68
|
2010 |
Open access
91
84
|
2010 |
Open access
42
39
|
2009 |
Open access
142
117
|
Year | Output |
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2022 |
Open access
4
4
|
2019 |
Open access
3
2
|
2019 |
Open access
|
2011 |
Open access
|
Year | Output |
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2018 |
Open access
|
Research
Siobhan’s research interests focus on the impact of sleep loss, irregular work schedules and sustained operations on neurobehavioural and physiological functioning. She has particular expertise with objective tests of daytime sleepiness and neurobehavioural performance. Siobhan's recent studies investigate countermeasures to the effects of fatigue. Her research provides “Science for the Workplace” solutions and evidenced based strategies to improve productivity and safety.
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Air Liquide Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Austin Health | AUSTRALIA |
Australian College of Applied Psychology | AUSTRALIA |
Biomedical Statistical Consulting | UNITED STATES |
Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Defence Science and Technology Group | AUSTRALIA |
Delta Air Lines | UNITED STATES |
Department of Defence | AUSTRALIA |
Department of Health and Ageing | AUSTRALIA |
Federal Express Corporation | UNITED STATES |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
George Mason University | UNITED STATES |
Government of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Harvard University | UNITED STATES |
Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc | UNITED STATES |
Integrated Safety Support | AUSTRALIA |
Lateral Vision | AUSTRALIA |
Loughborough University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Monash Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
MRC Biostatistics Unit | UNITED KINGDOM |
NASA Johnson Space Center | UNITED STATES |
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
Philips Sleep and Respiratory Care | AUSTRALIA |
Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
Repatriation General Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Repatriation General Hospital Inc | AUSTRALIA |
ResMed | AUSTRALIA |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Australia Air Force | AUSTRALIA |
Royal North Shore Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Salk Institute | UNITED STATES |
Salk Institute for Biological Studies | UNITED STATES |
Sleep Disorders Australia | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
Stanford University | UNITED STATES |
The Alfred Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of California, Los Angeles | UNITED STATES |
University of Cambridge | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Los Angeles Medical Centre | UNITED STATES |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of Montana | UNITED STATES |
University of Pennsylvania | UNITED STATES |
University of Pittsburgh | UNITED STATES |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Brittany | FRANCE |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
Walter Reed Army Institute for Research | UNITED STATES |
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research | UNITED STATES |
Washington State University | UNITED STATES |
Washington State University Spokane | UNITED STATES |
Women's and Children's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Award for Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate ResearchAustralian Council for Graduate Research |
2019 |
Board of DirectorsSleep Health Foundation |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal SLEEP, Sleep Research Society |
2018 |
Board of DirectorsSleep Health Foundation |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal SLEEP, Sleep Research Society |
2017 |
MemberAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine |
2017 |
MemberThoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand |
2017 |
MemberEuropean Sleep Research Society |
2017 |
MemberSleep Research Society |
2017 |
MemberAustralasian Sleep Association |
2017 |
Board of DirectorsSleep Health Foundation |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal SLEEP, Sleep Research Society |
2016 |
Board of DirectorsSleep Health Foundation |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal SLEEP, Sleep Research Society |
2015 |
Board of DirectorsSleep Health Foundation |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal SLEEP, Sleep Research Society |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal SLEEP, Sleep Research Society |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal SLEEP, Sleep Research Society |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal SLEEP, Sleep Research Society |
2011 |
Young Investigator AwardSleep Research Society, USA |
2011 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal SLEEP, Sleep Research Society |
2010 |
Finalist, Tall Poppy AwardAustralian Institute of Policy and Science |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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110541 - Multitasking and Human Autonomy Teaming | Current |
Distributed teams: individual and team performance. | Current |
Flight crew fatigue management regulations: a case study of the South Asian region | Current |
Investigating the combined effect of fatigue, circadian rhythms and workload on cognitive performance. | Current |
Strategies for an integrated use of simulation tools for integrated use of simulation tools for developments and verification in designing human spaces in capsule environments | Current |
The Impact of Circadian Misalignment on Cognitive Performance, Team Cohesion and Physiological Markers of Stress | Current |
A randomised controlled trial of a school-based sleep education program in pre-adolescents | Completed |
Cognitive performance, subjective sleepiness, and ratings of hunger and gastric upset in shiftworkers and simulated shiftwork | Completed |
Dietary caffeine and sugar and their relationship with sleep and behaviour in children and adults | Completed |
Dietary countermeasures to reduce the impact of alternate shift schedules on glucose metabolism, mood state, sleepiness and performance | Completed |
Impact of shiftwork on central and peripheral circadian clocks | Completed |
Investigation of peripheral biomarkers for assessing operator alertness and attention during sleep loss | Completed |
New methods for harnessing the unconscious: testing metaphor to generate ideas | Completed |
Sleep inertia during split duty schedules and following short night-time naps | Completed |
Sleep, wake and the internal body clock: homeostatic and circadian interactions on performance | Completed |
Spatial attention and alertness in healthy adults | Completed |
The circadian and homeostatic influences on sleep quantity and quality | Completed |
The impact of diet quality on telomere length as a marker of cellular ageing in mid-age to older Australian adults | Completed |
The impact of insufficient sleep on healthy functioning in men | Completed |
The impact of night shift and sleep deprivation on cortisol | Completed |
The Impact of split shifts and naps on sleep, performance and mood | Completed |
The relationship between diet and cognitive function in adult survivors of cancer | Completed |
The transition from primary to secondary school and its relationship to musculoskeletal health | Completed |