I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Youth Mental Health & Technology Team at the Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney. My research focuses on the role of circadian rhythms and sleep-wake cycles in youth mental health, with a particular interest in their links to inflammatory and metabolic markers. I bring interdisciplinary expertise in sleep research, physiological measurements, and mental health, aiming to inform targeted circadian and sleep-based interventions. My PhD research focused on sleep and thermoregulation. I have also contributed to dementia-related research in older populations, including healthcare service projects and the update of WHO mental health guidelines for dementia care.
Is there scientific truth behind the idea that things “feel better in the morning”? This new study analysed nearly 1 million responses from 49,000 people to find out how time of day, week, and year shape our mental health.