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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Bei Bei is an NHMRC Health Professional Research Fellow at Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Clinical Psychologist and Research Lead at Monash University Healthy Sleep Clinic, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Centre for Women's Mental Health, Royal Women's Hospital. She holds a Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) and a PhD from University of Melbourne. Her research and clinical work focus on the individual differences in sleep-wake behaviours, the relationship between sleep and mental health, and psychological interventions for better sleep.
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Research interests
- Nature and mechanisms of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders;
- Interventions for sleep and circadian rhythm disorders, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia;
- The psychological and behavioural aspects of sleep and wake behaviours;
- The relationship between sleep and mental health (e.g., mood, anxiety, and other psychiatric symptoms/disorders);
- Sleep and wake behaviours in adolescents, including the effects of restricted and extended sleep opportunities on adolescents' wellbeing;
- Sleep in women, including interventions to improve sleep and wellbeing during pregnancy and postpartum periods.
Monash teaching commitment
PSY4270 - Psychological Assessment and Intervention
PSY3320 - Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
Clinical activities
Clinical Psychologist at Monash University Healthy Sleep Clinic
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Sleep
- clinical psychology
- insomnia
- mood
- adolescents
- women's health
- circadian rhythm
- Sleep disorders
Network
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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A Scalable Insomnia Program during the Pregnancy and Postpartum Periods: An Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Trial
Bei, B., Manber, R., Drummond, S., Wiley, J., Mortimer, D., O'Connor, D., Mol, B., Lorber Rolnik, D. & Davey, M.
1/05/22 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Circadian clock, sleep, and depression in adolescence: Modelling a novel pathway
Bei, B., Wilson Rajaratnam, S., Allen, N. B., Klerman, E. B., Davey, M., Wiley, J., Phillips, A. & Stone, J.
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Better Sleep Better Mood: A feasibility study of a novel sleep intervention for persons with dementia and their carer
Jackson, M., Woodward, M. C., Bei, B. & Gibson, R.
1/06/21 → 31/05/22
Project: Research
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Development of a cognitive-behavioral intervention to improve Infant and parent sleep based on big data analytics - collaboration with Sungshin Women's University, Korea
Suh, S. (., Chung, S. & Bei, B.
7/01/21 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Assessment of circadian and light interactions in adolescent sleepiness
Wilson Rajaratnam, S., Bei, B., Wiley, J., Lockley, S., Klerman, E. & Carskadon, M. A.
28/06/19 → 27/06/23
Project: Research
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Piloting CanCope: An internet-delivered transdiagnostic intervention to improve mental health in cancer survivors
Smith, I. S., Wellecke, C., Weihs, K. L., Bei, B. & Wiley, J. F., Jan 2022, In: Psycho-Oncology. 31, 1, p. 107-115 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Digital Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Improving Insomnia Symptoms
Kennett, L., Bei, B. & Jackson, M. L., Oct 2021, In: Mindfulness. 12, 10, p. 2460–2472 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Light Dark Therapy for Maternal Postpartum Insomnia Symptoms: Protocol of a Parallel-Group Randomised Controlled Efficacy Trial
Verma, S., Rajaratnam, S. M. W., Davey, M. J., Wiley, J. & Bei, B., Jan 2021, In: Frontiers in Global Women’s Health. 1, 11 p., 591677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Improving perinatal sleep via a scalable cognitive behavioural intervention: Findings from a randomised controlled trial from pregnancy to 2 years postpartum
Bei, B., Pinnington, D. M., Quin, N., Shen, L., Blumfield, M., Wiley, J. F., Drummond, S. P. A., Newman, L. K. & Manber, R., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychological Medicine. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
In-person vs home schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: Differences in sleep, circadian timing, and mood in early adolescence
Stone, J. E., Phillips, A. J. K., Chachos, E., Hand, A. J., Lu, S., Carskadon, M. A., Klerman, E. B., Lockley, S. W., Wiley, J. F., Bei, B., Rajaratnam, S. M. W. & for the CLASS Study Team, Sep 2021, In: Journal of Pineal Research. 71, 2, 12 p., e12757.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 4 Editorial responsibility
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Sleep Medicine Reviews (Journal)
Bei Bei (Editorial board member)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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SLEEP Advances (Journal)
Bei Bei (Associate editor)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Sleep (Journal)
Bei Bei (Editorial board member)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Behavioral Sleep Medicine (Journal)
Bei Bei (Editorial board member)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility