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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Bei Bei is an Associate Professor and NHMRC Emerging Leadership (EL2) Fellow at School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, and leads the Behavioural Sleep Medicine service, research, and training at Monash University Healthy Sleep Clinic. 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 making evidence-based psychological interventions for better sleep more widely available to the community.
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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
Clinical activities
Clinical Psychologist and supervisor of Clinical Psychology Registrars and Provisional Psychologists 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
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Targeting insomnia to transform chronic musculoskeletal pain management
Hall, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Eyles, J. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Klyne, D. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wiley, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zheng, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Window, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lawford, B. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bunzli, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Quicke, J. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Schutze, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dumuid, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Diamond, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Bei, B. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/04/25 → 31/03/30
Project: Research
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Healthy sleep: Advancing the treatment and prevention of insomnia
Bei, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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The impact of circadian and sleep factors on neurodevelopment
Cropley, V. L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bei, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zalesky, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wilson Rajaratnam, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stone, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tian, Y. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Allen, N. B. (Partner Investigator (PI))
18/04/24 → 17/04/29
Project: Research
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Welcome Trust: An international task force to create adaptive bio-psycho-social and environmental models of sleep, circadian rhythms, and youth depression and anxiety across five continents
Lian, T. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bei, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Sletten, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keng, S.-L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Abu Bakar, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Olivier, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
10/04/24 → 10/04/29
Project: Research
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An international task force to create adaptive bio-psycho-social and environmental models of sleep, circadian rhythms, and youth depression and anxiety across five continents
Bei, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Sletten, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wilson Rajaratnam, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Raniti, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Olivier, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wiley, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Drummond, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jobson, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keng, S.-L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pretorius, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Padmanabhanunni, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lekaota, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Foster, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Allen, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Czeisler, C. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Klerman, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lian, T. C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
10/04/24 → 9/04/29
Project: Research
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Bi-directional associations between maternal and infant sleep, and maternal mental health from late pregnancy to 2 years postpartum
Astbury, L., Crowther, M. E., Pinnington, D. M., Milgrom, J. & Bei, B., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 11 p., 24076.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perinatal Insomnia: Exploring Adherence, Perceived Usefulness of Intervention Components, and their Associations with Sleep Outcomes
Atzmon, O., Crowther, M. E., Quin, N., Cassera, L., Wellecke, C., Pinnington, D. M. & Bei, B., 2025, In: Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 23, 5, p. 606–621 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Comparative effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions on postpartum maternal sleep quality: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Nguyen, C. T. T. (Leading Author), Chiu, H.-H., Lin-Lewry, M., Bei, B., Tsai, S.-Y. & Kuo, S.-Y., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 21, 11, p. 1957-1967 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Daily fluctuations in adolescents' sleep predict next-day attention, sleepiness, and fatigue: an ecological momentary assessment study over 28 days
Shen, L., Nicolazzo, J., Sletten, T. L., Anderson, C., Yap, Y., Wiley, J. F. & Bei, B., May 2025, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 66, 5, p. 686-696 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Differences in Infant and Parental Sleep and Sleeping Location in a Multi-National Study
Astbury, L., Kyung, S., Song, J., Pinnington, D. M., Shin, S., Bei, B. & Suh, S., 2025, In: Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 23, 6, p. 752-765 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Early Career Research Grant
Mariapun, J. (Recipient), rabindranath, Y. (Recipient), Kunchamboo, V. (Recipient), Ng, C. (Recipient), Dujaili, J. (Recipient), Li-Ann, H. (Recipient) & Bei, B. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 3 Editorial responsibility
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Sleep Medicine Reviews (Journal)
Bei, B. (Editorial board member)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Sleep (Journal)
Bei, B. (Editorial board member)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Behavioral Sleep Medicine (Journal)
Bei, B. (Editorial board member)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility