Dr Elise Facer-Childs is the Deputy Director of the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Research Program, Deputy Director of Research Impact and Engagement, and an ARC Industry Fellow within the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University. She conducted her training in the UK where she obtained a Masters and PhD at the University of Birmingham. After completing independent Fellowships through the Wellcome Trust and the Science Industry Endowment Fund, she established the Facer-Childs Laboratory (Sleep and Performance) in 2022.

The Facer-Childs group integrates psychology, sport science and industry engagement with an aim to increase our understanding of the relationships between sleep, chronobiology, exercise, recovery, health and performance in the real world.

For more information on our work, please visit our lab group webpage - https://www.monash.edu/medicine/psych/elise-facer-childs-lab

Dr Facer-Childs currently sits on a number of internal and external committees, including the AFL Industry Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Collaborative Group and the Turner Institute Translation and Engagement Council.

Dr Facer-Childs works as an external consultant to help athletes, teams and organisations optimise sleep and biology rhythms to enhance recovery and performance. She has worked with elite teams across the AFL, NRL, WNBL and World Tour Cycling, including attending the Tour de France in 2023. 

Dr Facer-Childs is the Chief Examiner for Psycholoigcal Science in Practice (PSY3034 - https://handbook.monash.edu/2023/units/PSY3034). This is a third year undergraduate psychology unit which aims to help students develop professional and transferable skills that will diversify career paths and improve work readiness. 

The Facer-Childs lab is open to accepting new team members. If you are interested in the work we do and would like to find out more about joining us, please email Dr Facer-Childs at [email protected]