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Biography
Dr Melinda Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University. She is a registered Psychologist, specialising in the treatment of sleep disorders. Dr Jackson is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health. The main focus of her research is to explore the impact of sleep loss and sleep disorders on components of cognition, mood and brain health. Through this research she aims to demonstrate the positive impact of treating sleep disorders and improving overall sleep health on cognition and wellbeing.
Monash teaching commitment
PSY3120 Introduction to Counselling
Research interests
- memory impairment and neurodegeneration in obstructive sleep apnoea
- mild cognitive impairment and sleep
- impact of sleep loss on emotional processing and memory
- mental health in shiftworkers
- clinical trials
- ocular biomarkers of drowsiness
- mindfulness interventions for insomnia and sleep disturbance
- gut microbiome, sleep and circadian rhythms
Education/Academic qualification
Neuropsychology, PhD, Swinburne University of Technology
Award Date: 28 Aug 2009
Psychology/ Psychophysiology, BAppSci, Swinburne University of Technology
Award Date: 31 Dec 2002
External positions
Fellow, Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS)
1 Sep 2011 → …Research area keywords
- Sleep and sleep disorders
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
- Cognition
- Memory
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuroimaging
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Projects
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A clinical trial of two sleep products for improving sub-clinical insomnia
Jackson, M. & Kennett, L.
1/03/21 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
Research output
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Medicinal seeds Ziziphus spinosa for insomnia: A randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over, feasibility clinical trial
Shergis, J. L., Hyde, A., Meaklim, H., Varma, P., Da Costa, C. & Jackson, M. L., Mar 2021, In: Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 57, 6 p., 102657.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Younger people are more vulnerable to stress, anxiety and depression during COVID-19 pandemic: A global cross-sectional survey
Varma, P., Junge, M., Meaklim, H. & Jackson, M. L., 13 Jul 2021, In: Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 109, 8 p., 110236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A Cluster Analysis of Sleep Quality, Self-Care Behaviors, and Mental Health Risk in Australian University Students
Di Benedetto, M., Towt, C. J. & Jackson, M. L., 3 May 2020, In: Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 18, 3, p. 309-320 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Assessing the validity of eyelid parameters to detect impairment due to benzodiazepines
Wilkinson, V. E., Jackson, M. L., Westlake, J., Stevens, B., Barnes, M., Cori, J., Swann, P. & Howard, M. E., Mar 2020, In: Human Psychopharmacology. 35, 2, 9 p., e2723.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Does nasal obstruction induce obstructive sleep apnea in healthy women?
Pittaway, I., Ishkova, A., Bean, H., McCarthy, S., Lay, I., Avraam, J., Dawson, A., Thornton, T., Nicholas, C. L., Trinder, J., O’donoghue, F. J., Jackson, M. L. & Jordan, A. S., 22 Jun 2020, In: Nature and Science of Sleep. 12, p. 347-355 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Press / Media
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Sleep Apnoea linked to high rates of clinical depression and antidepressant use
23/05/19 → 22/07/19
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Sleep apnea and autobiographical memory
31/01/19 → 5/02/19
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature