Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
I am a Research Fellow in the School of Psychological Sciences, working at the intersections of industry and community.
My research focuses on the design and delivery of personalised interventions for sleep health. To achieve this, I actively engage with industry, end-users, and communities to design scalable, practical interventions. I am currently working on the development and implementation of a digital health technology (SleepSync) for shift workers. Efficacy testing of this product has been conducted across healthcare, defence, and other industries within shift work.
I am deeply committed to examining and addressing sleep and mental health in underserved populations, including caregivers, people living with dementia, and culturally diverse and other minoritised communities. I actively engage in outreach and advocacy programs to increase public health awareness and improve sleep outcomes in our communities.
Monash teaching commitment
PSY2014 - Mental Health in Digital Age
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 and sleep disorders
- Shift Work
- Circadian Misalignment
- Insomnia
- Mental Health
- Translational Research
- Codesign
- Community Research
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Care to Sleep: Co-designing a digital sleep intervention for community-dwelling people living with cognitive impairment and their care partner
Jackson, M., Varma, P., Olivier, P., Kothari, N., Lim, Y. Y. & Little, K.
20/01/25 → 23/05/28
Project: Research
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ARC Training Centre for Optimal Ageing
Lim, Y. Y., Kulic, D., Grundy, J., Batstone, J., Olivier, P., Wilson Rajaratnam, S., Cornish, K., Anderson, C., Klein, B., Browning, C., Pase, M., Abdi, E., Robinson, N., McNaney, R., Srikanth, V., Hill, K., Flynn, D., Callisaya, M., Brusco, N., Carreno-Medrano, P., Cronin, J., Fripp, J., Kothari, N., Toms, M., Browne, E., Neilson, P., Orelowitz, J., Udagedara, I. B., De Chaumont Rambert, C., Haddock, R., Pitt, A., Pearman, A., Lethlean, G., Skye, S., Cai, J., Ayton, D., Jackson, M., Charalambous, G., Little, K., Cook, A., Foley, M., Foley, B. & Varma, P.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Readiness Pty Ltd, Future Wellness Group Holdings Pty Ltd, Aunty Grace Pty Ltd, Andromeda Robotics Holdings Pty Ltd
25/05/23 → 25/05/28
Project: Research
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Zest – A personalised, digital intervention for sleep and wellbeing in Australian shift workers
Varma, P., Murray, J., Stone, J., Booker, L., Sletten, T., Bei, B., Postnova, S. D., King, K., McNaney, R., Wilson Rajaratnam, S., Walker-Bone, K., Phillips, A. & Howard, M. E.
1/02/23 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
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A personalised digital sleep and circadian management tool to improve cognition in older shift workers
Varma, P., Wilson Rajaratnam, S., Sletten, T., Naismith, S. L., Howard, M. E. & Postnova, S. D.
21/02/22 → 20/02/23
Project: Research
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CDC Monitoring and Evaluation Case Studies
Weaver, M., Wilson Rajaratnam, S., Jackson, M., Wiley, J., Czeisler, M. E. S. & Varma, P.
24/09/21 → 27/09/22
Project: Research
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Lighting the path forward: the value of sleep- and circadian-informed lighting interventions in shift work
Varma, P. & Rahman, S. A., Nov 2024, In: Sleep. 47, 11, 4 p., zsae214.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Sleep, Circadian Rhythms And Shift Work: Adopting Personalised Approaches To Managing Shift Work And Circadian Misalignment
Shen, L., Varma, P., Murray, J. M. & Sletten, T. L., 2024, Advances in the Psychobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms. Jackson, M. L. & Drummond, S. P. A. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon Oxon UK: Taylor & Francis, p. 158-174 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Sleep and mental health among unpaid caregivers of children, adults, and both: United States, 2022
Czeisler, M., Weaver, M. D., Robbins, R., Barger, L. K., Varma, P., Quan, S. F., Lane, R. I., Howard, M. E., Rajaratnam, S. M. W. & Czeisler, C. A., Feb 2024, In: Sleep Health. 10, 1, p. S201-S207 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
The Reply
Quan, S. F., Weaver, M. D., Czeisler, M., Howard, M. E., Jackson, M. L., Lane, R. I., McDonald, C. F., Ridgers, A., Robbins, R., Varma, P. & Rajaratnam, S. M. W., Jul 2024, In: The American Journal of Medicine. 137, 7, p. e140-e141 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Actigraphy-measured sleep concordance, night-wakings, intraindividual sleep variability in parents and their children—Associations with childhood sleep disturbances
Varma, P., Jackson, M. L., Junge, M. & Conduit, R., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Sleep Research. 32, 3, 9 p., e13773.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus)
Press/Media
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Survey revealed that women from non-English speaking backgrounds are struggling to afford health care
1/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Sleep Health and Shift Work
13/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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