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Biography
Dr Biggs is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Paediatric Sleep Group within the Ritchie Centre, Monash Institute of Medical Research.
Dr Biggs is a research psychologist with expertise in psychometric testing and sleep in children. Her research focus is on examining the neurocognitive and behavioural implications of sleep problems in children and potential mechanisms of associated deficits.
External positions
NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, Hudson Institute of Medical Research
1 Jan 2013 → …Research area keywords
- Paediatric sleep
- neurocognition
- behaviour
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Projects
- 7 Finished
Identifying pathways for new treatment strategies for children with primary snoring
Sleep Research Society Foundation
14/07/15 → 13/07/16
Project: Research
Participation in the American Thoracic Society Conference ATS 2014, San Diego, California, USA
15/05/14 → 5/06/14
Project: Research
What role do cerebral hypoxia and sleep disruption play in the neurocognitive effects of paediatric sleep disordered breathing?
Horne, R., Biggs, S., Davey, M., Nixon, G. & Walter, L.
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1/01/14 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA
Horne, R., Biggs, S., Davey, M., Ditchfield, M., Nixon, G., Sabin, M. & Walter, L.
1/01/13 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
Research Output
Age and autonomic control, but not cerebral oxygenation, are significant determinants of EEG spectral power in children
Walter, L. M., Tamanyan, K., Weichard, A. J., Biggs, S. N., Davey, M. J., Nixon, G. M. & Horne, R. S. C., 6 Sep 2019, In : Sleep. 42, 9, 11 p., zsz118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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(Scopus)
The impact of central and obstructive respiratory events on cerebral oxygenation in children with sleep disordered breathing
Tamanyan, K., Weichard, A., Biggs, S. N., Davey, M. J., Nixon, G. M., Walter, L. M. & Horne, R. S. C., 1 May 2019, In : Sleep. 42, 5, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3
Citations
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Age effects on cerebral oxygenation and behavior in children with sleep-disordered breathing
Tamanyan, K., Walter, L. M., Weichard, A., Davey, M. J., Nixon, G. M., Biggs, S. N. & Horne, R. S. C., 1 Jun 2018, In : American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 197, 11, p. 1468-1477 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
8
Citations
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Overweight and obese children with sleep disordered breathing have elevated arterial stiffness
Walter, L. M., Tamanyan, K., Limawan, A. P., Biggs, S. N., Weichard, A. J., Davey, M. J., Nixon, G. M. & Horne, R. S. C., 1 Aug 2018, In : Sleep Medicine. 48, p. 187-193 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2
Citations
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Regional brain tissue changes and associations with disease severity in children with sleep-disordered breathing
Horne, R. S. C., Roy, B., Walter, L. M., Biggs, S. N., Tamanyan, K., Weichard, A., Nixon, G. M., Davey, M. J., Ditchfield, M., Harper, R. M. & Kumar, R., 1 Feb 2018, In : Sleep. 41, 2, 10 p., UNSP zsx203.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7
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