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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 2012 2017

• 7 Finished

Projects per year

Optimising daytime function in children with Down Syndrome through the early identification of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Nixon, G., Biggs, S. & Horne, R.

Jack Brockhoff Foundation

7/09/15 → 30/09/16

Project: Research

Identifying pathways for new treatment strategies for children with primary snoring

Biggs, S.

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

Biggs, S.

CASS Foundation

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.

Heart Foundation

1/01/13 → 31/12/15

Project: Research

Research Output 2007 2019

• 51 Article
• 1 Chapter (Book)
• 1 Letter

Research Output per year

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

Open Access

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2 Citations (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

7 Citations (Scopus)

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

1 Citation (Scopus)

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

6 Citations (Scopus)

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