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Biography
Dr. Drummond first became fascinated with sleep research when he volunteered as an undergraduate research assistant in the Sleep Research Laboratory at the University of Arizona under the direction of Richard Bootzin, PhD and Michael Perlis, PhD (then a graduate student). After college, he worked with Sarah Mosko, PhD at UC Irvine Medical Center investigating mother-infant co-sleeping. For graduate school, he attended the SDSU-UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology where he worked with J. Christian Gillin, MD. He completed his Pre-doctoral Internship at the Tucson VA hospital and then returned to the University of California San Diego (UCSD) as a Postdoctoral Fellow working with Gregory G. Brown PhD. He served on the UCSD Department of Psychiatry faculty from 2002-2014, and as a Staff Psychologist at the VA San Diego Healthcare System from 2005-2014. Dr. Drummond joined the Monash School of Psychological Sciences as a Professor of Clinical Neuroscience in Dec 2014. He currently also serves as the Director of the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Research Theme within the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health.
Dr. Drummond has three main arms to his program of research: 1) cognitive neuroscience of sleep and sleep deprivation; 2) treatment of insomnia, especially in comorbid psychopathology; and 3) translational research examining the mechanistic role sleep plays in PTSD and mood disorders. With respect to cognitive neuroscience, his studies manipulate sleep deprivation in healthy adults and measure the consequent cognitive and cerebral changes through behavioral and cognitive testing, functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI), and EEG. His work also includes healthy older adults and clinical populations such as obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia. He is interested in a number of cognitive performance domains, particularly decision making, attention, executive function (broadly defined) and learning/memory. Dr. Drummond's clinical research focuses on the treatment of insomnia in various contexts. His translational research examines the interaction of sleep, sleep disruption, and psychiatric symptoms. In particular, he is interested in understanding the mechanistic role sleep plays in development, maintenance, and treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and mood disorders. His research has been funded by several sources, including the National Health and Medical Research Council, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, US Department of Defense, and industry. Dr Drummond's clinical expertise lies in treating behavioral sleep disorders, such as insomnia and chronic nightmares, as well as mood disorders such as depression and bipolar.
Community Service:
Immediate Past President of the Sleep Research Society (sleepresearchsociety.org)
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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
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Sleep
- behavioural
- cognition
- decision making
- functional MRI
- insomnia
- mood disorders
- sleep deprivation
- sleep medicine
Network
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A Scalable Insomnia Program during the Pregnancy and Postpartum Periods: An Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Trial
Bei, B., Manber, R., Drummond, S., Wiley, J., Mortimer, D., O'Connor, D., Mol, B., Lorber Rolnik, D. & Davey, M.
1/05/22 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Identifying a modifiable risk factor for PTSD: insomnia-related disruption of trauma recovery mechanisms
Drummond, S. & Risbrough, V. B.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/04/21 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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LAPSE: Is the ADHD brain a sleepy brain?
Windt, J., Silk, T. J., Andrillon, T., Tononi, G., Bellgrove, M. & Drummond, S.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Circadian mechanisms for antidepressant medication treatment
Cain, S., Phillips, A. & Drummond, S.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Can you see what I see? A comparison of client and observer perspectives of the alliance and group cohesion in CBT
Luong, H. K., Drummond, S. P. A. & Norton, P. J., 2022, In: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 51, 2, p. 100-113 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
The Relationship Between a Hierarchical Transdiagnostic Model of Vulnerability Factors and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters
Kreminski, M. A., Courtney, J. A., Drummond, S. P. A. & Norton, P. J., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 44, 2, p. 432-443 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A machine learning model for multi-night actigraphic detection of chronic insomnia: Development and validation of a pre-screening tool
Kusmakar, S., Karmakar, C., Zhu, Y., Shelyag, S., Drummond, S. P. A., Ellis, J. G. & Angelova, M., Jun 2021, In: Royal Society Open Science. 8, 6, 17 p., 202264.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Diurnal Rhythm Robustness in Individuals With PTSD and Insomnia and The Association With Sleep
Mascaro, L., Phillips, A. J. K., Clark, J. W., Straus, L. D. & Drummond, S. P. A., Apr 2021, In: Journal of Biological Rhythms. 36, 2, p. 185-195 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Does Daylength Affect Sleep and Mental Health Symptoms during Behavioral Interventions for Insomnia?
Hamill, K., Porcheret, K., Facer-Childs, E. R., Mellor, A. & Drummond, S. P. A., Aug 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Non-HDR Supervisions
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Effects of a partner-assisted insomnia intervention on couples’ relationships: A qualitative study
Sean Drummond (Supervisor), Aislinn Lalor (Supervisor) & Kellie Hamill (Supervisor)
2019 → 2020Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
Press / Media
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CREATORS: 'Immersive Installation Explores Sleep Culture and Insomnia'
Matthew Bird, Marcus McMahon, Shanthakumar Rajaratnam, Sean Drummond, Caitlyn Parry, J David Franke & Phillip Adams
7/07/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review
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ART ALMANAC: 'Matthew Bird: Dormitorium'
Matthew Bird, Marcus McMahon, Shanthakumar Rajaratnam, Sean Drummond, Caitlyn Parry, J David Franke & Phillip Adams
10/06/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review
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SMH: 'Trouble sleeping? Designers might have the answer (here's a clue: lose the blue)'
Matthew Bird, Marcus McMahon, Shanthakumar Rajaratnam, Sean Drummond, Caitlyn Parry, J David Franke & Phillip Adams
28/03/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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ABC RADIO NATIONAL: 'An invitation to sleep'
Matthew Bird, Marcus McMahon, Shanthakumar Rajaratnam, Sean Drummond, Caitlyn Parry, J David Franke & Phillip Adams
20/03/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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ARTSHUB: 'An exhibition that wants to send you to sleep'
Matthew Bird, Marcus McMahon, Shanthakumar Rajaratnam, Sean Drummond, Caitlyn Parry, J David Franke & Phillip Adams
14/03/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review