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Personal profile
Biography
Jen Walsh is the Director of the Centre for Sleep Science in the School of Human Sciences at UWA and also holds a position as a Senior Research Fellow at the West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Her early training included exercise physiology, vascular endothelial function and cardiac rehabilitation. For the past 20 years however she has focused her career on the physiology of sleep, investigating the causes of, and treatments for, sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnoea and insomnia.
Since 2009 Jen has also been heavily involved in the development and teaching of post-graduate courses in sleep science and dental sleep medicine.
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):
External positions
Research Fellow, West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute
Research expertise keywords
- Sleep physiology
- Obstructive sleep apnoea
- OSA
- Sleep apnoea
- Sleep disorders
- Upper airway behaviour
- Upper airway imaging
- Head and body posture during sleep
- Insomnia
- Cannabis research
- Exercise physiology
- Fatigue management
- Sleep and fatigue
- Sleep disorder treatment
- Cannabinoids
- Medicinal cannabis
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Cross-sectional interrelationships between chronotype, obstructive sleep apnea and blood pressure in a middle-aged community cohort
Sansom, K., Reynolds, A., Dhaliwal, S. S., Walsh, J., Maddison, K., Singh, B., Eastwood, P. & McArdle, N., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Sleep Research. 32, 3, 12 p., e13778.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Early life predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea in young adults: Insights from a longitudinal community cohort (Raine study)
Ohn, M., McArdle, N., Khan, R. N., von Ungern-Sternberg, B. S., Eastwood, P. R., Walsh, J. H., Wilson, A. C. & Maddison, K. J., Oct 2023, In: Sleep Medicine. 110, p. 76-81 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feasibility of upper airway collapsibility measurements in anesthetized children
Ohn, M., Salerno, S., Nguyen, J., Sommerfield, D., Herbert, H., Bumbak, P., Hillman, D., Khan, N., Maddison, K., Walsh, J., Eastwood, P. & von Ungern-Sternberg, B. S., Mar 2023, In: Pediatric Anesthesia. 33, 3, p. 263-265 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Performance Accuracy of Wrist-Worn Oximetry and Its Automated Output Parameters for Screening Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children
Ohn, M., Maddison, K., Nguyen, J., Evans, D., Bear, N., Khan, N., Eastwood, P., von Ungern-Sternberg, B. S., Wilson, A. & Walsh, J., 30 Sept 2023, In: Journal of Sleep Medicine. 20, 2, p. 102-110 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting obstructive sleep apnoea and perioperative respiratory adverse events in children: role of upper airway collapsibility measurements
Ohn, M., Sommerfield, D., Nguyen, J., Evans, D., Khan, R. N., Hauser, N., Herbert, H., Bumbak, P., Wilson, A. C., Eastwood, P. R., Maddison, K. J., Walsh, J. H. & von Ungern-Sternberg, B. S., Dec 2023, In: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 131, 6, p. 1043-1052 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Use of the psychomotor vigilance test to assess alertness during a fitness for duty examination
Walsh, J., Maddison, K., Hills, M., Cole, E. & Beswick, H.
12/12/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Sleep, sleep disorders and fatigue in helicopter pilots and aviation support crew
Walsh, J., Maddison, K. & Dunican, I.
10/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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DREAM - A multicentre study to assess the safety and effectiveness of the Genio™ dual-sided hypoglossal nerve stimulation system for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in adult participants
Walsh, J., Eastwood, P., Maddison, K., Baker, V., Hillman, D. & McArdle, N.
30/09/20 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
Activities
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Understanding and optimising adolescent sleep
Jennifer Walsh (Speaker)
Apr 2019Activity: Service and engagement › Collaboration on community projects