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Overview

Gregory D. Roach is affiliated with Central Queensland University in Australia. The primary focus of their research lies in the fields of Psychology, Medicine, and Neuroscience. Their work is particularly concentrated in the subfields of Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • High Altitude and Hypoxia

Gregory D. Roach has published research in several frequent venues. Some of the main publication outlets are:

  • Sensors
  • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
  • Clocks & Sleep
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Chronobiology International

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Charli Sargent (49 coauthored works)
  • Dean J. Miller (20 coauthored works)
  • Shona L. Halson (19 coauthored works)
  • Michele Lastella (12 coauthored works)
  • Andrew M. Reiter (7 coauthored works)

Selected recent papers by Gregory D. Roach include:

  • Sleep and the athlete: narrative review and 2021 expert consensus recommendations, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • A Validation of Six Wearable Devices for Estimating Sleep, Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Adults, 2022, Sensors
  • The effect of caffeine on subsequent sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023, Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • Analyzing changes in respiratory rate to predict the risk of COVID-19 infection, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Managing Travel Fatigue and Jet Lag in Athletes: A Review and Consensus Statement, 2021, Sports Medicine

The research spans diverse topics related to sleep science, wearable technology validation, effects of substances on sleep patterns, respiratory indicators of infectious diseases, and strategies to manage athletic fatigue and jet lag. Their contributions reflect a multidisciplinary approach involving physiology, psychology, and applied health sciences with emphasis on athletic and clinical sleep contexts.

Best Publications

  • Sleep and the athlete: Narrative review and 2021 expert consensus recommendations

    Neil P Walsh;Shona L Halson;Charli Sargent;Gregory D Roach

  • The validity of psychomotor vigilance tasks of less than 10-minute duration

    Sylvia Loh;Nicole Lamond;Jill Dorrian;Gregory Roach

  • The impact of training schedules on the sleep and fatigue of elite athletes

    Charli Sargent;Michele Lastella;Shona L. Halson;Gregory D. Roach

  • Sleep/wake behaviours of elite athletes from individual and team sports

    Michele Lastella;Gregory D Roach;Shona L Halson;Charli Sargent

  • Sleep or swim? Early-morning training severely restricts the amount of sleep obtained by elite swimmers

    Charli Sargent;Shona Halson;Gregory Daniel Roach

  • A Validation of Six Wearable Devices for Estimating Sleep, Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Adults

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  • The effect of caffeine on subsequent sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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  • Can a shorter psychomotor vigilance task be used as a reasonable substitute for the ten-minute psychomotor vigilance task?

    Gregory D. Roach;Drew Dawson;Nicole Lamond

  • Simulated train driving: Fatigue, self-awareness and cognitive disengagement

    Jillian Dorrian;Gregory D. Roach;Adam Fletcher;Drew Dawson

  • Alternatives to polysomnography (PSG): A validation of wrist actigraphy and a partial-PSG system

    Anastasi Kosmadopoulos;Charli Sargent;David Darwent;Xuan Zhou

  • The validity of activity monitors for measuring sleep in elite athletes

    Charli Sargent;Michele Lastella;Shona L. Halson;Gregory D. Roach

  • Fatigue assessment in the field: validation of a hand-held electronic psychomotor vigilance task.

    Nicole Lamond;Drew Dawson;Gregory D. Roach

  • The sleep, subjective fatigue, and sustained attention of commercial airline pilots during an international pattern.

    Renée M. Petrilli;Gregory D. Roach;Drew Dawson;Nicole Lamond

  • Analyzing changes in respiratory rate to predict the risk of COVID-19 infection.

    Dean J. Miller;John V. Capodilupo;Michele Lastella;Charli Sargent

  • The relationship between the dim light melatonin onset and sleep on a regular schedule in young healthy adults

    Helen J Burgess;Natasha Savic;Tracey Sletten;Gregory Roach

  • The impact of a week of simulated night work on sleep, circadian phase, and performance.

    N Lamond;J Dorrian;G D Roach;K McCulloch

  • Perceptions of labour pain by mothers and their attending midwives.

    Angela Baker;Sally A. Ferguson;Gregory D. Roach;Drew Dawson

  • Mismatch between subjective alertness and objective performance under sleep restriction is greatest during the biological night

    Xuan Zhou;Sally A. Ferguson;Raymond W. Matthews;Charli Sargent

  • The effect of sleep restriction on snacking behaviour during a week of simulated shiftwork

    Georgina Heath;Gregory D. Roach;Jillian Dorrian;Sally Anne Ferguson

  • The ability to self-monitor performance during a week of simulated night shifts.

    Jillian Dorrian;Nicole Lamond;Alexandra L. Holmes;Helen J. Burgess

  • A model to predict work-related fatigue based on hours of work.

    Gregory D. Roach;Adam Fletcher;Drew Dawson

  • Sleep/wake behaviour of endurance cyclists before and during competition

    Michele Lastella;Gregory Daniel Roach;Shona Leigh Halson;David Thomas Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Jillian Dorrian
Jillian Dorrian University of South Australia
Leon Lack
Leon Lack Flinders University

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