An EconoTimes perspective

Grace Vincent

Senior Lecturer, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia

Grace Vincent (PhD) investigates how to improve sleep in our communities. She particularly focuses on workers in high-risk industries, many of whom are shiftworkers – firefighters, doctors, nurses, miners. Her research directly informs workplace policies with the goal of creating a healthier and safer, shiftwork workforce. Grace also has many other research interests and has collaborated on projects with researchers from a wide range of disciplines including: Exercise and Sports Science, Human Factors, Psychology, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology, Podiatry, Health Economics and Allied Health. Grace was awarded her PhD from Deakin University (2016) and completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) at Auckland University (2011). She has over 60 publications and more than $1 million in research funding. Grace is a South Australian Tall Poppy (2020), winner of the National 5-Minute Research Pitch Competition (2018) and received the CQUniversity Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Research (2019). Grace is a passionate advocate for diversity in STEM and enjoys mentoring the STEM leaders of tomorrow. Her scientific outreach includes public talks, laboratory tours, and numerous media engagements – all with aim of promoting a good night’s sleep. A full list of her research publications can be viewed here: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Grace_Vincent.