Dr. Anastasi Kosmadopoulos
BPsych(Hons), PhDUnit Coordinator/Lecturer
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences
Appleton Institute
Dr Anastasi (Stas) Kosmadopoulos is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer based at the Appleton Institute, CQUniversity. He obtained his Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) at the University of South Australia in 2012 and was awarded his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in sleep and circadian rhythms at CQUniversity in 2018. After conferral, He undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University, in Canada, from 2018 to 2021, where he conducted a number of laboratory and field-based projects concerning the interplay between circadian rhythms, behaviour, and performance in different populations – including police officers, air traffic controllers, and people with insomnia. Currently, the focus of his research is the effect of light intensity on the adaptation to night shifts and the relationships between sleep and accident risk in transportation.
Universities Studied At
- Doctorate of Philosophy, CQUniversity Australia
- Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), University of South Australia
Universities Worked At
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, McGill University, Canada (2018 - 2021)
- Research Officer, CQUniversity Australia (2016 - 2018)
Awards
- Early Career Award in Service – Working Time Society, 2019
- Barbara & Edward Victor Research Prize – Faculty of Medicine McGill University, 2019
- McLaughlin Fellowship – Faculty of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship – McGill University, 2018
Professional Memberships
- Working Time Society
- Australasian Chronobiology Society
- Australasian Sleep Association
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
- 5202 Biological psychology
- 5299 Other psychology
