| 28 | D.Bonnar, S. Lee, B.M. Roane, D.J. Blum, M. Kahn, E. Jang, I.C.Dunican, M Gradisar, S. Suh | Evaluation of a Brief Sleep Intervention Designed to Improve the Sleep, Mood, and Cognitive Performance of Esports Athletes | 2022 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 56 professional esport athletes | Assess the efficacy of a sleep intervention for esport athletes | Improvement in sleep outcomes |
| 27 | G.Maisey, M. Cattani, A. Devine, J. Lo, S. C. Fu, I. C.Dunican | Digging for data: How sleep is losing out to roster design, sleep disorders, and lifestyle factors | 2022 | Applied Ergonomics | 88 mining shift-workers | Quantify how shift-work effects sleep | Shift-work (particularly night-shifts) lowers sleep duration, raises wake after sleep onset, and is associated with higher rates of sleep disorders |
| 26 | I.C. Dunican, E.L. Perry, M. Gemma,E. Nesci, S. Roberts | Understanding the sleep of ultra-marathon swimmers: Guidance for coaches and swimmers | 2022 | International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching | 24 masters' swimmers | Assess sleep and training behaviours of ultra-marathon swimmers in preparation for event | Body Mass Index positively associated with sleep quantity, early morning training stunts sleep opportunity and sleep quantity |
| 25 | A. R.Teece, C. K. Argus, N. Gill, M. Beaven, I. C. Dunican, M. W. Driller | Sleep and performance during a preseason in elite rugby union athletes | 2021 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 29 Elite Rugby Union Players | Relationships between sleep and physical performance in pre-season | Longer sleep duration may be beneficial for aerobic capacity and body composition |
| 24 | D.C.C.J.Van Rensburg, A.J.Van Rensburg, P.M.Fowler, A.M.Bender, D.Stevens, K.O'Sullivan, H.H.K.Fullagar, J.Alonso, M.Biggins, A.Claasen-Smithers, R.Collins, M.Dohi, M.W.Driller, I.C.Dunican, L.Gupta, S.L.Halson, M.Lastella, K.H.Miles, M.Nedelec, T.Page, G.Roach, C.Sargent, M. Singh, G.E.Vincent, J.A.Vitale & T.Botha | Managing travel fatigue and jet lag in athletes: a review and consensus statement | 2021 | Sports Medicine | 26 travel fatigue and jet-lag experts | Consensus on definitions of travel fatigue & jet-lag, and how to manage them | Recommendations of how to manage travel fatigue and jet-lag provided |
| 23 | G.Maisey, M.Cattani, A.Devine, J.Lo, I.C.Dunican | The sleep of shift workers in a remote mining operation: methodology for a randomized control trial to determine evidence-based interventions | 2021 | Frontiers in Neuroscience | 88 mining shift-workers | Outlining a pre-registered randomised control trial methods/ plan | N/A |
| 22 | I. C. Dunican, J. H. Walsh | Comment on Gratwicke et al. Nutritional Interventions to Improve Sleep in Team-Sport Athletes: A Narrative Review | 2021 | Nutrients | N/A | Discussion on review of nutritional interventions for sleep outcomes in team sport athletes | N/A |
| 21 | R. Yan, L. Andrew, E. Marlow, K. Kunaratnam, A. Devine, I. C. Dunican, C. T. Christophersen | Dietary Fibre Intervention for Gut Microbiota, Sleep, and Mental Health in Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Scoping Review | 2021 | Nutrients | N/A | Reviewing research on dietary fibre interventions for adults with irritable bowel syndrome | Dearth of biology-type studies within this area |
| 20 | S. Lee, D. Bonnar, B. Roane, M. Gradisar, I. C. Dunican, M. Lastella, G. Maisey, S. Suh | Sleep Characteristics and Mood of Professional Esports Athletes: A Multi-National Study | 2021 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 17 Professional Esport Athletes | Assessing sleep behaviours using Readiband & Mood Characteristics | Compared to their peers, esport athletes go to sleep later and sleep poorer, which is associated with depressive symptoms |
| 19 | T. D. Smithies, A. J. Toth, I. C. Dunican, J. A. Caldwell, M. Kowal, M. J. Campbell | The effect of sleep restriction on cognitive performance in elite cognitive performers: a systematic review | 2021 | Sleep | 14 Articles | How sleep restriction affects cognitive performance | Different aspects of cognitive performance differentially affected |
| 18 | T. D. Smithies, P. R. Eastwood, J. Walsh, K. Murray, W. Markwick, I. C. Dunican | Around the world in 16 days: the effect of long-distance transmeridian travel on the sleep habits and behaviours of a professional Super Rugby team | 2021 | Journal of Sports Sciences | 37 Elite Rugby Union Players | How competition and multiple bouts of long-distance air travel effect the sleep of rugby players | Rugby players sleep more leading into matches and less following matches, and travel over >3 time-zones greatly effects their sleep |
| 17 | D. C. C. J. van Rensburg, A. J. van Rensburg, P. Fowler, H. Fullager, D. Stevens, S. Halson, A. Bender, G. Vincent, A. Claassen-Smithers, I. C. Dunican, G. D. Roach, C. Sargent, M. Lastella, T. Cronje | How to manage travel fatigue and jet lag in athletes? A systematic review of interventions | 2020 | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 22 Articles | Management of travel fatigue and jet-lag | No literature on management of jet-lag and low quality evidence for literature on management of jet-lag |
| 16 | M. W. Driller, I. C. Dunican | No familiarization or ‘first‐night effect’evident when monitoring sleep using wrist actigraphy | 2020 | Journal of Sleep Research | 240 adults | Assessing if sleep behaviour changes for the first few nights a sleep wearable device is worn | No changes to sleep |
| 15 | R. Yan, M. Murphy, A. Genoni, E. Marlow, I. C. Dunican, J. Lo, L. Andrew, A. Devine & C. T. Christophersen | Does Fibre-fix provided to people with irritable bowel syndrome who are consuming a low FODMAP diet improve their gut health, gut microbiome, sleep and mental health? A double-blinded, randomised controlled trial | 2020 | BMJ Open Gastroenterology | N/A | Outlining a pre-registered randomised control trial methods/ plan | N/A |
| 14 | I. C. Dunican, J. A. Caldwell, D. Morgan, A. Stewart, P. R. Eastwood | An education intervention in a professional female basketball team and coaching staff improves sleep and alertness. | 2020 | Translation Sports Medicine | 12 professional female basketball players & 2 male coaches | Efficacy of a sleep education intervention | No statistical difference for players but improvements in sleep outcomes for coaches |
| 13 | I. C. Dunican, C. C. Higgins, K. Murray, M. J. Jones, B. Dawson, J. A. Caldwell, S. L. Halson & P. R. Eastwood | Sleep patterns and alertness in an elite super rugby team during a game week | 2019 | Journal of Human Kinetics | 36 Elite Rugby Union Players | Assess sleep behaviour before and after an evening rugby match | Sleep progressively increased on nights prior to the match, then was much shorter following the match |
| 12 | I. C. Dunican, J. Walsh, C. C. Higgins, M. J. Jones, K. Maddison, J. A. Caldwell, D. Hillman, P. R. Eastwood | Prevalence of sleep disorders and sleep problems in an elite super rugby union team | 2019 | Journal of Sports Sciences | 25 Elite Rugby Union Players | Prevalence of sleep disorders in professional Rugby players | Sleep disorders and excessive sleepiness is common for elite Rugby Union players |
| 11 | I. C. Dunican, P. R. Eastwood, K. Murray, J. A. Caldwell, R. J. Reale | The effect of water loading for acute weight loss following fluid restriction on sleep quality and quantity in combat sports athletes | 2019 | Journal of Exercise and Nutrition | 22 Grappling or MMA athletes | Effect of water loading prior to fluid restriction in prepararing for fight on sleep | Water loading prior to fluid restriction is safe in context of sleep |
| 10 | M. J. Jones, B. Dawson, D. F. Gucciardi, P. R. Eastwood, J. Miller, S. L. Halson, I. C. Dunican & P. Peeling | Evening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes | 2019 | Journal of Sports Sciences | 70 Athletes at state, national, or international level | Assess subjective reports of electronic device use before sleep | Most athletes use an electronic device for 0 - 30mins before sleep, use was associated with percieved difficulty falling asleep |
| 9 | M. J. Jones, B. Dawson, P. R. Eastwood, S. L. Halson, J. Miller, K. Murray, I. C. Dunican, G. J. Landers & P. Peeling | Influence of Electronic Devices on Sleep and Cognitive Performance During Athlete Training Camps | 2019 | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 26 experienced water polo athletes & 23 triathletes | Preventing evening electronic device use | No effect on sleep or cognitive performance |
| 8 | I. C. Dunican, C. C. Higgins, M. J. Jones, M. W. Clarke, K. Murray, B. Dawson, J. A. Caldwell, S. L. Halson, P. R. Eastwood | Caffeine use in a super rugby game and its relationship to post-game sleep | 2018 | European journal of sport science | 23 Elite Rugby Union Players | Caffiene consumption for evening matches | Post-match saliva caffiene levels are high, possibly contributing the delayed sleep following matches |
| 7 | I. C. Dunican, K. Murray, J. A. Slater, K. J. Maddison, M. J. Jones, B. Dawson, L. M. Straker, J. A. Caldwell, S. L. Halson & P. R. Eastwood | Laboratory and home comparison of wrist-activity monitors and polysomnography in middleaged adults | 2018 | Sleep and Biological Rhythms | 50 Middle Aged Adults | Validating the Readiband and its automated sleep scoring algorithm | Use of Readiband and its automated algorithm in the same capacity as an ActiGraph is acceptable |
| 6 | M. J. Jones, I. C. Dunican, K. Murray, P. Peeling, B. Dawson, S. Halson, J. Miller & P. R. Eastwood | The psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes | 2018 | Journal of Sports Sciences | 14 Elite Female Basketball Players | Finding the efficacy of shortened versions of the Psychomotor Vigilance Task for athletes | 3-Minute Psychomotor Vigilance Task should not be used in substitution for the 10-minute version |
| 5 | R. Reale, G. Slater, G. R. Cox, I. C. Dunican, L. M. Burke | The effect of water loading on acute weight loss following fluid restriction in combat sports athletes | 2018 | International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism | 21 Experienced Male Grapplers | Effect of water loading prior to fluid restriction in prepararing for fight | Water loading prior to fluid restriction is safe |
| 4 | I. C. Dunican, D. T. Martin, S. L. Halson, R. J. Reale, B. T. Dawson, J. A. Caldwell, M. J. Jones & P. R. Eastwood | The effects of the removal of electronic devices for 48 hours on sleep in elite judo athletes | 2017 | The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research | 23 Elite Judokas | Preventing evening electronic device use | No effect on sleep or performance |
| 3 | I. C. Dunican, P. R. Eastwood | Sleep is an important factor when considering rugby union player load | 2017 | British Journal of Sports Medicine | N/A | Outlining why sleep should be prioritised when considering rugby player recovery and player load | N/A |
| 2 | M. J. Jones, P. Peeling, B. Dawson, S. Halson, J. Miller, I. C. Dunican, M. Clarke, C. Goodman & P. R. Eastwood | Evening electronic device use: the effects on alertness, sleep and next-day physical performance in athletes | 2017 | Journal of Sports Sciences | 8 Highly Trained Netball Players | Preventing evening electronic device use | No effect on sleep or performance |
| 1 | A. Fletcher, B. Hooper, I. C. Dunican, K. Kogi | Fatigue management in safety-critical operations: history, terminology, management system frameworks, and industry challenges | 2015 | Reviews of human factors and ergonomics | N/A | Key related principles, frameworks & issues on fatigue management in safety-critical operations | N/A |
