Contact details +6449793258
Dr Rosie Gibson BSc, MSc, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Doctoral Supervisor School of PsychologyI involved with multiple projects aiming to gain a better understanding of how sleep changes with advancing age for New Zealanders as well as exploring sleep as a predictor for transitions to formal care. Key projects I am currently leading include "The Role of Sleep in Healthy Ageing and Living well with Dementia" and "Caring around the clock: Providing a framework for improving sleep health of family carers" funded by an Emerging Researcher grant (Health Research Council) and a Lotteries Health project grant respectively.
I am a co-investigator on the Ageing Well through Eating, Sleeping, Socialising and Mobility (AWESSoM) programme of research funded via a National Science Challenge Ageing Well grant (2019-2024). Led by Professor Ngaire Kerse (University of Auckland), this programme integrates multiple collaborators and projects across population groups to maximise independence and push back the threshold of disability.
I am co-investigator within Massey's Health and Ageing Research Team affiliated with the Health Work and Retirement cohort study. I also co-launched research associated with sleep and wellbeing during New Zealand's COVID-19 associated lockdown.
Looking forward, - projects will include Sensationalising Sleep: Discourses and practices of sleep in Aotearoa (funded by a Royal Society Marsden Fast Start Fund, 2023-2026), and an adjunct project, Pai te moe, pai te ora. Understanding the influence of sleep in Aotearoa, which I am co-leading with Dr Natasha Tassell-Matamua (funded by 黑料网's Strategic Research Excellence Fund, 2023). Together these projects will provide pioneering sociological explorations of sleep and sleeping from an Aotearoa New Zealand perspective.
I emigrated to Aotearoa from England in 2007 and have a background in psychology and clinical sleep practice. I am affiliated with the Health and Ageing Research Team and the . My research focuses on sleep across the lifespan, with a particular interest in ageing, dementia and informal caregiving. I use mixed methods to better understand experiences of sleep with ageing, factors affecting sleep, and non-pharmacological approaches to supporting sleep health. I have a growing interest in sleep as a social construct, including discourses, perceptions, and patterning of sleep among diverse populations within Aotearoa New Zealand.
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: 04 9793258
Location: School of Psychology
Campus: Turitea
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science - University of Plymouth (2005)
- Master of Science - 黑料网 (2009)
- Doctor of Philosophy - 黑料网 (2015)
Fellowships and Memberships
- Member, New Zealand Association of Gerontology: Vice President (Senior Member/Fellow) (2022)
Certifications and Registrations
- Registration, RPSGT, Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists
- Licence, Supervisor, 黑料网
Prizes and Awards
- Mentor award from the Network of Early career Sleep researchers in Training (NEST) - Australasian Sleep Association (2023)
- International fellowship awarded - Institute of Advanced Studies, Surrey University, England (2023)
- Best Poster Prize (Sleep in special populations), Sleep Down Under conference, Brisbane, Australia - Australasian Sleep Association (2022)
- Invited research visitor: Kobe Active Ageing Research Hub, Japan - Kobe University (2020)
- Best Poster prize (Sleep Health Across Professions), Sleep Down Under Conference in Brisbane, Australia - Australasian Sleep Association (2019)
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Research Expertise
Research Interests
Sleep as a component of healthy ageing
Impact of sleep problems on people with dementia and their family carers
Role of sleep and dreaming in memory consolidation and cognitive functioning
Impact of sleep problems of mental health
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social restrictions on sleep and wellbeing
Research Opportunities
- CI on "Modifiable Pathways to Sustainable Ageing in Aotearoa". Led by Fiona Alpass & Brendan Stevenson funded by MBIE Endeavour (01/10/2023) This project builds on over 2 decades of ageing research, including information about lifecourse events predicting frailty or thriving in older age, and public health data
- PI on "Sensationalising sleep: discourses and practices of sleep in Aotearoa" Marsden Fast Start (01/10/2023) This project involves discourse analyses of various media content concenring sleep as well as participatory research to gather audiance perceptions of key social discourses around sleep health.
- PI on "Pai te moe, pai te ora. Understanding the influence of sleep in Aotearoa", co-PI: Natasha Tassell-Matamua, funded by 黑料网 SREF (01/01/2023) Involving a scoping review of social cultural sleep research and thematic analysis of media content relevant to sleep in Aptearoa and forming a social-cultural framework
- PI on "Caring around the clock: Providing a framework for improving sleep health of family carers" funded by NZ Lotteries Health Research Project (01/07/2022) Involves multiple projects to better understand the relationship between informal caregiving and sleep health including young Australian carers, wh膩nau models of care, and caregiving during pandemic
- CI on "Improving continence management for people with dementia in the community". Led by Vanessa Burholt (University of Auckland) and funded by an HRC Project grant (01/10/2021) Involves mixed methods to better understand and support continence among families living with dementia (including sleep-related analyses)
- CI on "Sleep and dreaming after a near-death experience. An exploratory study using wrist actigraphy". Led by Nicole Lindsay, BIAL Foundation grant (01/10/2020) Mixed methods study assessing relationship between near death experience with objective and subjective sleep status
- CI on "Healthy for Life: Education and Support for Older People" Led by John Parsons (Uni Auckland). HRC Activation Grant (01/01/2020) Wananga research related to older NZrs perceptions of ageing and needs for community wellbeing - informing media related outputs
- CI on "Ageing Well through Eating, Sleeping, Socialising and Mobility (AWESSoM)" programme of research. Led by Professor Ngaire Kerse (University of Auckland) funded by National Science Challenge (01/07/2019) This programme integrates multiple collaborators and projects across population groups to maximise independence and push back the threshold of disability
- CI on "Understanding and helping the sleep deficits of Australian Carers" led by PIs: A. Reynolds & G. Vincent (CQU Adelaide), funded by Carers Australia & Sleep Health Foundation (01/01/2019) Australian survey concerning factors affecting sleep of carers and their management
- PI on "The Role of Sleep in Healthy Ageing and Living well with Dementia" HRC Emerging Researcher fund (01/06/2018) Qunatiative studies to describe prevelance and factors associated with poor sleep with ageing and dementia as well as qualitative works to represent experiences of sleep with ageing and caregiving.
- CI on "Focus groups concerning barriers for older CPAP patients" Led by ANgela Campbell Uni of Otago, Lotteries project grant (01/01/2016) Qualitative project to understand and represent experience of diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnoea among older adults
- PI on "Improving health and well-being of New Zealanders affected by dementia through understanding the impact of sleep problems" funded by Lotteries Post Doctoral Fellowship (01/04/2018) Analysis of assessment data concerning sleep as a predictor for residential care, as well a sinterviews concerning sleep and dementia care
- CI on "Can reinforcing the circadian clock improve the sleep of Alzheimers patients?" led by Philippa Gander, HRC Feasibility study (01/01/2011) Trial of non-pharmacological interventions for supporting sleep of people with dementia and family carers
- PI on " Sleep of older people with dementia & those who live with them: Pilot of an intervention". Alzheimers NZ Charitable Trust (01/01/2010) Non-pharmacological trial of sleep interventions for familes affected by dementia
Thematics
Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Aged Health Care (111702):
Developmental Psychology and Ageing (170102):
Family Care (111707):
Health Promotion (111712):
Medical And Health Sciences (110000):
Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (179900):
Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis (170110):
Psychology (170100):
Psychology And Cognitive Sciences (170000):
Public Health and Health Services (111700):
Sociology (160800):
Studies In Human Society (160000)
Keywords
Sleep
Ageing
Dementia
Alzheimer's DIsease
Care
COVID-19
Quantitative
Qualitative
Intervetions
Research Projects
Current Projects
Project Title: Sensationalising Sleep: Discourses and practices of sleep in Aotearoa
Date Range: 2023 - 2026
Funding Bodies: Marsden Fund - Full; Royal Society of New Zealand
Project Team:
- Dr Rosie Gibson - Project Leader
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Gibson, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Gibson, R., Signal, T., Tassell-Matamua, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Gibson, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Gibson, R., Lindsay, N., Tassell-Matamua, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Gibson, R.
Thesis
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Gibson, R.
[Masters Thesis]Authored by: Gibson, R.
Conference
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Alpass, F., Gibson, R., Rohr, S., Stephens, C.
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Alpass, F., Gibson, R., Rohr, S., Stephens, C.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Alpass, F., Gibson, R., Rohr, S., Stephens, C.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Alpass, F., Gibson, R., Rohr, S., Stephens, C.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Gibson, R.
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
I am primarily involved with academic research and postgraduate supervision at present. I have experience teaching into sleep and circadian health, psychology of dreaming, as well as research methods. I have guest written course materials and provides lectures within and externally to Massey as well as within community settings.
Graduate Supervision Statement
I welcome students interested in exploring issues associated with sleep, ageing, dementia, and/or caregiving using wither qualitative or quantitative methodologies. I consider students as developing researchers who I support through their postgraduate journey. This is achieved through breaking down the project processes and thesis writing into manageable phases whilst also offering mentorship in key areas of project design, ethics, analyses and critical appraisal.
Dr Rosie Gibson is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Annabel Grant
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Doctor of Philosophy
An exploration of cognitively stimulating conversations of people with dementia and their friends -
Nancey Crookes
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Doctor of Philosophy
An Investigation into the Effects of Participation in Religious and Secular Practices on Purpose and Meaning in Life, and mental and physical health of older New Zealanders.
Media and Links
Media
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27 Mar 2020 - Online
Science Media Centre Expert Reaction
Invited response concerning sleep (or lack there of) for the Science Media Centre "COVID-19 and immunity 鈥� Expert Reaction" -
23 Apr 2020 - Television
One News interview
Dreaming during COVID-19 quarantine is very normal for a lot of people. Sleep Wake Researcher Dr Rosie Gibson spoke to One News about why you shouldn't be concerned. -
22 Sep 2011 - Other, Online
Getting a good night鈥檚 sleep for people with demen
黑料网 press release: Getting a good night鈥檚 sleep for people with dementia. -
22 May 2018 - Radio
Sleep & Dementia
Wire Host Leonard Powell chats with Dr Rosie Gibson about the $250 000 grant that she recently recieved to investigate sleep. In particular its relationship to health and wellbeing of older New Zealan -
17 May 2018 - Online
Researcher to investigate the impact of sleep on d
Massey media release - view more...
Other Links
- - Information on the Sleep in Aging and Dementia programme of research which Rosie established
- - Rosie Gibson studied and worked at the Sleep/Wake Research Centre from 2008-2021. The team undertakes multi-disciplinary research to advance scientific knowledge about sleep and waking function.
- - @RosieGibsMoul
- Health and Ageing Research Team - Information on the Health and Ageing Research Team (HART) where Rosie is based