Dr Amy Jordan
BSc (hons), PhD.
ARC Future Fellow/Senior Research Fellow
Contact details:
| email: ajordan AT unimelb.edu.au | |
| telephone: +61 3 8344 6357 |
Research Interests:
- Neurophysiology of Sleep
- Causes and Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
- Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
- Physiology of Sleep
Professional Associations, Memberships & Awards:
Awards
- James B Skatrud New Investigator Award, American Thoracic Society.
- Young Investigator Honourable Mention Award, American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
- John Read Prize for Physiological Research, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.
- New Investigators Award, Australasian Sleep Association.
- R.F. Wheelan prize for Physiological Research, University of Adelaide.
Memberships
- Australasian Sleep Association
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Thoracic Society
- Sleep Health Foundation
Recent Funded Research:
| Project: | Assessing a model of the physiological changes at arousal from sleep |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Funded by: | Australian Research Council. |
| Project: | The role of arousal from sleep in the pathogenesis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Funded by: | University of Melbourne |
| Project: | Optimising Sleep in Quadriplegia: Mechanisms and Management |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Funded by: | Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative |
| Project: | Can Obstructive Sleep Apnea be treated with increased Lung Volume? |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Funded by: | University of Melbourne |
Selected Publications: |
Saboisky JP, Jordan AS, Eckert DJ, White DP, Trinder JA, Nicholas CL, Gautam S, Malhotra A. Recruitment and Rate-coding Strategies of the Human Genioglossus Muscle. J Appl Physiol, 2010; 109(6):1939-49.
Owens, RL, Malhotra A, Eckert DJ, White DP, Jordan AS. The Influence of End-Expiratory Lung Volume on Measurements of Pharyngeal Collapsibility J Appl Physiol, 2010; 108(2): 445-51.
Nicholas CL, Bei B, Worsnop C, Malhotra A, Jordan AS, Saboisky JP, Chan JM, Duckworth E, White DP, Trinder JA. Motor Unit Recruitment in Human Genioglossus Muscle in Response to Hypercapnia. Sleep, 2010; 33(11):1529-1538.
Jordan AS, White DP, Owens RL, Eckert DJ, Rahangdale S, Yim-Yeh S, Malhotra A. The effect of increased genioglossus activity and end-expiratory lung volume on pharyngeal collapse J Appl Physiol, 2010; 109(2):469-75.
Eckert DJ, Malhotra A, Jordan AS. Mechanisms of apnea. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Jan-Feb;51(4):313-23
Jordan AS, White DP. Pharyngeal motor control and the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2008;160(1):1-7.
PhD Students under Supervision:
Laura Gainche, Therese Carmichael, Emma Rainbird.