Dr Jasneek Chawla
Kids Sleep Research Group Leader & Principal Research Fellow (Secondment) & ATH - Associate Professor
Child Health Research Centre
Associate Professor/Specialist
Children's Health Queensland Clinical Unit
Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist
Queensland Children's Hospital
Researcher biography
Associate Professor Jasneek Chawla undertook her specialist training in Edinburgh UK, followed by a Paediatric Sleep Medicine Fellowship at the Mater Children's Hospital in Brisbane. She is now a Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Physician at the Queensland Children's Hospital in Brisbane and Associate Professor at Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland.
Associate Professor Jasneek Chawla is a clinician researcher who leads the Kids Sleep Research group at Child Health Research Centre. She was awarded three fellowships during her PhD, evaluating the impact of sleep interventions on outcomes in children with Down syndrome, completed in May 23. A/Prof Chawla leaders large-scale multi-centre research addressing sleep in children with neurodisability and has a national and international profile in this field. She undertakes both respiratory and sleep focused research but has a specific interest in sleep in children with disability, the relationship between sleep and long-term cognitive & behavioural outcomes in children and development of novel technology for clinical use. She has received MRFF, philanthropic and industry funding for her research.
Associate Professor Chawla is a board director and education chair for the Australasian Sleep Association and has been appointed as the incoming president elect for the organisation, commencing Oct 2024. She has served on multiple other national professional commitees and was a senior editor for the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. A/Professor Chawla led the revision of the TSANZ/ASA paediatric home ventilation guidelines and a national consensus document relating to oximetry use for paediatric sleep-disordered breathing.
Associate Professor Chawla has presented nationally and internationally and was a plenary speaker at the World Down syndrome Congress in 2024. She is a mentor for the UQ Faculty of Medicine Women in Leadership Program, the Child Unlimited Youth Mentorship Program and the UQ Clincian Researcher Development Program. A/Prof Chawla is an associate investigator on 2 ARC Centre for Research Excellence- the life course centre and the digital child.
Publications
Book Chapters
Coles, Laetitia, Cooke, Emma and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Confronting meanings of motherhood in neoliberal Australia: six crystallised case studies. Biographical Research and the Meanings of Mothering. (pp. 158-193) edited by Lyudmila Nurse, Lisa Moran and Kateřina Sidiropulu-Janků. Bristol, United Kingdom: Policy Press. doi: 10.56687/9781447365648-013
Coles, Laetitia, Cooke, Emma and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Confronting meanings of motherhood in neoliberal Australia: six crystallised case studies. Biographical research and the meanings of mothering: life choices, identities and methods. (pp. 158-193) edited by Lyudmila Nurse, Lisa Moran and Kateřina Sidiropulu-Janků. Bristol, United Kingdom: Policy Press. doi: 10.56687/9781447365648-013
Journal Articles
Cox, Emily, Chawla, Jasneek, Moore, Madison, Schilling, Sandra, Cameron, Miriam, Clarke, Sally, Johnstone, Chelsea and Marshall, Jeanne (2024). Oral feeding practices in medically complex infants receiving prolonged high‐flow nasal cannula support: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16679
Kevat, Ajay, Steinkey, Rylan, Suresh, Sadasivam, Ruehland, Warren R., Chawla, Jasneek, Terrill, Philip I., Collaro, Andrew and Iyer, Kartik (2024). Evaluation of automated pediatric sleep stage classification using U-Sleep: a convolutional neural network. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.11362
Wong, Matthew, Chaudry, Rifat, Kevat, Ajay, Best, James, Lovato, Nicole, Vandeleur, Moya and Chawla, Jasneek (2024). An approach to common sleep presentations in infants and toddlers. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53 (6) ARTN 377, 371-378. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-23-6825
Chawla, Jasneek, Lovato, Nicole, Wong, Matthew, Best, James, Chaudry, Rifat, Kevat, Ajay and Vandeleur, Moya (2024). Optimising sleep in adolescents: The challenges. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53 (6), 379-386. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-23-6841
Iyer, Kartik K., Roberts, James A., Waak, Michaela, Vogrin, Simon J., Kevat, Ajay, Chawla, Jasneek, Haataja, Leena M., Lauronen, Leena, Vanhatalo, Sampsa and Stevenson, Nathan J. (2024). A growth chart of brain function from infancy to adolescence based on EEG. eBioMedicine, 102 105061, 105061. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105061
Theile, Harrison, Phua, Yun, Bade, Stuart, O’Mahony, Susan, Chawla, Jasneek, Suresh, Sadasivam and Theile, Richard (2024). Conservative airway management successful in majority of infants with Pierre-Robin sequence at Queensland Children’s hospital: a retrospective review. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 35 (3), 839-842. doi: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010083
Wilson, Alice, Hartnett, Chloe, Kilner, David, Davies, Kate, Slee, Nicola, Chawla, Jasneek, Iyer, Kartik and Kevat, Ajay (2024). Real-world utility of overnight oximetry for the screening of obstructive sleep apnea in children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 178 111892, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.111892
Chawla, Jasneek and Tan, Hui‐leng (2024). Monitoring of physiologic features and treatment aspects of children on home invasive mechanical ventilation. Pediatric Pulmonology, 59 (8), 2096-2102. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26901
Cooke, Emma, Smith, Caitlin, Miguel, Maria Carmen, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Siblings’ experiences of sleep disruption in families with a child with Down syndrome. Sleep Health, 10 (2), 198-204. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.10.002
Chawla, Jasneek K., Bernard, Anne, Staton, Sally, Burgess, Scott and Heussler, Helen (2023). Longitudinal change in sleep, functional, and behavioural characteristics in a cohort of children with Down syndrome. Journal of Sleep Research, 33 (4) e14093, 1-14. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14093
Goldsworthy, Adrian, Chawla, Jasneek, Birta, James, Baumanna, Oliver and Gough, Suzanne (2023). Use of extended reality in sleep health, medicine, and research: a scoping review. SLEEP, 46 (11) zsad201, 1-21. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsad201
Chawla, Jasneek, McLay, Laurie and Vandeleur, Moya (2023). Editorial: current issues in sleep in children with neurodisability. Frontiers in Sleep, 2 1317714, 1-2. doi: 10.3389/frsle.2023.1317714
Collaro, A.J., Sclip, K.D., Pinzon Perez, W.F. and Chawla, J.C. (2023). Contactless sleep monitoring using the Sonomat in children with Down syndrome. Sleep Medicine, 109, 104-109. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.06.028
Tanner, Sarah, Collaro, Andrew and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). The management of residual OSA post-adenotonsillectomy in children with down syndrome: the experience of a large tertiary sleep service. Sleep Medicine, 109, 158-163. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.06.009
Goldsworthy, Adrian, Chawla, Jasneek, Baumann, Oliver, Birt, James and Gough, Suzanne (2023). Extended reality use in paediatric intensive care: a scoping review. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 38 (9), 856-877. doi: 10.1177/08850666231185721
Lanzlinger, Daniela, Kevat, Ajay, Collaro, Andrew, Poh, Siew Hui, Pinzon Pérez, William and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Tolerance of polysomnography in children with neurodevelopmental disorders compared to neurotypical peers. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 19 (9), 1625-1631. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10626
Cooke, Emma, Coles, Laetitia, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Communicating the complex lives of families that include a child with Down syndrome. Health Sociology Review, 32 (1), 19-41. doi: 10.1080/14461242.2022.2161405
Kevat, Ajay, Bernard, Anne, Harris, Margaret-Anne, Heussler, Helen, Black, Robert, Cheng, Alan, Waters, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Impact of adenotonsillectomy on growth trajectories in preschool children with mild-moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 19 (1), 55-62. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10266
Chawla, Jasneek K., Cooke, Emma, Miguel, Maria Carmen, Burgess, Scott and Staton, Sally (2022). Parents’ Experiences of Having a Child with Down Syndrome and Sleep Difficulties. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 21 (5), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2022.2143359
Flint, Anndrea, August, Deanne, Lai, Melissa, Chawla, Jasneek, Ballard, Emma and Davies, Mark W. (2022). Determining reference data for overnight oximetry in neonates: a pilot study. Early Human Development, 168 105571, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2022.105571
Ravutha Gounden, Mahesh and Chawla, Jasneek K. (2022). Management of residual OSA post adenotonsillectomy in children with Down Syndrome: a systematic review. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 152 110966, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110966
Chawla, Jasneek K., Bernard, Anne, Heussler, Helen and Burgess, Scott (2021). Sleep, function, behaviour and cognition in a cohort of children with Down syndrome. Brain Sciences, 11 (10) 1317, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11101317
Chawla, Jasneek, Edwards, Elizabeth A., Griffiths, Amanda L., Nixon, Gillian M., Suresh, Sadasivam, Twiss, Jacob, Vandeleur, Moya, Waters, Karen A., Wilson, Andrew C., Wilson, Susan and Tai, Andrew (2021). Ventilatory support at home for children: a joint position paper from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand/Australasian Sleep Association. Respirology, 26 (10), 920-937. doi: 10.1111/resp.14121
Waters, Karen A., Chawla, Jasneek, Harris, Margaret-Anne, Heussler, Helen, Cheng, Alan T. and Black, Robert J. (2021). Sleep and behavior 24 months after early tonsillectomy for mild OSA: an RCT. Pediatrics, 148 (2) 038588, e2020038588. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-038588
Wong, Matthew D., Neylan, Melissa, Williams, Gordon, Zahir, Syeda F. and Chawla, Jasneek (2021). Predictors of home oxygen duration in chronic neonatal lung disease. Pediatric Pulmonology, 56 (5), 992-999. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25257
Chawla, Jasneek K., Howard, Aidan, Burgess, Scott and Heussler, Helen (2021). Sleep problems in Australian children with Down syndrome: the need for greater awareness. Sleep Medicine, 78, 81-87. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.12.022
Chawla, Jasneek, Harris, Margaret-Anne, Black, Robert, Leclerc, Marie-Josee, Burns, Hannah, Waters, Karen A., Bernard, Anne, Lushington, Kurt and Heussler, Helen (2021). Cognitive parameters in children with mild obstructive sleep disordered breathing. Sleep and Breathing, 25 (3), 1625-1634. doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02264-1
Chawla, Jasneek K., Burgess, Scott and Heussler, Helen (2020). The impact of sleep problems on functional and cognitive outcomes in children with Down syndrome: a review of the literature. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 16 (10), 1785-1795. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8630
Waters, Karen A., Chawla, Jasneek, Harris, Margaret-Anne, Heussler, Helen, Black, Robert J., Cheng, Alan T. and Lushington, Kurt (2020). Cognition after early tonsillectomy for mild OSA. Pediatrics, 145 (2) e20191450, e20191450. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1450
Waters, Karen A., Castro, Chenda and Chawla, Jasneek (2019). The spectrum of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in infants and children with Down Syndrome. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 129 109763, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109763
Twiss, Jacob, Chawla, Jasneek, Davey, Margot J., Edwards, Elizabeth A., Elder, Dawn, Francis, Alana, Griffiths, Mandie A., Pamula, Yvonne, Suresh, Sadasivam, Verginis, Nicola and Nixon, Gillian M. (2019). Overnight oximetry for evaluating paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea: Technical specifications and interpretation guidelines. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55 (10), 1279-1279. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14586
Wong, Matthew D., Chung, Hinfan and Chawla, Jasneek (2019). Using continuous overnight pulse oximetry to guide home oxygen therapy in chronic neonatal lung disease. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56 (2) jpc.14606, 309-316. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14606
Waters, Karen A., Chawla, Jasneek, Harris, Margaret-Anne, Dakin, Carolyn, Heussler, Helen, Black, Robert, Cheng, Alan, Burns, Hannah, Kennedy, John D. and Lushington, Kurt (2017). Rationale for and design of the "POSTA" study: evaluation of neurocognitive outcomes after immediate adenotonsillectomy compared to watchful waiting in preschool children. BMC Pediatrics, 17 (1) 47. doi: 10.1186/s12887-016-0758-8
Chawla, Jasneek K. and Heussler, Helen (2016). Common sleep disorders in children. Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry, 6 (4), 172-178. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1598613
Chawla, Jasneek K. and Waters, Karen A. (2016). Evaluation of infant obstructive sleep apnea. Minerva Pneumologica, 55 (3), 64-70.
Szafranski, Przemyslaw, Gambin, Tomasz, Dharmadhikari, Avinash V., Akdemir, Kadir Caner, Jhangiani, Shalini N., Schuette, Jennifer, Godiwala, Nihal, Yatsenko, Svetlana A., Sebastian, Jessica, Madan-Khetarpal, Suneeta, Surti, Urvashi, Abellar, Rosanna G., Bateman, David A., Wilson, Ashley L., Markham, Melinda H., Slamon, Jill, Santos-Simarro, Fernando, Palomares, Maria, Nevado, Julian, Lapunzina, Pablo, Chung, Brian Hon-Yin, Wong, Wai-Lap, Chu, Yoyo Wing Yiu, Mok, Gary Tsz Kin, Kerem, Eitan, Reiter, Joel, Ambalavanan, Namasivayam, Anderson, Scott A., Kelly, David R. ... Stankiewicz, Pawel (2016). Pathogenetics of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins. Human Genetics, 135 (5), 569-586. doi: 10.1007/s00439-016-1655-9
Hines, Erica J., Walsh, Mark, Armes, Jane E., Douglas, Tonia and Chawla, Jasneek (2016). Interstitial lung disease in infancy: a general approach. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 52 (4), 370-376. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13162
Chawla, Jasneek. and Waters, Karen Ann. (2015). Snoring in children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51 (9), 847-851. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12976
Chawla, J. K. and Waters, K. A. (2015). Evaluation of sleep disordered breathing in children. Minerva Pneumologica, 54 (1), 29-38.
Chawla, Jasneek Kaur, Jackson, Michael and Munro, Fraser Donald (2013). Spontaneous pneumothoraces in hereditary multiple exostoses. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 98 (7), 495-496. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303289
Chawla, Jasneek, Seear, Michael, Zhang, Tingting, Smith, Anne and Carleton, Bruce (2012). Fifty years of pediatric asthma in developed countries: How reliable are the basic data sources?. Pediatric Pulmonology, 47 (3), 211-219. doi: 10.1002/ppul.21537
HEINEMAN, HS, CHAWLA, JK and LOFTON, WM (1977). MISINFORMATION FROM SPUTUM CULTURES WITHOUT MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 6 (5), 518-527.
Conference Papers
Cameron, M., Suresh, S., Douglas, T., Nicholas, F. and Chawla, J. (2024). Helping Children Come Home the Use of Non Invasive Ventilation in Life Limiting Conditions. American Thoracic Society 2024 International Conference, San Diego, CA United States, 17-22 May 2024. New York, NY United States: American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a4112
Sclip, K., Collaro, A. and Chawla, J. (2023). Caregivers’ Perspectives on the Sonomat as a Polysomnography Alternative in Children with Down syndrome. Sleep DownUnder 2023, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.016
Hartnett, C., Wilson, A., Kilner, D., Davies, K., Slee, N., Chawla, J., Iyer, K. and Kevat, A. (2023). Real-World Utility of Overnight Oximetry for the Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Children. Sleep DownUnder 2023, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.017
Iyer, Kartik K., Roberts, James A., Waak, Michaela, Kevat, Ajay, Chawla, Jasneek, Lauronen, Leena, Vanhatalo, Sampsa and Stevenson, Nathan J. (2023). Optimization of time series features to estimate brain age in children from electroencephalography. 2023 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Sydney, NSW Australia, 24-27 July 2023. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340663
Miguel, M., Cooke, E. and Chawla, J. (2021). Parents’ experiences of having a child with Down Syndrome and sleep difficulties. Sleep DownUnder 2021 - 32nd annual scientific meeting of Australasian Sleep Association, Online, 10-13 October 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab014.016
Chawla, J., Burgess, S. and Heussler, H. (2019). Behavioural problems, functional ability and cognitive function in children with Down syndrome and sleep problems. 15th World Sleep Congress, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 20 - 25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.176
Wong, M., Kilner, D. and Chawla, J. (2019). Managing and weaning home oxygen in chronic neonatal lung disease. The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 29 March - 2 April 2019. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
Wong, M., Terrill, P. and Chawla, J. (2018). A Statewide consensus for interpretation of continuous pulse oximetry data in chronic neonatal lung disease. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian-Sleep-Association and the Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane Australia, Oct 17-20, 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.
Wong, M., Parsley, C., Williams, G., Terrill, P. and Chawla, J. (2018). An online education module to aid the use of trend oximetry monitoring in preterm infants. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian-Sleep-Association and the Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane Australia, Oct 17-20, 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley. doi: 10.1111/jsr.42_12766
Scaini, L., Nicholson, L., Hollamby, M., Jess, K., Chawla, J., Harris, M. -A. and Wilson, S. (2018). Development of a structured education and psychosocial program for support workers - home ventilation program. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian Sleep Association and the Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane, Australia, 17-20 October, 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley. doi: 10.1111/jsr.97_12766
Chawla, J. and Heussler, H. (2017). Evaluation of behavioural outcomes in children with down syndrome and co-existing sleep problems. World Sleep Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-11 October 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.145
Chawla, J., Heussler, H., Dakin, C., Burns, H., Black, R., Waters, K., Lushington, K. and Harris, M. -A. (2017). Cognitive outcomes in children with mild obstructive sleep disordered breathing. World Sleep Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-11 October 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.146
Greenslade, R., Schilling, S., Williams, G., Terril, P. and Chawla, J. (2016). Supporting the use of overnight trend oximetry in infants and children at regional centres across Queensland; a state-wide service profile. 28th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 20‐22 October 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12453
Yarrow, P., Hollin, R. and Chawla, J. (2014). Improving the annual review process – the rainbow project. 37th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, 11-14 June 2014. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s1569-1993(14)60031-x
Chawla, Jasneek K., Chilvers, Mark, Al-Rawahi, Ghada and Lillquist, Yolanda (2010). Exophiala dermatitidis: friend or foe?. CHEST 2010, Vancouver, Canada, 30 October – 4 November 2010. Glenview, IL, United States: American College of Chest Physicians. doi: 10.1378/chest.10146
Research Report
Cooke, Emma, Anderson, Mark, Langdon, Grace, Feltham, Madeline, Staton, Sally, Coles, Laetitia, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Clinicians’ experiences of explaining prenatal screening and delivering genetic syndrome diagnoses. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Down Syndrome Queensland.
Thesis
Chawla, Jasneek Kaur (2023). Sleep in children with Down syndrome: improving outcomes. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/b66813b