Dr Shannon Edmed
Research Fellow
Child Health Research Centre
Affiliate of ARC COE for Children and Families Over the Lifecourse
ARC Centre of Excellence: Children and Families Over the Lifecourse
+61 7 336 54546
Researcher biography
Shannon Edmed is a Research Fellow at the Child Health Research Centre and ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course (Life Course Centre). She has an interest in environmental effects on sleep (including household and neighbourhood characteristics), and mental health and wellbeing.
Publications
Journal Articles
Smith, Simon S., Rossa, Kalina R., Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari, Pattinson, Cassandra L., Mann, Dwayne L., Edmed, Shannon L., Salmon, Paul M. and Sullivan, Karen A. (2024). Reducing crash risk for young drivers: Protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to improve young driver sleep. Heliyon, 10 (5) e27066, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27066
McKenzie, J, Pattinson, C., Rossa, K., Edmed, S., Loeffler, A and Smith, S. (2023). P099 Use of Digital Technology During Child Bedtime Routines: A qualitative investigation. Sleep Advances, 4 (Supplement_1), A71-A71. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.184
Pattinson, Cassandra L., Edmed, Shannon, Smith, Simon S. and Douglas, Pamela S. (2023). Questioning the effectiveness of behavioural sleep interventions for infants. The Journal of Pediatrics, 261 113335, 113335. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.01.012
Edmed, Shannon L., Huda, M Mamun, Pattinson, Cassandra L., Rossa, Kalina R. and Smith, Simon S. (2023). Perceived neighborhood characteristics and sleep in Australian adults. Health Education & Behavior, 51 (1), 155-166. doi: 10.1177/10901981231177687
Edmed, Shannon L., Huda, M. Mamun, Smith, Simon S., Seib, Charrlotte, Porter-Steele, Janine, Anderson, Debra and McCarthy, Alexandra L. (2023). Prevalence and predictors of sleep problems in women following a cancer diagnosis: results from the women's wellness after cancer program. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 18 (3), 960-971. doi: 10.1007/s11764-023-01346-9
Edmed, Shannon L., Huda, M. Mamun, Smith, Simon S., Seib, Charrlotte, Porter-Steele, Janine, Anderson, Debra and McCarthy, Alexandra L. (2022). Sleep and health-related quality of life in women following a cancer diagnosis: results from the Women's Wellness after Cancer Program in Australia. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30 (12), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07429-0
Huda, M. Mamun, O'Flaherty, Martin, Finlay, Jocelyn Edwina, Edmed, Shannon and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2022). Partner’s characteristics and adolescent motherhood among married adolescent girls in 48 low-income and middle-income countries: a population-based study. BMJ Open, 12 (3) e055021, e055021. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055021
Smith, Simon S., Edmed, Shannon L., Staton, Sally L., Pattinson, Cassandra L. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2019). Correlates of naptime behaviors in preschool aged children. Nature and Science of Sleep, 11, 27-34. doi: 10.2147/nss.s193115
Sullivan, Karen A., Kaye, Sherrie-Anne, Blaine, Hannah, Edmed, Shannon L., Meares, Susanne, Rossa, Kalina and Haden, Catherine (2019). Psychological approaches for the management of persistent postconcussion symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 42 (16), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1558292
Kenardy, Justin, Edmed, Shannon L., Shourie, Swati, Warren, Jacelle, Crothers, Anna, Brown, Erin A., Cameron, Cate M. and Heron-Delaney, Michelle (2018). Changing patterns in the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive episode and generalized anxiety disorder over 24 months following a road traffic crash: results from the UQ SuPPORT study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 236, 172-179. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.090
Edmed, S L, Moss, K M, Warren, J and Kenardy, J (2018). The effect of changes in pain expectations on persistent pain following a road traffic crash. European Journal of Pain, 22 (2), 426-436. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1131
Sullivan, Karen A., Edmed, Shannon L., Greenslade, Jaimi H., White, Melanie, Chu, Kevin, Lukin, Bill, Lange, Rael T. and Lurie, Janine K. (2017). Psychological predictors of postconcussive symptoms following traumatic injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 33 (4), 1-E60. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000347
Kenardy, Justin, Heron-Delaney, Michelle, Hendrikz, Joan, Warren, Jacelle, Edmed, Shannon L. and Brown, Erin (2017). Recovery trajectories for long-term health-related quality of life following a road traffic crash injury: results from the UQ SuPPORT study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 214, 8-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.02.031
Allan, Alicia C., Edmed, Shannon L., Sullivan, Karen A., Karlsson, Lina J. E., Lange, Rael T. and Smith, Simon S. (2017). Actigraphically measured sleep-wake behavior after mild traumatic brain injury: a case-control study. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 32 (2), E35-E45. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000222
Guo, Xiaoyuan, Edmed, Shannon L., Anderson, Vicki and Kenardy, Justin (2017). Neurocognitive predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in children 6 months after traumatic brain injury: a prospective study. Neuropsychology, 31 (1), 84-92. doi: 10.1037/neu0000305
Sullivan, Karen A., Berndt, Sara L., Edmed, Shannon L., Smith, Simon S. and Allan, Alicia C. (2016). Poor sleep predicts subacute postconcussion symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 23 (6), 426-435. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2016.1172229
Sullivan, Karen A. and Edmed, Shannon L. (2016). New vignettes for the experimental manipulation of injury cause in prospective mild traumatic brain injury research. Brain Injury, 30 (13-14), 1699-1707. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2016.1202448
Sullivan, Karen A., Kempe, Chloe B., Edmed, Shannon L. and Bonanno, George A. (2016). Resilience and other possible outcomes after mild traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Neuropsychology Review, 26 (2), 173-185. doi: 10.1007/s11065-016-9317-1
Sullivan, Karen A., Lange, Rael T. and Edmed, Shannon L. (2016). Utility of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory Validity-10 index to detect symptom exaggeration: an analogue simulation study. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 23 (5), 353-362. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2015.1079714
Edmed, Shannon L., Sullivan, Karen A., Allan, Alicia C. and Smith, Simon S. (2015). Assessment method influences the severity and type of symptoms reported after self-reported mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 37 (6), 641-652. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2015.1038984
Sullivan, Karen A., Edmed, Shannon L., Allan, Alicia C., Smith, Simon S. and Karlsson, Lina J. E. (2015). The role of psychological resilience and mTBI as predictors of postconcussional syndrome symptomatology. Rehabilitation Psychology, 60 (2), 147-154. doi: 10.1037/rep0000037
Sullivan, Karen A., Edmed, Shannon L., Allan, Alicia C., Karlsson, Lina J. E. and Smith, Simon S. (2015). Characterizing self-reported sleep disturbance after mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 32 (7), 474-486. doi: 10.1089/neu.2013.3284
Edmed, Shannon L. and Sullivan, Karen A. (2015). Diagnostic terminology is not associated with contact-sport players' expectations of outcome from mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 29 (5), 623-632. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2014.998709
Edmed, Shannon L. and Sullivan, Karen A. (2014). The influence of injury cause, contact-sport participation, and personal knowledge on expectation of outcome from mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 36 (3), 221-235. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2013.877124
Kempe, Chloe B., Sullivan, Karen A. and Edmed, Shannon L. (2014). A critical evaluation of written discharge advice for people with mild traumatic brain injury: What should we be looking for?. Brain Injury, 28 (12), 1551-1558. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2014.937360
Edmed, Shannon L. and Sullivan, Karen A. (2014). Method of symptom assessment influences cognitive, affective and somatic post-concussion-like symptom base rates. Brain Injury, 28 (10), 1277-1282. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2014.915988
Sullivan, Karen A., Edmed, Shannon L. and Kempe, Chloe (2014). The effect of injury diagnosis on illness perceptions and expected postconcussion syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 29 (1), 54-64. doi: 10.1097/htr.0b013e31828c708a
Blaine, Hannah, Sullivan, Karen A. and Edmed, Shannon L. (2013). The effect of varied test instructions on neuropsychological performance following mild traumatic brain injury: an investigation of "diagnosis threat". Journal of Neurotrauma, 30 (16), 1405-1414. doi: 10.1089/neu.2013.2865
Kempe, Chloe B., Sullivan, Karen A. and Edmed, Shannon L. (2013). CE The effect of varying diagnostic terminology within patient discharge information on expected mild traumatic brain injury outcome. Clinical Neuropsychologist, 27 (5), 762-778. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2013.795245
Lange, Rael T., Edmed, Shannon L., Sullivan, Karen A., French, Louis M. and Cooper, Douglas B. (2013). Utility of the Mild Brain Injury Atypical Symptoms Scale to detect symptom exaggeration: an analogue simulation study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 35 (2), 192-209. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2012.761677
Sullivan, Karen A., Edmed, Shannon L. and Cunningham, Lauren C. (2013). A comparison of new and existing mild traumatic brain injury vignettes: recommendations for research into post-concussion syndrome. Brain Injury, 27 (1), 19-30. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2012.698360
Edmed, Shannon and Sullivan, Karen (2012). Depression, anxiety, and stress as predictors of postconcussion-like symptoms in a non-clinical sample. Psychiatry Research, 200 (1), 41-45. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.05.022
Sullivan, Karen A. and Edmed, Shannon L. (2012). The good-old-days bias and post-concussion syndrome symptom reporting in a non-clinical sample. Brain Injury, 26 (9), 1098-1104. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2012.666367
Sullivan, Karen A. and Edmed, Shannon L. (2012). An examination of the expected symptoms of postconcussion syndrome in a nonclinical sample. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 27 (4), 293-301. doi: 10.1097/htr.0b013e31822123ce
Edmed, Shannon L. and Sullivan, Karen A. (2012). Base rates of postconcussion syndrome by method of symptom report. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 19 (3), 164-170. doi: 10.1080/09084282.2011.643961
Sullivan, Karen A. and Edmed, Shannon L. (2012). Systematic variation of the severity of motor vehicle accident-related traumatic brain injury vignettes produces different post-concussion symptom reports. Clinical Neuropsychologist, 26 (8), 1255-1277. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2012.735254
Conference Papers
Pattinson, C., Mann, D., McKenzie, J., Rossa, K., Edmed, S., Westwood, E. and Smith, S. (2023). Exploring environmental light exposure in children: a novel pilot spectrometer study. 2023 Sleep DownUnder, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.059
Rossa, K., Salom, C., Mann, D., Edmed, S., Morris, L., Lorimer, N., Stokes, H., Dignan, J. and Smith, S. (2022). Feasibility of assessing environmental factors in residential treatment settings: Preliminary associations between objective sleep and mental health outcomes. 33rd annual scientific meeting of Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) & Australian and New Zealand Sleep Science Association (ANZSSA), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 8-11 November 2022. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.169
Rossa, Kalina, Salom, Caroline, Edmed, Shannon, Lorimer, Nadine, Pattinson, Cassandra and Smith, Simon (2021). Measuring sleep-wake activity and bedroom environment in a residential treatment setting: acceptability and feasibility of using actigraphy and environmental data loggers and links with recovery outcomes. APSAD Scientific Conference 2021, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 7-10 November 2021.
Edmed, S., Rossa, K., Kenardy, J., Anderson, V. and Smith, S. (2017). Sleep disturbance mediates the relationship between injury severity and executive function difficulties in children 18 months following traumatic brain injury. 14th World Sleep Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 7-11 October 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.828
Sullivan, K. A., Edmed, S. L., Allan, A. C., Karlsson, L. and Smith, S. S. (2015). Postconcussion symptoms after mild TBI (mTBI): influence of pre-morbid and current sleep-wake disturbances. 2015 AACN Scientific Poster Session, Unknown, Unknown. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Edmed, S., Allan, A., Sullivan, K., Karlsson, L. and Smith, S. (2015). Characterizing Sleep-Wake Behaviour after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. 35th Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, , , Austin, TX United States, November 4-7, 2015. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Newspaper Article
Working Paper
Rossa, Kalina, Pattinson, Cassandra L., Edmed, Shannon L., Coles, Laetitia, Allan, Alicia and Smith, Simon S. (2023). Understanding sleep routines: A novel mixed methods approach to understand promoters and barriers of healthy sleep. LCC Working Paper Series. 2023-21. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland Australia. doi: 10.14264/e03665f
Research Reports
McDaid, Lisa, Edmed, Shannon, Maturi, Jennifer and Xiang, Ning (2023). Childhood Builders – Operationalising Resilience Frames and Tools Evidence Review Report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: ISSR.
Smith, Simon, Salom, Caroline, Edmed, Shanon, Marrington, Shelby, Mamun, Abdullah, Huda, M. Mamun, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Thorpe, Karen, Cross, Donna and Runions, Kevin (2021). Final report for the overarching evaluation of the National Support for Child and Youth Mental Health Program. Canberra, Australia: Department of Heath and Aged Care.
Smith, Simon, Ferris, Jason, Edmed, Shannon, Puljevic, Cheneal, Salom, Caroline and Thorpe, Karen (2018). Evaluation framework for the overarching evaluation of the national support for child and youth mental health program. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Thorpe, Karen, Cockshaw, Wendell and Edmed, Shannon (2015). The association of observed quality of early years classrooms (ECEC-Year 2) and NAPLAN outcomes: a study of E4Kids children in Queensland, 2010-2014. Brisbane, Queensland: Department of Education.