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Professor Dorothy Bruck

Head of School of Psychology

Qualifications & Memberships:

PhD (La Trobe) 1990
BA (Hons) (Tasmania) 1978
Member, Australasian Sleep Association

Teaching Areas:

Psychobiology and health psychology

Research Areas:

Sleep pathology, factors influencing sleep and sleepiness, psychosocial aspects of chronic illness, human behaviour in fire emergencies.

Selected Publications:

Bruck D. (2005) Sleep and fire: Who is at risk and can the risk be reduced? Proceedings of the 8^th International Symposium of the International Association for Fire Safety Science, Beijing, Sept 2005. Invited plenary speaker. (In press))
*Hasofer, AM, Thomas IR, Bruck D & Ball M (2005) Statistical modelling of the effect of alcohol and sound intensity on response to fire alarms. Proceedings of the 8^th International Symposium of the International Association for Fire Safety Science, Beijing, Sept 2005. (In press)
Bruck D, Kennedy G, Cooper A & Apel S (2005) Daytime assessment of motor activity, mood and sleep behaviour in narcolepsy (with and without stimulants) Human Psychopharmacology Clin Exp 20:105-113.
Hasofer A.M. & Bruck D. (2004) Statistical analysis of response to fire cues. J Fire Safety, 39, 663-688.
Bruck D, Reid S, Kouzma J and Ball M (2004) The effectiveness of different alarms in waking sleeping children. Proceedings of the Third Human Behaviour in Fire Conference, Belfast, 1-3 October. London: Interscience Communications. pp 279-290.
Ball M and Bruck D (2004) The Salience of fire alarm signals for sleeping individuals. Proceedings of the Third Human Behaviour in Fire Conference, Belfast, 1-3 October. London: Interscience Communications.pp 303-314.
Ball M and Bruck D (2004) The effect of alcohol upon response to different fire alarm signals Proceedings of the Third Human Behaviour in Fire Conference, Belfast, 1-3 October. London: Interscience Communications. pp 291-302
Hood B., Bruck D. & Kennedy G. (2004) Determinants of sleep quality in the healthy aged: The role of physical, psychological, circadian and naturalistic light variables. Age and Aging , 33, 1-6.
Bruck D. and Costa A., (2003) The natural history of health and symptoms in narcolepsy: a 10 year longitudinal study. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 9(1), 59-67.
Bruck, D. & Broughton R. (2003) Diagnostic ambiguities in a case of post-traumatic narcolepsy. Brain Injury, 18,(3), 321-326.
Hood B., & Bruck D. (2002) A comparison of sleep deprivation and narcolepsy in terms of cognitive performance and subjective sleepiness. Sleep Medicine 3, 259-266.
Conduit R, Crewther SG, Bruck D & Coleman G. (2002) Spontaneous eyelid movements (ELMs) during human sleep: a possible PGO analogue? J Sleep Research, 11,2, 95-104.
Bruck D., Hallett R. Hood B., Macdonald I. & Moore S. (2001) Enhancing student satisfaction in higher education: the creation of staff teaching communities. Australian Education Researcher28 (2),79-97
Bruck D. (2001). The impact of narcolepsy on psychological health and role behaviours: negative effects and comparisons with other illness groups. Sleep Medicine, 2, 437-446.
Bruck D. (2001) The who, what, where and why of waking to fire alarms: a review. Journal of Fire Safety, 36, 623-639.
Bruck D. (2001). Achieving control over sleepiness in narcolepsy. Australian Journal of Primary Health Interchange, 7(1), 16-24.
Bruck D. & Brennan P. (2001). Recognition of fire cues during sleep. In: Shields J. (editor) Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Human Behaviour in Fire, London, Interscience Communications, 241-252.