Assoc Prof Gillian Nixon - Researcher Profile

Biography

Gillian works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Senior Research Fellow.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

Institution: University Of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2002

BACHELOR OF MEDICINE/ BACHELOR OF SURGERY

Institution: University of Otago- New Zealand

Year awarded: 1991

Publications

Journal Articles

Bourke, R., Anderson, V., Yang, S., Jackman, A., Killedar, A., Nixon, G., Davey, M., Walker, A., Trinder, J., Horne, R., 2012, Author response to dehydration during sleep affects cognitive performance, Sleep Medicine [P], vol 13, issue 1, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 118-119.

O'Driscoll, D.M., Horne, R.S.C., Davey, M.J., Hope, S.A., Anderson, V.A., Trinder, J.A., Walker, A.M., Nixon, G.M., 2012, Cardiac and sympathetic activation are reduced in children with Down syndrome and sleep disordered breathing, Sleep [P], vol 35, issue 9, Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Llc, United States, pp. 1269-1275.

Walter, L.M., Nixon, G.M., Davey, M.J., Anderson, V.A., Trinder, J.A., Walker, A.M., Horne, R.S.C., 2012, Differential effects of sleep disordered breathing on polysomnographic characteristics in preschool and school aged children, Sleep Medicine [P], vol 13, issue 7, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 810-815.

Yang, S., Nicholas, C., Nixon, G., Davey, M., Anderson, V., Walker, A., Trinder, J., Horne, R., 2012, EEG spectral analysis of apnoeic events confirms visual scoring in childhood sleep disordered breathing, Sleep And Breathing [P], vol 16, issue 2, Springer, Germany, pp. 491-497.

Horne, R., Davey, M., Nixon, G., 2012, Investing in the future: the benefits of continuous positive airway pressure for childhood obstructive sleep apnea, American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine [P], vol 185, issue 9, American Thoracic Society, United States, pp. 908-910.

Strachan, R., Cornelius, A., Gilbert, G., Gulliver, T., Martin, A., McDonald, T., Nixon, G., Roseby, R., Ranganathan, S., Selvadurai, H., Smith, G., Soto-Martinez, M., Suresh, S., Teoh, L., Thapa, K., Wainwright, C., Jaffe, A., 2012, Pleural fluid nucleic acid testing enhances pneumococcal surveillance in children, Respirology [P], vol 17, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 114-119.

Jackman, A.R., Biggs, S.N., Walter, L.M., Embuldeniya, U.S., Davey, M.J., Nixon, G.M., Anderson, V.A., Trinder, J.A., Horne, R.S.C., 2012, Sleep-disordered breathing in preschool children is associated with behavioral, but not cognitive, impairments, Sleep Medicine [P], vol 13, issue 6, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 621-631.

Simpson, C., Nixon, G., Davey, M., Horne, R., 2012, Snoring and blood pressure, Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health [P], vol 48, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., United Kingdom, p. 77.

Biggs, S.N., Walter, L.M., Nisbet, L., Jackman, A.R., Anderson, V.A., Nixon, G.M., Davey, M.J., Trinder, J.A., Hoffmann, R., Armitage, R., Horne, R.S.C., 2012, Time course of EEG slow-wave activity in pre-school children with sleep disordered breathing: a possible mechanism for daytime deficits?, Sleep Medicine [P], vol 13, issue 8, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 999-1005.

Strachan, R., Cornelius, A., Gilbert, G., Gulliver, T., Martin, A., McDonald, T., Nixon, G., Roseby, R., Ranganathan, S., Selvadurai, H., Smith, G., Soto-Martinez, M., Suresh, S., Teoh, L., Thapa, K., Wainwright, C., Jaffe, A., 2011, A bedside assay to detect streptococcus pneumoniae in children with empyema, Pediatric Pulmonology [P], vol 46, issue 2, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 179-183.

Strachan, R., Cornelius, A., Gilbert, G., Gulliver, T., Martin, A., McDonald, T., Nixon, G., Roseby, R., Ranganathan, S., Selvadurai, H., Smith, G., Soto-Martinez, M., Suresh, S., Teoh, L., Thapa, K., Wainwright, C., Jaffe, A., 2011, Bacterial causes of eEmpyema in children, Australia, 2007–2009, Emerging Infectious Diseases [P], vol 17, issue 10, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, pp. 1839-1845.

Bourke, R., Anderson, V., Yang, J.S., Jackman, A., Killedar, A., Nixon, G., Davey, M., Walker, A., Trinder, J., Horne, R., 2011, Cognitive and academic functions are impaired in children with all severities of sleep-disordered breathing, Sleep Medicine [P], vol 12, issue 5, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 489-496.

Horne, R., Yang, J.S., Walter, L., Richardson, H., O'Driscoll, D., Foster, A., Wong, S., Ng, M., Bashir, F., Patterson, R., Nixon, G., Jolley, D., Walker, A., Anderson, V., Trinder, J., Davey, M., 2011, Elevated blood pressure during sleep and wake in children with sleep-disordered breathing, Pediatrics [P], vol 128, issue 1, American Academy of Pediatrics, United States, pp. e85-e92.

O'Driscoll, D., Horne, R., Davey, M., Hope, S., Anderson, V., Trinder, J., Walker, A., Nixon, G., 2011, Increased sympathetic activity in children with obstructive sleep apnea: Cardiovascular implications, Sleep Medicine [P], vol 12, issue 5, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 483-488.

Nixon, G., Rodda, C., Davey, M., 2011, Longitudinal association between growth hormone therapy and obstructive sleep apnea in a child with Prader-Willi syndrome, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism [P], vol 96, issue 1, The Endocrine Society, United States, pp. 29-33.

Bourke, R., Anderson, V., Yang, S., Jackman, A., Killedar, A., Nixon, G., Davey, M., Walker, A., Trinder, J., Horne, R., 2011, Neurobehavioral function is impaired in children with all severities of sleep disordered breathing, Sleep Medicine [P], vol 12, issue 3, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 222-229.

Nixon, G., Mihai, R., Verginis, N., Davey, M., 2011, Patterns of continuous positive airway pressure adherence during the first 3 months of treatment in children, Journal Of Pediatrics [P], vol 159, issue 5, Mosby, Inc., United States, pp. 802-807.

Strachan, R.E., Gulliver, T., Martin, A., McDonald, T., Nixon, G.M., Roseby, R., Ranganathan, S., Selvadurai, H., Smith, G.J., Suresh, S., Teoh, L., Twiss, J., Wainwright, C., Jaffe, A., 2011, Recommendations for managing paediatric empyema thoracis, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 195, issue 2, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, p. 95.

Walter, L., Nixon, G., Davey, M., O'Driscoll, D., Trinder, J., Horne, R., 2011, Sleep disturbance in pre-school children with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, Sleep Medicine [P], vol 12, issue 9, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 880-886.

Biggs, S., Bourke, R., Anderson, V., Jackman, A., Killedar, A., Nixon, G., Davey, M., Walker, A., Trinder, J., Horne, R., 2011, Working memory in children with sleep-disordered breathing: objective versus subjective measures, Sleep Medicine [P], vol 12, issue 9, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 887-891.

O'Driscoll, D.M., Foster, A., Davey, M.J., Nixon, G., Horne, R.S.C., 2010, Can actigraphy measure sleep fragmentation in children?, Archives of Disease in Childhood [P], vol 95, issue 12, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1031-1033.

Yang, S.J., Nicholas, C.L., Nixon, G., Davey, M.J., Anderson, V., Walker, A.M., Trinder, J.A., Horne, R.S.C., 2010, Determining sleep quality in children with sleep disordered breathing: EEG spectral analysis compared with conventional polysomnography, Sleep [P], vol 33, issue 9, Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Llc, United States, pp. 1165-1172.

O'Driscoll, D.M., Horne, R.S.C., Davey, M.J., Hope, S.A., Walker, A.M., Nixon, G., 2010, The heart rate response to spontaneous arousal from sleep is reduced in children with Down syndrome referred for evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing, American Journal Of Physiology-Heart And Circulator..., vol 298, issue 6, American Physiological Society, United States, pp. 1986-1990.

O'Driscoll, D.M., Foster, A.M., Ng, M.L., Yang, S.J., Bashir, F., Nixon, G., Davey, M.J., Anderson, V.A., Walker, A.M., Trinder, J.A., Horne, R.S.C., 2009, Acute cardiovascular changes with obstructive events in children with sleep disordered breathing, Sleep [P], vol 32, issue 10, The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, USA, pp. 1265-1271.

Walter, L.M., Foster, A.M., Patterson, R.R., Anderson, V.A., Davey, M.J., Nixon, G., Trinder, J.A., Walker, A.M., Horne, R.S.C., 2009, Cardiovascular variability during periodic leg movements in sleep in children, Sleep [P], vol 32, issue 8, The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, USA, pp. 1093-1099.

O'Driscoll, D.M., Foster, A.M., Ng, M.L., Yang, S.J., Bashir, F., Wong, S., Nixon, G., Davey, M.J., Anderson, V.A., Walker, A.M., Trinder, J.A., Horne, R.S.C., 2009, Central apnoeas have significant effects on blood pressure and heart rate in children, Journal Of Sleep Research [P], vol 18, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 415-421.

Nixon, G., Thompson, J., Han, D.Y., Becroft, D.M., Clark, P.M., Robinson, E., Waldie, K.E., Wild, C., Black, P.N., Mitchell, E.A., 2009, Falling asleep: The determinants of sleep latency, Archives of Disease in Childhood [P], vol 94, issue 9, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 686-689.

Verginis, N., Jolley, D.J., Horne, R.S.C., Davey, M.J., Nixon, G., 2009, Sleep state distribution of obstructive events in children: Is obstructive sleep apnoea really a rapid eye movement sleep-related condition?, Journal Of Sleep Research [P], vol 18, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 411-414.

Tonkin, S.L., McIntosh, C.G., Nixon, G., Rowley, S., Gunn, A.J., 2008, Can we reduce episodes of haemoglobin desaturation in full-term babies restrained in car seats?, Acta Paediatrica, vol 97, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., UK, pp. 105-111.

Fitzgerald, D., Massie, R., Nixon, G., Jaffe, A., Wilson, A., Landau, L., Twiss, J., Smith, G., Wainwright, C., Harris, M., 2008, Infants with chronic neonatal lung disease: Recommendations for the use of home oxygen therapy: A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 189, issue 10, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 578-582.

Nixon, G., Charbonneau, I., Kermack, A., Brouillette, R.T., McFarland, D.H., 2008, Respiratory-swallowing interactions during sleep in premature infants at term, Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, vol 160, issue 1, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 76-82.

Nixon, G., Thompson, J.M., Han, D.Y., Becroft, D.M., Clark, P.M., Robinson, E., Waldie, K.E., Wild, C., Black, P.N., Mitchell, E.A., 2008, Short sleep duration in middle childhood: Risk factors and consequences, Sleep, vol 31, issue 1, The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, USA, pp. 71-78.

Hsiao, K., Nixon, G., 2008, The effect of treatment of obstructive sleep apnea on quality of life in children with cerebral palsy, Research in Developmental Disabilities, vol 29, issue 2, Pergamon, UK, pp. 133-140.

Constantin, E., Kermack, A., Nixon, G., Tidmarsh, L., Ducharme, F.M., Brouillette, R.T., 2007, Adenotonsillectomy improves sleep, breathing, and quality of life but not behavior, Journal of Pediatrics, vol 150, issue 5, Mosby-Elsevier, USA, pp. 540-546.e1.

Edwards, E.A., Broome, S., Green, S., Douglas, C., McCall, E., Nuthall, G., Nixon, G., 2007, Long-term respiratory support in children with giant omphalocele, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, vol 35, issue 1, Australian Society of Anaesthetists, Australia, pp. 94-98.

Tan, E., Nixon, G., Edwards, E.A., 2007, Sleep studies frequently lead to changes in respiratory support in children, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol 43, issue 7-8, Blackwell Publishing, England, pp. 560-563.

Thomson, J.M., Wesley, A., Byrne, C.A., Nixon, G., 2006, Pulse intravenous methylprednisolone for resistant allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in cystic fibrosis, Pediatric Pulmonology, vol 41, Wiley-Liss, Hoboken USA, pp. 164-170.

Armstrong, D.S., Hook, S.M., Jamsen, K.M., Nixon, G.M., Carzino, R., Carlin, J.B., Robertson, C.F., Grimwood, K., 2005, Lower airway inflammation in infants with cystic fibrosis detected by newborn screening, Pediatric Pulmonology, vol 40, issue 6, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, pp. 500-510.

Armstrong, D.S., Nixon, G., Carzino, R., Bigham, A., Carlin, J.B., Robins-Browne, R.M., Grimwood, K., 2002, Detection of a Widespread Clone of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vol 166, issue 7, AmerThoracicSoc, USA, pp. 983-987.

Nixon, G., Armstrong, D.S., Carzino, R., Carlin, J.B., Olinsky, A., Robertson, C.F., Grimwood, K., 2002, Early airway infection, inflammation, and lung function in cystic fibrosis, Archives of Diseases in Childhood, vol 87, B M J Publishing Group, UK, pp. 306-311.

Nixon, G., Armstrong, D.S., Carzino, R., Carlin, J.B., Olinsky, A., Robertson, C.F., Grimwood, K., 2001, Clinical outcome after early Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis, Journal of Pediatrics, vol 138, Mosby, Inc, USA, pp. 699-704.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The impact of sleep disturbance on daytime functioning, mood & quality of life in children with CF.

Supervisors:

Horne, R (Main), Nixon, G (Associate).