Dr. Sarah Blunden is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Appleton Institute, specialising in Paediatric sleep. Dr Blunden, psychologist (BA Psychology Honours, MSocSc, PhD, MAPS), is the founder and director the Australian Centre for Education in Sleep. Dr Blunden has spent the past 10 years researching, treating and lecturing on children's sleep both nationally and internationally, as well as delivering education and information sessions to the community, educators and health care professionals. Dr Blunden is recognised as an authority on children's sleep and is widely published in the field. Dr Blunden is a member of The Australian Psychological Society, The Australasian Sleep Association and International Pediatric Sleep Association. Dr Blunden is passionate about communicating the importance of sleep to communities. This passion developed during her early years of sleep research and it became apparent that there was a need for sleep education in the community. Dr Blunden also directs the Paediatric Sleep Clinic based in Adelaide, South Australia for diagnosing and managing sleep problems in children and young people.

Dr. Sarah Blunden’s research interests include: Sleep disorders, Sleep medicine, Paediatric Sleep.