Dr Shamsi Shekari Soleimanloo
Senior Research Fellow
School of Psychology
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Researcher biography
Dr Shekari completed her PhD with Queensland University of Technology in 2016, and her postdoctoral fellowship with Alertness CRC at Monash University and Austin Health in January 2019. Shamsi is currently a Senior Research Fellow with the School of Psychology at UQ. Shamsi is currently leading a national category-1 grant funded by the National Road Safety Action Program, entitled "Development and evaluation of a new two-tier system: an alternative to the current Drug-Driving enforcement (zero-tolerance) policy in Australia."Her research interests are traffic psychology and driver behaviour issues such as drowsy / fatigued driving, Driving under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs and risky driving behaviours.
Publications
Book Chapter
Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari and Smith, Simon (2024). Light as a countermeasure to sleepiness and its potential for use in the transport industry. The handbook of fatigue management in transportation: waking up to the challenge. (pp. 351-361) edited by Christina M. Rudin-Brown and Ashleigh J. Filtness. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003213154-30
Journal Articles
Rankin, Carly R., Mann, Dwayne L., Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari, Rossa, Kalina R., Sullivan, Karen A., Salmon, Paul M., Pattinson, Cassandra L. and Smith, Simon S. (2026). Quantifying upper limb movement during naturalistic driving: a clinically informed ecological approach. Sensors, 26 (10) 3121, 3121-10. doi: 10.3390/s26103121
Jaydarifard, Saeed, Mann, Dwayne, Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari and Smith, Simon S. (2026). Sleep and sleep-related fatigue in ride-hail drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 118 103546, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2026.103546
Edmed, Shannon L., Huda, M. Mamun, Alam, Ashraful, Pattinson, Cassandra L., Rossa, Kalina R., Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari and Smith, Simon S. (2025). Housing well-being and sleep in Australia. Sleep Health, 11 (4), 506-514. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2025.02.001
Srinivasan, Arvind Gnani, Smith, Simon S., Pattinson, Cassandra L., Mann, Dwayne, Sullivan, Karen, Salmon, Paul and Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari (2024). Heart rate variability as an indicator of fatigue: A structural equation model approach. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 103, 420-429. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2024.04.015
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
Jaydarifard, Saeed, Smith, Simon S., Rossa, Kalina R., Mann, Dwayne, Nikooharf Salehi, Elahe and Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi (2023). Sleep mediates the relationship between precarious employment and mental health. Sleep Medicine: X, 6 100092, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sleepx.2023.100092
Gadam, Sylistah, Pattinson, Cassandra L., Rossa, Kalina R., Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi, Moore, Jane, Begum, Tahmina, Gnani Srinivasan, Arvind and Smith, Simon S. (2023). Interventions to increase sleep duration in young people: a systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 70 101807, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101807
Jaydarifard, Saeed, Smith, Simon S., Mann, Dwayne, Rossa, Kalina R., Nikooharf Salehi, Elahe, Gnani Srinivasan, Arvind and Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi (2023). Precarious employment and associated health and social consequences; a systematic review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47 (4) 100074, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100074
Cori, Jennifer M., Wilkinson, Vanessa E., Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari, Westlake, Justine, Stevens, Bronwyn, Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W. and Howard, Mark E. (2023). A brief assessment of eye blink drowsiness immediately prior to or following driving detects drowsiness related driving impairment. Journal of Sleep Research, 32 (3) e13785, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13785
Harris, Rachael, Beatty, Caroline J., Cori, Jennifer M., Spitz, Gershon, Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi, Peterson, Scott A., Naqvi, Aqsa, Barnes, Maree, Downey, Luke A., Shiferaw, Brook A., Anderson, Clare, Tucker, Andrew J., Clark, Anna, Rajaratnam, Shantha M.W., Howard, Mark E., Sletten, Tracey L., Wolkow, Alexander P. and on behalf of the National Transport Commission Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Project Team (2022). The impact of break duration, time of break onset, and prior shift duration on the amount of sleep between shifts in heavy vehicle drivers. Journal of Sleep Research, 32 (2) e13730, e13730. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13730
Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi, Sletten, Tracey L., Clark, Anna, Cori, Jennifer M., Wolkow, Alexander P., Beatty, Caroline, Shiferaw, Brook, Barnes, Maree, Tucker, Andrew J., Huda, M Mamun., Anderson, Clare, Rajaratnam, Shantha M.W. and Howard, Mark E. (2022). The association of schedule characteristics of heavy vehicle drivers with continuous eye-blink parameters of drowsiness. Transportation Research. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 90, 485-499. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2022.08.019
Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari, Garcia-Hansen, Veronica, White, Melanie J., Huda, M Mamun and Smith, Simon S. (2022). Bright light alone or combined with caffeine improves sleepiness in chronically sleep-restricted young drivers. Sleep Medicine, 93, 15-25. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.03.013
Cori, Jennifer M., Downey, Luke A., Sletten, Tracey L., Beatty, Caroline J., Shiferaw, Brook A., Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari, Turner, Sophie, Naqvi, Aqsa, Barnes, Maree, Kuo, Jonny, Lenné, Michael G., Anderson, Clare, Tucker, Andrew J., Wolkow, Alexander P., Clark, Anna, Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W., Howard, Mark E. and National Transport Commission Heavy Vehicle Driver Project Team (2021). The impact of 7-hour and 11-hour rest breaks between shifts on heavy vehicle truck drivers' sleep, alertness and naturalistic driving performance. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 159 106224, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2021.106224
Cori, Jennifer M., Anderson, Clare, Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi , Jackson, Melinda L. and Howard, Mark E. (2019). Narrative review: do spontaneous eye blink parameters provide a useful assessment of state drowsiness?. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 45 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2019.03.004, 95-104. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2019.03.004
Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi, Wilkinson, Vanessa. E., Cori, Jennifer M., Westlake, Justine, Stevens, Bronwyn, Downey, Luke A., Shiferaw, Brook. A., Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W. and Howard, Mark E. (2019). Eye-blink parameters detect on-road track-driving impairment following severe sleep deprivation. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 15 (9) PII jc-18-00743, 1271-1284. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7918
Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi, White, Melanie J., Garcia-Hansen, Veronica and Smith, Simon S. (2017). The effects of sleep loss on young drivers' performance: a systematic review.. PLoS One, 12 (8) e0184002, e0184002. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184002
Shekari, S and Gholmohammadi, R (2010). Estimation of "daylight autonomy" and "useful daylight illuminances" for industrial parks of Tehran. Salamat-i Kar-i Iran, 6 (4), 29-37.
S., Shekari S. and Golmohamma, R. (2010). Ergonomic and Economic Daylight for Workplaces in Iran. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 4 (1), 42-49. doi: 10.3923/rjes.2010.42.49
Golmohammadi, R., Shekari, S. and Mahjub, H. (2009). Estimation of horizontal illuminance for clear skies in Iran. Journal of Applied Sciences, 9 (11), 2144-2149. doi: 10.3923/jas.2009.2144.2149
Shekari S., S. and Golmohamma, R. (2009). Daylight availability and energy conservation in industrial parks of Tehran. Trends in Applied Sciences Research, 4 (3), 167-174. doi: 10.3923/tasr.2009.167.174
S, Shekari S. and Golmohammadi, R. (2009). Evaluation of horizontal and vertical illuminance models against measured data in Iran. Trends in Applied Sciences Research, 4 (3), 158-166. doi: 10.3923/tasr.2009.158.166
Shekari, Sh., Golmohammadi, R., Mahjub, H., Mohammadfam, I. and Motamedzadeh, M. (2008). Estimation of illuminance on the south facing surfaces for clear skies in Iran. Journal of Research in Health Sciences, 8 (1), 46-55.
Conference Papers
Rossa, K. R., Pattinson, C. L., Mann, D. L., Zhang, J., Edmed, S. L., Alam, M. A., Soleimanloo, S. S., Sullivan, K. A., Salmon, P. M., Allan, A. C. and Smith, S. S. (2026). Targeting sleep to improve risky driving: results from a randomized controlled trial in young drivers. 18th World Sleep Congress, Singapore, 5-10 September 2025. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.108501
Gadam, S., Rossa, K. R., Pattinson, C. L., Soleimanloo, S. Shekari, Mann, D., Sullivan, K. A., Salmon, P. and Smith, S. S. (2026). Differential effects of sleep quality and sleep duration on stress reactivity: implications for mental health and wellbeing of young adults. 18th World Sleep Congress, Singapore, 5-10 September 2025. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.108326
Jaydarifard, S., Smith, S., Mann, D., Rossa, K. and Shekari Soleimanloo, S. (2024). O057 Sleep patterns and their associations with mental health and financial well-being in ride-hail drivers. Sleep DownUnder 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 16-19 October 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae070.057
Gadam, S., Rossa, K., Pattinson, C., Shekari Soleimanloo, S., Mann, D., Salmon, P., Sullivan, K. and Smith, S. (2023). Sleep duration is associated with young adult's heart rate variability response to stress. 2023 Sleep DownUnder, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 9 - 11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.045
Jaydarifard, Saeed, Smith, Simon, Rossa, Kalina, Mann, Dwayne, Nikooharf Salehi, Elahe and Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi (2023). The mediating effect of sleep quality and psychological distress on the relationship between precarious employment and physical health. 17th World Congress on Public Health, Rome, Italy, 2-6 May 2023. Heraklion, Greece: EU European Publishing. doi: 10.18332/popmed/163873
Harris, R., Beatty, C., Cori, J., Spitz, G., Soleimanloo, S., Peterson, S., Naqvi, A., Barnes, M., Downey, L., Shiferaw, B., Anderson, C., Tucker, A., Clark, A., Rajaratnam, S., Howard, M., Sletten, T. and Wolkow, A. (2022). O066 The impact of work break characteristics on sleep duration in heavy vehicle drivers. 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/zpac029.065
Jaydarifard, S., Smith, S., Mann, D., Rossa, K., Huda, M., Nikooharf Salehi, E. and Shekari Soleimanloo, S. (2022). P058 The mediating effect of sleep on the relationship between precarious employment and mental health. 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of Australasian Sleep Association, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-11 November 2022. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.131
Gnani Srinivasan, A., Mann, D., Smith, S., Gadam, S. and Shekari Soleimanloo, S. (2022). O072 Episodes of drowsiness present during cognitively demanding tasks. 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/zpac029.071
Shekari Soleimanloo, S., Sletten, T., Clark, A., Cori, J., Wolkow, A., Beatty, C., Shiferaw, B., Barnes, M., Tucker, A., Anderson, C., Rajaratnam, S. and Howard, M. (2022). Association of drowsiness events with a combination of sleep loss and other work metrics. 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/zpac029.178
Gadam, S., Pattinson, C., Soleimanloo, S., Rossa, K., Moore, J., Begum, T., Srinivasan, A. and Smith, S. (2021). P039 Interventions used to increase sleep duration in young people: a systematic review. 2021 Australasian Sleep Association Abstracts, Virtual, 10-13 October 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab014.087
Shekari Soleimanloo, S., Sletten, T., Clark, A., Cori, J., Wolkow, A., Beatty, C., Shiferaw, B., Barnes, M., Tucker, A., Anderson, C., Rajaratnam, S. and Howard, M. (2021). P133 Backward rotating shifts are associated with real-time drowsiness during daytime drives in heavy vehicle drivers. 2021 Australasian Sleep Association Abstracts, Virtual, 10-13 October 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab014.174
Shekari Soleimanloo, S., Garcia-Hansen, V., White, M. and Smith, S. S. (2020). 0136 Bright light could be an alternative to the caffeine for improving driving performance in chronically sleep-deprived young drivers. 34th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Philadelphia, PA United States, 27-30 August 2020. Westchester, IL United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.134
Shekari Soleimanloo, S., Sletten, T. L., Clark, A., Cori, J. M., Wolkow, A. P., Beatty, C., Shiferaw, B., Barnes, M., Tucker, A. J., Anderson, C., Rajaratnam, S. M. and Howard, M. E. (2020). 0286 Schedule characteristics of heavy vehicle drivers are associated with eye-blink indicators of real-time drowsiness on the road. 34th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Philadelphia, PA United States, 27-30 August 2020. Westchester, IL United States: Associated Professional Sleep Societies. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.284
Shiferaw, Brook A., Cori, Jennifer, Downey, Luke A., Kuo, Jonny, Lenne, Mike, Soleimanloo, Shamsi S., Sletten, Tracey, Rajaratnam, Shantha M.W. and Howard, Mark E. (2019). Fatigue among heavy vehicle drivers: the impact of shift-start times and time of day. Australasian Transport Research Forum 2019, Canberra, ACT Australia, 30 September - 2 October 2019. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australasian Transport Research Forum.
Soleimanloo, S. S., Wilkinson, V. E., Cori, J. M., Westlake, J., Stevens, B., Downey, L. A., Shiferaw, B. A., Swann, P., Rajaratnam, S. M. Wilson and Howard, M. E. (2018). P076 Eye-blink parameters detect drowsy driving impairment. Sleep DownUnder 2014 ASM, Sleep Frontiers, 26th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 17-20 October 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/jsr.75_12766
Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari, Smith, Simon, White, Melanie and Hansen, Veronica Garcia (2016). Comparison of the effects of the light and caffeine on subjective sleepiness and reaction times of partially sleep‐deprived young drivers. International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 August 2016. Online: Iceberg Events.
Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi, Simon Smith, Melanie White, Veronica Garcia-Hansen and Matthew Leong (2015). The effects of light on cognitive performance of partially sleep-deprived young drivers. 27th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 22-24 October 2015. London, United Kingdom: Springer.
Shekari, Shamsi and Samavat, Hamid (2007). Effects of radar on biological systems. The 13th International Congress on Radiation Research, San Francisco, CA USA, 8-12 July 2007. Online:
Golmohammadi, Rostam , Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi , Fatemi, Farin and Ziad, Mounes (2006). Evaluation of noise pollution and its effects on workers employed in Malayer stones in 2004. 6th Conference on Safety, Health and Environment in Mining and Mining Industries in 2006, Tehran, 19-21 April 2006.
Thesis
Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi (2016). Effects of light and caffeine on human sleepiness and alertness: A simulated driving experiment. PhD Thesis, Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety - Qld (CARRS-Q), Queensland University of Technology.
Research Reports
Reddel, Tim, Curry, Matthew, Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi and Porter, Dave (2021). Resource to support the Towards a Queensland Equity Framework. Institute for Social Science Research: The University of Queensland .
Shekari, Shamsi, Cori, Jen, Beatty, Caroline, Shiferaw, Brook and Wolkow, Alexander (2019). Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Project Final Report. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Alertness, Safety and Productivity, Monash University.