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Dr Sumedha Verma
Clinical Psychologist. Researcher. Health Innovator.
Dr Sumedha Verma is an experienced clinician and researcher, and the founder of Deep Sleep Health.
Her work makes evidence-based sleep and mental health support accessible across workplaces, health systems and communities, strengthening how we live, work and function.
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Bridging care, research & innovation
Dr Verma brings together clinical expertise, research and health innovation to help organisations, clinicians and individuals across three areas:
Evidence-based programs
Equipping workforces with practical programs to improve health and safety
Clinical care
Providing accessible, evidence-based care through personalised consultations
Impact & innovation
Scaling prevention and intervention to improve health and workforce outcomes
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Research & impact
Dr Verma’s research spans digital sleep interventions, innovation and health system reform. She serves on the Research Committee of the Australasian Sleep Association and lectures at universities across Australia.
Selected projects include:
Better sleep for new parents
Designed and led a world-first clinical trial of digital treatments for perinatal insomnia
Better sleep for older adults
Developed a digital sleep intervention for people with dementia and caregivers
Building sleep capability in aged care
Delivered sleep health workforce training strengthening aged care staff capability
Improving mental health systems
Built evaluation infrastructure to uplift community mental health service delivery
Affiliations
Adjunct Research Fellow
Academic (Digital Health)
Research Committee Member
Co-Lead (Next Generation Researcher Network)
Education
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Monash University
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
The University of Melbourne
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