About
Dr Alex Wolkow
Dr Alex Wolkow’s PhD began at the Bushfire CRC and was completed in 2015. Alex investigated the effects of sleep restriction and stress responses on firefighters to better understand whether working in emergency response could have a negative impact on health and whether a physiological stress response is affected by a lack of sleep for firefighters.
Alex is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University.
Alex’s thesis is available here.
Student project
This PhD began at the Bushfire CRC and was completed in December 2015. Using a simulated fireground environment, the research investigated the effects of sleep restriction and stress responses on firefighters. It studied whether the physiological stress response is affected be a lack of sleep, and whether emergency work can have a negative impact on health.
12 Aug 2016
These various projects are looking at firefighter health and safety, particularly looking at the...
25 Aug 2014
Two common fireground stressors include: physical work (12-15h shifts), and sleep restriction (4h...
Resources credited
| Type | Released | Title | Download | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation-Slideshow | 08 May 2015 | Cardiovascular Risk Screening and Stratification of Victorian Volunteer Firefighters Presentation |
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fire, response |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 08 May 2015 | The Stress of Firefighting Presentation |
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fire, response |
