Curriculum Vitae - SRI International

Fiona Baker, Ph.D.
Sleep Physiologist
EDUCATION
2001 University of the Witwatersrand, Ph.D., Physiology
1995 University of the Witwatersrand, B.Sc. (Hons), Physiology
1994 University of the Witwatersrand, B.Sc., Physiology and Medical Biochemistry
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING
2004 University of California, Los Angeles, Post-doctoral Fellow, Psychology
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS and POSITIONS
2005 Sleep Physiologist, Human Sleep Research Program, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
2004-present
Honorary Research Associate, Brain Function Research Unit, School of Physiology,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
2000-2001 Lecturer (Assoc. Prof.), School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg
1999-2001 Research Scientist in charge of the Wits Sleep Laboratory, School of Physiology,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
1997-1998 Research Officer (part-time), Wits Sleep Laboratory, School of Physiology, University of
the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
1997 Research Assistant, Toronto Sleep Clinic, Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Canada
1996 Research Assistant, Wits Sleep Laboratory, School of Physiology, University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS and SERVICE
2006-2007 Member of the National Sleep Foundation 2007 Poll Task Force
2006- European Sleep Research Society
2005-2006 Trainee Member-at-large, Sleep Research Society
2003-2006 Society for Neuroscience (USA)
1997- Sleep Research Society (USA)
1995-2001, 2006 Physiology Society of South Africa
1997-2002 Committee Member, Sleep Society of South Africa
RECENT PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Baker FC, Lamarche L, Iacovides S, Colrain IM. (2008) Sleep and Menstrual-related Disorders. Sleep
Medicine Clinics 3(1) 23-25.
Reid AM and Baker FC. (2008) Sleep behavior in South African university students and consequences for
daytime alertness. South African Journal of Psychology. In Press.
Baker FC, Lee KA, Manber R. (2007). Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Women. Primary Care Sleep
Medicine: A Practical Guide. (2007). Pagel J.F. and Pandi-Perumal S.R. (Ed). Humana Press, NJ. P 209-
224.
Baker FC, Driver HS. (2007). Circadian Rhythms, Sleep, and the Menstrual Cycle. Sleep Medicine 8: 613-
622.

Baker FC, Kahan TL, Trinder J, Colrain IM. (2007). Sleep quality and the sleep electroencephalogram in
women with severe premenstrual syndrome. Sleep 30:1283-91.
Manber R, Baker FC, Gress J. (2006) Sex Differences in Sleep and Sleep Disorders: A Focus on Women’s
Sleep. Int J Sleep Disorders 1:7-15.
Harvey LA, Wilson WJ, Bradley AP, Darnell R, and Baker FC. (2006). The effect of sleep on the fast and
slow components of the auditory brainstem response: A pilot study. Australian and New Zealand Journal
of Audiology 28: 106-121.
Armitage R and Baker FC. (2005). The menstrual cycle and women’s sleep and circadian rhythms.
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine (4th Ed.) Kryger M., Roth T. and Dement, W. (Ed). Saunders,
Philadelphia, Chapter 108.
Baker FC, Shah S, Stewart DR, Xu F, Szymusiak R, Opp MR and McGinty D. (2005). Interleukin 1 Beta
treatment increases c-Fos protein expression in sleep-active regions of the preoptic hypothalamus in rats.
American Journal of Physiology Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R998-R1005.
Dreher A, de la Chaux, R, Klemens C, Werner R, Baker F, Barthlen G, Rasp G. (2005). Correlation
between otorhinolaryngologic evaluation and severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in snorers.
Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery 131:95-8.
Baker FC, Angara C, Szymusiak R, and McGinty D. (2005). Persistence of sleep-temperature coupling
after suprachiasmatic nuclei lesions in rats. American Journal of Physiology Regul Integr Comp Physiol
289: R827-R838.
Baker FC, Driver HS. (2004) Self-reported sleep across the menstrual cycle in young, healthy women.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research 56: 239-243.
Reid A, Maldonado CC, Baker FC (2002). Sleep Behavior of South African Adolescents. Sleep 25:417-
421.
Baker FC, Rogers, G, Paiker, J, Driver, HD, Mitchell, D. (2002) Acetaminophen does not affect 24-hour
body temperature nor sleep in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in young women. Journal of Applied
Physiology 92:1684-1691.
Baker FC, Mitchell D, Driver HS. (2001) Oral contraceptives alter sleep and raise body temperature in
young women. Pflügers Archiv 442: 729-737.
Baker FC, Waner JI, Vieira EF, Taylor SR, Driver HS, Mitchell D. (2001) Sleep and 24-hour body
temperatures: a comparison in young men, naturally-cycling women, and in women taking hormonal
contraceptives. Journal of Physiology 530:565-574.