Charlotte Gupta Carissa Gardiner, Author at Startup Daily

Charlotte Gupta Carissa Gardiner

Charlotte Gupta is a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Central Queensland University, and part of the Appleton Institute and HealthWise research group. Her research focusses on sleep and nutrition, with a particular focus on shiftworker health and safety.

Dr Carissa Gardiner is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University working within the Sports, Performance, Recovery, and New Technologies (SPRINT) Research Centre. Her research focuses on sleep, substance use, and recovery.

Food and drink

Why cutting back on coffees can lead to more vivid dreams

Charlotte Gupta Carissa Gardiner - September 19, 2025 3 MIN READ

Have you recently cut down on caffeine and feel like you’re having the most vivid dreams of your life? While there are a number of potential benefits of reducing our caffeine intake – such as whiter teeth and fewer trips to the toilet – we often hear one downside of cutting back on caffeine is… Read more »