Michele Lastella

Dr Michele Lastella is a Senior Lecturer at CQUniversity’s Appleton Institute and an internationally recognised sleep and performance researcher. His work focuses on sleep hygiene, chronobiology, travel fatigue, and recovery strategies in elite athletes, with a strong emphasis on football.

He integrates rigorous scientific research with applied performance environments and has published widely in leading journals. Michele is also co-author of Sleep and Sport, one of the first textbooks bridging sleep science and coaching practice.

Alongside academia, he works in elite football, including roles with Adelaide United (A-League Women), Football South Australia’s NTC Girls Program (Head Coach), and the Junior Matildas (Assistant Coach).