Sleep and Health

Dr. Michael Grandner is a licensed clinical psychologist, Director of the Sleep and Heath Research Program at the University of Arizona, and Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the Banner-University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ. His work focuses on translational sleep research and Behavioral Sleep Medicine, including studies of sleep as a domain of health behavior and the development and implementation of behavioral interventions for insufficient sleep and sleep disorders. Specific areas of focus include: (1) Downstream cardiovascular, metabolic, and behavioral health outcomes associated with habitual sleep duration and/or insufficient sleep, (2) Upstream social, behavioral, and biological determinants of habitual sleep duration, insufficient sleep, and poor sleep quality, and (3) Development and implementation of behavioral interventions for sleep as a domain of health behavior.

• PART 1: GENERAL CONCEPTS IN SLEEP HEALTH 1. The basics of sleep physiology and behavior 2. Epidemiology of insufficient sleep and poor sleep quality  3. Sex differences in sleep health  4. Sleep and health in older adults 5. Social-ecological model of sleep health6. Nocturnal wakefulness as a neurobehavioral risk factorPART 2: CONTEXTUAL FACTORS RELATED TO SLEEP 7. Race, socioeconomic position, and sleep 8. Neighborhood factors associated with sleep health  9. The impact of environmental exposures on sleep  10. Sleep health of caregivers11. Sleep and pain12. Sleep health in gender and sexual minorities13. Sleep health during pregnancy and the postpartum period14. Family-level influences on sleepPART 3: ADDRESSING SLEEP HEALTH AT THE COMMUNITY AND POPULATION LEVEL 15. Obstacles to overcome when improving sleep at a societal level 16. Screening for sleep disorders  17. Sleep hygiene and prevention of chronic insomnia  18. Actigraphic sleep tracking and wearables 19. Mobile Technology, Sleep, and Circadian Disruption20. Models and theories of behavior change relevant to sleep health21. Long sleep and healthPART 4: SLEEP AND CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH22. Insufficient sleep and obesity23. Insufficient sleep and cardiovascular disease risk24. Sleep health and diabetes25. Social Jetlag, Circadian Disruption, and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk26. Sleep and the gut microbiomePART 5: SLEEP AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 27. Sleep and food intake  28. Sleep and exercise  29. Sleep and alcohol use  30. Improved sleep as an adjunctive treatment for smoking cessation 31. Sleep and the use of caffeine, supplements, and other stimulants  32. Sleep, stress, and immunity    PART 6: SLEEP AND BRAIN HEALTH 33. Sleep loss and impaired vigilant attention  34. Sleep loss, decision-making, and executive function  35. Sleep and healthy decision making  36. Sleep health, concussions, and traumatic brain injuries37. Sleep health and dementia riskPART 7: PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF SLEEP DISORDERS 38. Insomnia and psychiatric disorders  39. Insomnia and cardiometabolic disease risk  40. Sleep apnea and cardiometabolic disease risk  41. Health implications of hypersomnia disorders42. Insomnia comorbid with sleep apnea (COMISA)43. Sleep and the cancer care continuumPART 8: SLEEP HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 44. Sleep, obesity, and cardiometabolic disease risk in children and adolescents45. Sleep and mental health in children and adolescents46. Delayed school start times and adolescent health47. Sleep in neurodiverse populations PART 9: ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF SLEEP HEALTH 48. Sleep and health in the workplace49. Sleep and heath equity50. Obstructive sleep apnea in commercial motor vehicle operators51. Value-based sleep and health care utilization52. Sleep and athletes53. Digital and telehealth sleep health interventions54. Sleep health in the primary care setting55. Sleep health as an issue of public safety56. Patient advocacy in sleep health and sleep disorders