inboth thecivilianandmilitarysectors, thepotential for
sleepiness-relatederrorsandaccidents increasesaccordingly
‒asdoes theneed todevelopand implement effective fatigue
management strategies. Discusscurrent and futureefforts to
discover objectivebiomarkersof sleepiness.
CircadianRhythmsandMood
HelenBurgess, PhD
RoomM100G
Discuss the influenceof circadian timingonmood inhealthy
and clinical populationsand review circadian interventions
aimedat improvingmood.
Historyof Sleep inHumans: TheLossof Segmented
Sleep
Roger Ekirch, PhD
RoomM100H
Review theorigins, dynamics, andconsequencesof sleep’s
modernization, comparingsegmentedandconsolidatedsleep.
SleepAbnormalitieswithinPsychiatricDisordersand
Special Populations
RuthBenca,MD, PhD
RoomM100I
Review sleepabnormalities inmajor psychiatricdisorders
andneurodegenerativedisorders, withemphasison the role
of how sleepmayprovideuseful diagnosticandprognostic
markers, aswell as thepotential utilityof sleep therapies.
Workshop2: 9:10am–10:10am
DifferencesbetweenShort andLongSleepers
KristenKnutson, PhD
RoomM100B
Review themorbidityandmortality risksassociatedwith
both short and long sleepdurationsanddiscuss thepotential
underlyingmechanisms for theseassociations.
PubliclyAvailableNIHDatasets
Michael Twery, PhD
RoomM100C
This session focusesonexamplesof early-stageexploratory
analysesusingagrowingarrayof nationally representative
surveillancedata in thepublicdomainand selected
community-baseddatasetsavailable throughdata sharing
agreements.
Careers inBehavioral SleepMedicine
JasonOng, PhD
RoomM100D
Discuss the roleof abehavioral sleepmedicine (BSM)
practitioner ina sleepmedicinepractice, conductingBSM
research, andeducationand training inBSM.
TeachingaSleepCourse
MaryCarskadon, PhD
RoomM100E
Review issues to consider in teachinga sleep course
andhow to construct sucha course, withattendees
contributingbackgroundandexperiences tohelpbroaden
theapproaches todesigninga course, identifying resources,
andevaluatingoutcomes.
ActigraphyApplicationsandMisapplications
HawleyMontgomery-Downs, PhD
RoomM100F
Discuss the state-of-the-science, validity, andbest practices
for actigraphy in sleep researchandmedicine.
Experimental SleepRestrictionandDeprivation
Designs: ProsandCons
DeanBeebe, PhD
RoomM100G
Illustrate keydesign issues to consider inexperimental
sleep restrictionanddeprivation studies, focusingon the
advantagesanddrawbacksof different options.
Neurobiological Control of SleepandWakefulness
RonaldSzymusiak, PhD
RoomM100H
Review thebasic functional neuroanatomyand
neuropharmacologyof brain systemsand circuits that
regulate sleepandarousal.
Tools forStudyingSleep, CircadianRhythmsand
Metabolism
FrankA.J.L. Scheer, PhD
RoomM100I
Discuss studyprocedures,measurement techniques,
andpotential confounding factorsand challenges in the
assessment of circadian rhythms, sleep,metabolism, and
their interactions, focusingonhuman studies.
SleepResearchSociety 19
th
Annual TraineeSymposiaSeries
36
