Research
Our lab focuses on the intertwining between sleeping and waking physiology, brain activity, and behavior during early childhood. One line of research longitudinally examines changes in sleep and circadian physiology. Another line of research involves the behavioral and physiological effects of sleep restriction on young children's emotion processing, stress reactivity, and cognition.
Other collaborative lines of work involve large-scale investigations of the social/demographic predictors of bedtime routines and sleep, as well as relationships between sleep and health/developmental outcomes (e.g. asthma, obesity, emotion regulation) in at-risk children.
The collective goal of this research is to develop an integrative longitudinal understanding of such brain-behavior processes, which may uncover important points of entry for prevention and treatment of mental illness and physical disease.
New Studies
We are recruiting 3.0 - 5.9 year olds for Summer 2023.
Light in the Morning and Sleep in Preschoolers
Light at Night and Sleep in Preschoolers
We are recruiting parents of 1.0 - 13.9 year olds to take our survey.