Research Interests
I am interested in the epidemiology of sleep disorders, particularly sleep disordered breathing and the translation of research findings to patient care and public awareness. Previous projects have been the following: Sleep Heart Health Study (Observational cohort study to determine the cardiovascular consequences of sleep-disordered breathing; Role: Steering Committee Chair and PI of the University of Arizona site), Tucson Children’s Assessment of Sleep Apnea (TuCASA, Observational cohort study to determine the impact of sleep disordered breathing in children; Role: PI), and the Applied Positive Pressure Long-term Efficacy Study (APPLES, Randomized clinical trial to determine the neurocognitive consequences of sleep disordered breathing; Role: PI University of Arizona site). Currently, I am involved in studying the impact of sleep deficiency on diabetic control in type 1 diabetes, curriculum development pertaining to sleep for elementary, high school and college students, and increasing public awareness about the detrimental impact of sleep deficiency and disorders.
Society Memberships
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Sleep Research Society
Trainees
Terri Muchenau, MSN 1981-1982
Judith Fahey, MS 1996-1997
Dana Epstein, RN, PhD 1994-1996
Derek Loewy, PhD 1996-1998
Tracy Kuo, PhD 1997-2000
Derek Loewy, PhD 1999-2000
Maria Martinez, MD 1999-2000
Abdul Hourani, MD 2000-2001
Arnel Bobadilla, MD 2001-2002
Shelagh Mulvaney, PhD 2001-2002
James L. Goodwin, PhD 2000-2002
Carol M. Baldwin, RN, PhD 2002-2004
Yu-Ju Chen, PhD 2003-2006
Graciela Silva, PhD 2005-2006
Claire Venker, MS 2005-2006
Qiuhong Zhao, MS 2005-2006
Parvathy Nair, M.D. 2009-2010
Mark Brown, M.D. 2007-2010
Oscar Furet, MPH 2009-2010
Ao Li, PhD 2017-2019