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Mary A. Carskadon, Ph.D., director of Chronobiology and Sleep Research at Bradley Hospital, studies the sleep patterns of young people. The lab's research focus includes circadian rhythms and puberty; the role of time-of-day preference on daytime sleepiness; influence of parental alcohol use history on the sleep and rhythms of young people; ADHD and sleep-enhanced learning; sleep loss and genetic predictors of depressed mood in college students.
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Mary A. Carskadon, Ph.D., received a doctorate with distinction in Neuro- and Biobehavioral Sciences with a specialty in sleep research from Stanford University (1979) where she trained under the mentorship of William C. Dement, M.D., Ph.D. She is Director of Chronobiology/Sleep Research at the E.P. Bradley Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Carskadon's scientific activities include research examining associations between the circadian timing system and sleep/wake patterns of children and adolescents. Another research theme examines whether family history of alcohol abuse/dependence affects sleep and circadian rhythms in young humans. New research initiatives include assessing sleep restriction and mood in college students and exploring the role of sleep in overnight learning enhancement for children with ADHD. Carskadon's research findings have raised public health issues regarding the consequences of insufficient sleep in adolescents and concerns about early starting times of schools.
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