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TFASS
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Lauren Asarnow, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
Topic: Misalignment Between Circadian Biology and Sleep/Wake Behavior as a Mediator of Depression Improvement in Adolescents with Depression and an Evening Chronotype
An evening circadian preference is associated with higher rates of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The presentation will discuss study aims to a) test the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral sleep intervention (Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention; TranS-C) in a sample of adolescents with an evening circadian preference and MDD and b) evaluate improved alignment between circadian biology and sleep-wake behavior as a potential mechanism in the relationship between sleep and depression symptom improvement.


TFASS
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Sarah K. England, Ph.D.
Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine
Topic: Chronodisruption – A Potential Risk for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.
Studies describing the effect of disrupting daily rhythms on gestation length has been conflicting, typically due to the ways in which rhythms have been measured. Surveys and sleep diaries are easily implementable, however provide a limited timeframe of measurement and subject to recall bias. The rising use of wearable devices for both research and clinical applications has resulted in efforts to quantify sleep-wake patterns and their variability. We chose to compare multiple metrics of rest-activity variability. Our goal was to explore whether disruptions in maternal rhythms are associated with preterm birth.


TFASS
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Vernon Grant, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor, Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, Montana State University
Topic: To Be Announced


TFASS
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Kate Simon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine
Topic: To Be Announced


TFASS
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Anastacia Y. Kudinova, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University and Bradley Hospital
Topic: To Be Announced