In a series of visits, a number of Rhode Island students contributed to an important study of how teens adjust (or do not) their sleep patterns when school start time changes from 8:25 to 7:20 am. This project, supported by NIMH, provided important impetus for our research models about adolescent sleep regulation.

Carskadon, M.A., Wolfson, A.R., Acebo, C., Tzischinsky, O., and Seifer, R. Adolescent sleep patterns, circadian timing, and sleepiness at a transition to early school days. Sleep 21(8):871-881, 1998.