Sleep4Performance Podcast

Dr. Grandner is the Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the Banner-University Medical Center, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UA College of Medicine, with joint appointments in the Departments of Medicine, Psychology (UA College of Science), Nutritional Sciences (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences), and Clinical Translational Science. In addition, he is a faculty member of the Neuroscience and Physiological Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs. He is certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine and is a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

His research focuses on how sleep and sleep-related behaviors are related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, neurocognitive functioning, mental health, and longevity. Current and recently-completed research projects were funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the American Heart Association (AHA), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and other organizations. Read more about his research or see his publications.

Find out more about Michael here https://www.michaelgrandner.com/about.html 

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The legend of Long Island, Mr Brendan Duffy. With a special interest in the realm of sports and fatigue management. Brendan Duffy has over 20 years of experience in sleep medicine as both a sleep tech and a sleep centre manager. He speaks and authors articles nationally on the impact of sleep on athletic competition and preparation.

He is an RPSGT and NY State licensed sleep technologist and educator. In addition, he has spoken at several community and industry sleep meetings on several sleep topics and has a special interest in research and information with regard to sleep and athletic performance.

Rónán lectures at Letterkenny Institute of Technology and is also a member of the Sport Ireland Institute, Performance Nutrition team.  He currently works predominantly with Irish Sailing having previously worked across a range of national teams including Hockey, Rowing, Boxing, and Paralympics sports. Rónán was the Performance Nutritionist to Irish Olympic medalists Annalise Murphy (Sailing) and Gary and Paul O'Donovan (Rowing). He was also the lead Performance Nutritionist for Donegal GAA from 2015-2019.

Rónán is in the final months of a PhD in sleep and athlete recovery at Northumbria University. The research team is made up of academics from Northumbria University (Professor Jason Ellis), the Sport Ireland Institute (Dr. Sharon Madigan) and the University of Limerick (Dr. Giles Warrington).  The research focuses on nutrition, sleep and athlete recovery.  

Related publications

Doherty, R., Madigan, S.M., Nevill, A., Warrington, G. and Ellis, J.G. (2021) The sleep and recovery practices of athletes. Nutrients, 13(4), p.1330. Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1330

Doherty, R., Madigan, S., Warrington, G. and Ellis, J. (2019) Sleep and nutrition interactions: Implications for athletes. Nutrients, 11(4), p.822.

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6520871/

Twitter: @theronandoherty

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ronan-Doherty-3

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In this episode, I attempt to answer the question How do I get to sleep after working the night shift?"

Ian Dunican

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Spencer is a Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science at Deakin University. His research focuses on characterising the sleep of athletes and understanding the effects of sleep and circadian rhythms on performance and health. He has consulted with elite and professional sporting organisations on strategies for improving and monitoring athlete sleep.

Go to Sleep4Performance playlist Friends of S4P Lectures and Talks on YouTube to see Spencer's great lecture on his work (~15 mins) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLRQE4OVCvku0xUCOmIiuA/playlists 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-roberts-01841292/?originalSubdomain=au 

Deakin University link and his research outputs: https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/spencer-roberts#tab__1--2 

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Kendal Yonomoto is the author of "The Athletic Fundamentals of Golf" a golf instruction book based on my experience training with Olympic sprinters. The book describes a small number of universal terms (principles) for movement and technique, demonstrated with simple Med Ball exercises.

Contact Kendal or grab his book or enrol in his course at https://www.coachkendal.com 

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Cheers Ian Dunican 

Patrick pioneered sleep and fatigue analysis and solutions in professional sports beginning in 2008. His systems have proven to increase performance for athletes, teams and workers, globally. Patrick has improved performance in teams in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, AFL and Olympic and National Teams. His systems have also reduced accidents in the industry from the USA to Europe, Asia and Australia. With over 30 years of experience in health, safety and performance optimization, Patrick brings a unique and successful approach to fatigue management.

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Contact Pat at http://byrne-co.com/ Connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter or better still, pick up a copy of his new book https://www.amazon.com.au/Inconvenient-Sleep-Why-Teams-Lose-ebook/dp/B08DMBJLDC 

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking to the great Mr Nicholas Buc. Nic is a composer, conductor, arranger, violinist and pianist. He studied Composition with Brenton Broadstock and Dr. Stuart Greenbaum at the University of Melbourne, where he received the inaugural Fellowship of Australian Composers Award. As the recipient of the Brian May Scholarship for Australian film composers, he completed a Master's degree in Scoring for Film and Multimedia at New York University, studying with Ira Newborn and Paul Chihara as well as receiving the Elmer Bernstein Award for Film Scoring.

Continuing his passion for music and film, he conducted the live-in-concert world premieres of John Williams' Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Hans Zimmer’s The Lion King (2019), Alan Menken's Beauty and the Beast (2017), Nicholas Hooper's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Alexandre Desplat’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, as well as the North American premiere of John Powell’s How To Train Your Dragon. Other live film concerts he has conducted include Pixar In Concert, Star Trek, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, Casino Royale, Skyfall, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Psycho, The Godfather, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Little Mermaid, Star Wars: Episodes IV, V, VI and VII and all eight Harry Potter films. He has conducted all of the major Australian symphony orchestras as well as the Minnesota Orchestra, Houston, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Austin, Grand Rapids and Madison symphony orchestras in the US. He also makes regular appearances in Asia, conducting the Tokyo, Hong Kong, Malaysian, Osaka and Taipei Philharmonic orchestras. 

Nicholas has worked with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Chris Botti, Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds and was conductor/arranger for Tina Arena on six Australian tours. He has also written arrangements for the Birds of Tokyo, Missy Higgins, Passenger, Eskimo Joe, Vera Blue and The Whitlams, as well as working on five seasons of The Voice Australia. In 2019 he teamed up with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, arranging their film music for a new show with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival.

Nicholas is regularly commissioned and some of his works have been premiered by the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, The Australian Voices, the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, the Benaud Trio and Concordis Chamber Choir. He has also written for film and television, with some of his work being screened at festivals and theatres around Australia, Asia and the US. In 2007 he was nominated for "Best Original Song Composed for the Screen" in the APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards, and in 2015 was a winning finalist of the NYU Film Scoring Competition.

https://www.nicholasbuc.com/

With over 20-years experience in the performance enhancement industry, Brandon Marcello, PhD brings innovation, education, and proven application to the worlds of sports performance, health, fitness, and wellness. Originally from Sarasota, FL, Marcello has worked in the professional, Olympic and top collegiate settings.  He has also served as a consultant to various organizations and media groups. Having extensive involvement in both the applied and research worlds, he has implemented successful, high-performance training programs for professional, Olympic and collegiate athletes. For the last 22 years, Dr Marcello has taken individuals and organizations to the next level through multi-year and time-limited human performance consulting projects in the United States and abroad. His work in conjunction with Draper Laboratories for the U.S. Special Forces has provided a deep, multivariate understanding of the drivers of performance in the battlefield, while projects for professional teams and elite athletes include performance solutions for nutrition, training, recovery, and high-performance team development.

Check out his work and get in contact via his website https://www.brandonmarcellophd.com/

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Director/Principal Consultant Ross Di Corleto is an occupational health professional and a certified occupational hygienist with a diverse international and professional background across Africa, Europe, Canada, US and Australia. He has provided companies with advice and expertise on occupational health risk management systems and processes including problem-solving in existing & potential occupational exposure situations. 

Recognised by the professional community for his ability to review and identify key issues in occupational health systems both globally & regionally. He is an expert in various health-related fields including heat stress, exposures in the mining, refining and smelting industries with extensive experience in the management of airborne contaminants.

Ross’s professional career spans 40 years, with 15 years in the power industry sector and more than 25 years in mining, refining and smelting. This has equipped him with a unique understanding of occupational exposure risks and issues associated with the industrial activities across the full spectrum of the resources sector. 

Check out Ross and his work at the following websites

http://www.thethermalenvironment.com

https://monitorcs.com.au/

Contact me at [email protected] 

Instagram @sleep4perform or @meliusperform

Twitter @meliusperform

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/melius-consulting-health-safety-improvement/

and at www.meliusconsulting.com.au