The SRS Podcast

By Sleep Research Society

The official podcast of the Sleep Research Society (SRS). Purposed to disseminate and discuss the latest findings in Sleep and Circadian research.... more

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The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.

The SRS Podcast episodes:

August 11, 2026SRS Podcast (#38): 2026 APSS SLEEP Conference Trainee Merit Award Winners (Part 2)
Guest Interviews:
Lindsey Mooney, PhD: Development of the Hippocampus in Preschool-Age Children in Relation to Daytime and Nighttime Sleep
Jasmine Niazi: Wakefulness, Wellness, & Worship: A Systematic Review of Ramadan’s Impact on Sleep and Health in Muslim Adolescents and Young Adults
Emma Tussey: Investigating Mechanisms in the Sleep-Alcohol Relationship: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Approach
Donghan Su: Later Circadian Timing of the Onset of Eating is Linked to Worse Inflammatory Bowel Disease Outcomes
Rachel Sanders, PhD: Associations Between 24-Hour Movement Behavior Guideline Adherence and Metabolic Syndrome in Postmenopausal Women from the SWAN Study
Anaelle Charles, PhD: Perioperative Sleep Optimization: Effects on Neurocognitive Recovery and Surgical Outcomes in Older Adults (SLEEP-BOOST trial)

Complete list of the 2026 Sleep Research Society Trainee Member Award Winners: https://sleepresearchsociety.org/srs-announces-trainee-merit-award-recipients-for-sleep-2026/

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1h 9min
July 14, 2026SRS Podcast (#37): 2026 APSS SLEEP Conference Trainee Merit Award Winners (Part 1)
Guest Interviews:
Anna Pockrass: Can we use Apple Watches to Collect Actigraphy Data in Children?
Karolina Rusin: Irregular Sleep Impairs Verbal and Memory Abilities in Early Childhood
Jessica Love: Validation of the Hypersomnia Severity Index in Hypersomnolence Disorder
Riya Mirchandaney: The Rhythms in the Blues: Modeling and Modulating Diurnal Positive Affect Rhythms
Priscilla Amofa-Ho, PhD: Move, Breathe, Think: How Activity and Sleep-Disordered Breathing Shape Caregiver Well-Being

Complete list of the 2026 Sleep Research Society Trainee Member Award Winners: https://sleepresearchsociety.org/srs-announces-trainee-merit-award-recipients-for-sleep-2026/

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52min
June 16, 2026 SRS Podcast (#36): Passing the Mic - A Conversation with Dr. Jesse Cook
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1h 15min
April 21, 2026 SRS Podcast (#35): Polysomnography Metrics and Dementia Risk - w/ Drs. Matthew Pase and Stephanie Yiallourou
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1h 5min
March 10, 2026 SRS Podcast (#34): Applying Design Thinking to Improve Evidence-Based Policymaking Supporting Standard Time - w/ Dr. Rebecca Robbins
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1h 9min
February 10, 2026SRS Podcast (#33): 2023 Small Research Grant Award Winners (Part 2)
More Information on the Sleep Research Society Small Research Grant Award: https://sleepresearchsociety.org/awards/small-research-grant-program/
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Guest Award Winners and Projects:
(03:14) Dr. Ashley Ingiosi, PhD: The role of astroglial subtypes in sleep expression and drive
(19:36) Dr. Kat Kennedy, PhD: The Mind and Appetite After Midnight
(36:16) Jamie Walker: The Association Between Daily Fluctuations in Sleep and Glucose Metabolism Among Individuals At-Risk for Type-2 Diabetes
(47:29) Dr. Bruna Visniauskas, PhD: Circadian clock regulation in vascular tissue of female mice
(58:51) Dr. Syed Imran Ahmed: Sleep extension to improve sleep efficiency and quality of life in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the SLEEP-HF pilot study
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1h 22min
January 13, 2026SRS Podcast (#32): 2023 Small Research Grant Award Winners (Part 1)
More Information on the Sleep Research Society Small Research Grant Award: https://sleepresearchsociety.org/awards/small-research-grant-program/
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Guest Award Winners and Projects:
(06:17) Emily Goldberg: Sleep function in post-stroke aphasia – measurement, prevalence, and impact on recovery
(27:08) Dr. Jeremy Bigalke, PhD: Influence of Evening Stress on Sympathetic Activity and Thermoregulation
(48:02) Dr. Caroline Doyle, PhD: Developing an Intervention to Improve Sleep Disturbance among Midlife Women with PTSD
(58:14) Brandon Toth: Evaluating the role of norepinephrine release in brainstem muscle atonia circuits
(01:10:12) Valerie Swisher: Examining Sleep in the Context of the Contrast Avoidance Model
(01:22:32) Dr. Monica Kelly, PhD: Insomnia Treatment and Cardiovascular Health in older Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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1h 32min
December 09, 2025SRS Podcast (#31): Brief Sleep Disruption Alters Synaptic Stuctures of Somatostatin-Expressing Interneurons - w/ Drs. Sara Aton and Heinrich Gompf
Manuscript Link: Brief sleep disruption alters synaptic structures among hippocampal and neocortical somatostatin-expressing interneurons

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1h 34min
September 16, 2025 SRS Podcast (#30): Age- and Sex-Bias from Slow Wave Sleep Scoring Criteria - w/ Drs. Shaun Davidson & Monika Haack
Manuscript: Davidson et al., 2025. Is it time to revisit the scoring of slow wave (N3) sleep?

Editorial: Haack, 2025. The long-lasting impact of male-based research on female physiology - also true for slow wave sleep
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1h 15min
August 12, 2025 SRS Podcast (#29): Time-Restricted Eating and Objectively Measured Sleep - Dr. Daisy Duan
Manuscript: Effects of time-restricted eating on actigraphy-derived sleep parameters: post hoc analysis of a randomized, isocaloric feeding study

Guest: Dr. Daisy Duan, MD
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1h 4min

FAQs about The SRS Podcast:

How many episodes does The SRS Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.