The SRS Podcast

The SRS Podcast

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The SRS Podcast episodes

  • SRS Podcast (#41): ​​​​​Daily Movement, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep Among Postpartum Individuals w/Dr. Bethany Hallenbeck

    Paper Discussed: Repeated device-based measures of daily movement, sedentary behavior, and sleep at 6 months postpartum: the Pregnancy Environment and Lifestyle Study-2 cohort in SLEEP Advances

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    Connect with Dr. Hallenbeck on LinkedIn and Instagram (bethany_keeps_it_simple)

    55 min
  • SRS Podcast (#39): Hormonal Contraceptives and Psychomotor Vigilance under Sleep Deprivation w/Dr. Kat Kennedy

    Paper Discussed: Hormonal contraceptives impair psychomotor vigilance task performance under sleep deprivation with stress induction in Sleep Advances

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    Other studies mentioned: 

    • Hormonal contraceptives and women’s sleep health: A systematic review
    • Light and myopia: from epidemiological studies to neurobiological mechanisms

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      1 hr 4 min
    • SRS Podcast (#38): 2026 APSS SLEEP Conference Trainee Merit Award Winners (Part 2)

      Guest Interviews:

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

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        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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        1 hr 9 min
      7. SRS Podcast (#37): 2026 APSS SLEEP Conference Trainee Merit Award Winners (Part 1)

        Guest Interviews:

        1. Anna Pockrass: Can we use Apple Watches to Collect Actigraphy Data in Children?
        2. Karolina Rusin: Irregular Sleep Impairs Verbal and Memory Abilities in Early Childhood
        3. Jessica Love: Validation of the Hypersomnia Severity Index in Hypersomnolence Disorder 
        4. Riya Mirchandaney: The Rhythms in the Blues: Modeling and Modulating Diurnal Positive Affect Rhythms
        5. Priscilla Amofa-Ho, PhD: Move, Breathe, Think: How Activity and Sleep-Disordered Breathing Shape Caregiver Well-Being 

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          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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          52 min
        9. SRS 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/

            • Podcast Survey Link

              • 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

              1 hr 22 min
            • SRS 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/

                • Podcast Survey Link

                  • 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

                  1 hr 32 min

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