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Mary Carskadon received her BA in psychology from Gettysburg College in 1969 and holds an honorary doctorate in sciences from the same institution. She completed her PhD in neuro-biobehavioral sciences at Stanford University in 1979 under the mentorship of William C. Dement, MD, PhD. Her research has focused on the interrelations of circadian timing systems and sleep/wake patterns in children, adolescents, and young adults. Her work has raised public health concerns about insufficient sleep among adolescents and has influenced educational policies, including a California state law to delay school start times. Carskadon has published extensively in scientific literature and served in various editorial roles, notably as the first editor-in-chief of the gold open access journal, SLEEP Advances. She is currently the Director of the E.P. Bradley Hospital COBRE Center for Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, which focuses on supporting research in pediatric sleep and mental health.
Bradley Hospital COBRE Center for Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Providence, RI
Leading research initiatives in pediatric sleep and circadian rhythms.
Department: Department of Economics