Sleep and Body Composition
Young adults are at an increased risk for insufficient sleep as they balance school, work and social obligations. Approximately 50% of college students report excessive daytime sleepiness and exhibit behaviors and symptoms of chronic sleep restriction such as difficulty maintaining alertness followed by unintended drowsiness or sleep. Our lab is seeking young adults age 18-26 enrolled at Rutgers Univerisity to participate in the Sleep and Body Composition Study to assess the relationship between body composition and sleep architecture.
Sleep Extension in Adolescents Study
Getting a good night's sleep is important for teenage development. It helps with memory and learning, mood, and seems to be important for overall health. The purpose of this research is to determine if teenagers can increase their time-in-bed for sleep at night to 10 hours so that we can learn more about how sleep affects health in adolescents. High school students ages 14-17 years who are interested in participating in this study should fill out an inquiry here.
Past Projects
- Sleep, Exercise, and Pregnancy
- Meal Timing and Sleep in College Students
- The Student Exercise and Sleep Timing (SiESTa) Study
- Effect of Music on Sleep Efficiency in Active Adults
- The Impact of Increased Sleep on Cognitive Performance in Adolescents
- Feasibility of Sleep Extension in Adolescents
- Sleep Patterns in First-Episode Psychosis
- Role of Exercise and Sleep in Depression
- Social Determinants of Sleep Health in College Students
- Increasing Adolescent Sleep Duration to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Publications
Rutgers Sleep Lab's research team works closely with students to produce high-quality research studies aimed at understanding the role of sleep in health. These studies have resulted in a number of peer-reviewed research articles, abstracts and presentations.
- Spaeth, AM, Goel, N, Dinges, DF. Caloric and Macronutrient Intake and Meal Timing Responses to Repeated Sleep Restriction Exposures Separated by Varying Intervening Recovery Nights in Healthy Adults. Nutrients 2020, 12, 2694.
- Glavin, EE, Ceneus, M, Chanowitz, M, Kantilierakis, J, Mendelow, J, Spaeth, AM. Relationships between Sleep, Exercise Timing and Chronotype in Young Adults. Journal of Health Psychology. June 4th, 2020.
- Glavin, EE. Jessop-McCarthy, T, Spaeth AM. Insufficient Sleep as a Contributor to Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Risk. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, On The Cutting Edge (OTCE), 40(6). April 2020.
- Spaeth AM, Glavin EE, Buckman JF. (February 2020) Relationships between Sleep and Alcohol Use in College Students. Abstract accepted for presentation at the 43rd Annual RSA Scientific Meeting.
- Glavin, EE, Spaeth, AM. Gender Differences In The Relationship Between Exercise And Sleep In Young Adults. (February 2020). Poster presented at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (Virtual, August, 2020). Abstract published in SLEEP, 43, 1, A330-A331.
- Wasson, EE, Ceneus, M, Chanowitz, M, Kantilierakis, J, Mendelow, E, Mosquera, J, Spaeth, AM. (June 2019). Exercise Timing and Sleep Health in Young Adults. Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, San Antonio, TX. Abstract published in SLEEP, 42, A59.
