The SRS Podcast

SRS Podcast (#34): Applying Design Thinking to Improve Evidence-Based Policymaking Supporting Standard Time - w/ Dr. Rebecca Robbins

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Link to Manuscript Podcast Survey Link (brief < 5 minutes)

SRS Podcast (#33): 2023 Small Research Grant Award Winners (Part 2)

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

More Information on the Sleep Research Society Small Research Grant Award: https://sleepresearchsociety.org/awards/small-research-grant-program/ ...

SRS Podcast (#32): 2023 Small Research Grant Award Winners (Part 1)

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

More Information on the Sleep Research Society Small Research Grant Award: https://sleepresearchsociety.org/awards/small-research-grant-program/ ...

SRS Podcast (#31): Brief Sleep Disruption Alters Synaptic Stuctures of Somatostatin-Expressing Interneurons - w/ Drs. Sara Aton and Heinrich Gompf

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Manuscript Link:  Brief sleep disruption alters synaptic structures among hippocampal and neocortical somatostatin-expressing interneurons Podcast...

SRS Podcast (#30): Age- and Sex-Bias from Slow Wave Sleep Scoring Criteria - w/ Drs. Shaun Davidson & Monika Haack

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ma...

SRS Podcast (#29): Time-Restricted Eating and Objectively Measured Sleep - Dr. Daisy Duan

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Manuscript: Effects of time-restricted eating on actigraphy-derived sleep parameters: post hoc analysis of a randomized, isocaloric feeding study Gue...

SRS Podcast (#28): 2025 APSS SLEEP Conference Trainee Merit Award Winners

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guest Interviews: Brook Shafer, PhD: Lower Sleep Regularity Is Associated with Faster Time to Clinical Event in Adults with Heart Failure Steven Car...

SRS Podcast (#27): Early Life Adversity, Accelerated Epigenetic Aging, and Sleep - Dr. Justin Parent

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Link To Manuscript Article: Childhood adversity and adolescent epigenetic age acceleration: the role of adolescent sleep health

SRS Podcast (#26): Sleep, Perivascular Spaces, and Parkinson's Disease - Lena Meinhold, Dr. Ruth O'Gorman Tuura, & Dr. Simon Schreiner

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Link to Manuscript Article: T2 MRI visible perivascular spaces in Parkinson’s disease: clinical significance and association with polysomnography me...

SRS Podcast (#25): Welcoming The New Editor-in-Chief of Sleep Advances - Dr. Sean Drummond

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SRS Podcast (#24): Weekend Catchup Sleep, Cardiovascular Disease Incidence, and Mortality - Drs. Jean-Philippe Chaput and Chenlu Gao

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Link to Manuscript Article: Device-measured weekend catch-up sleep, mortality, and cardiovascular disease incidence in adults  

SRS Podcast (#23): Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Student Athlete Performance and Wellbeing - Drs. Roxanne Prichard, Ketema Paul, and Jamie Zeitzer

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SRS Podcast (#22): Development of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Narcolepsy: A Feasibility Study - Dr. Jennifer Mundt and Matt Horsnell

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Link to Manuscript Article: Development of a mindfulness-based intervention for narcolepsy: a feasibility study

SRS Podcast (#21): Associations of The Gut Microbiome with Objective and Subjective Sleep - Drs. Elizabeth Holzhausen and Erika Hagen

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Link to Manuscript Article: Associations of gut microbiome richness and diversity with objective and subjective sleep measures in a population sample

SRS Podcast (#20): Sleep Regularity, Sleep Duration, and Mortality Risk - Drs. Daniel Windred and Andrew Phillips

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SRS Podcast (#19): State of Science and Recommendations for Using Wearable Technology in Sleep and Circadian Research - Drs. Max de Zambotti and Cathy Goldstein

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SRS Podcast (#18): Unpacking the Sleep Journal with the Editor-in-Chief - Dr. Allan Pack

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary:   In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Allan Pack, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., FRCP, current Editor-in-Chief of the ...

SRS Podcast (#17): Contactless, Longitudinal Sleep Monitoring in Older Adults - Dr. Kiran Ravindran

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary:   In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Kiran Ravindran, PhD to discuss the recently published paper in the...

SRS Podcast (#16): Disseminating Sleep Education to Graduate Psychology Programs Online - Dr. Hailey Meaklim

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary:   In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Hailey Meaklim, PhD, DBSM to discuss the recently published paper i...

SRS Podcast (#15): Sex Differences in Perceptions of Sleep Inertia Following Nighttime Awakenings - Dr. Cassie Hilditch

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary:   In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Cassie Hilditch, PhD to discuss the recently published paper in the...

SRS Podcast (#14): Sleep spindles in the healthy brain from birth through 18 years - Drs. Catherine Chu and Dara Manoach

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary:   In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Drs. Catherine Chu, MD, MA, MSC and Dara Manoach, PhD to discuss the re...

SRS Podcast (#13): Sleep, training time, and chronotype in young adolescent athletes - Dr. Brendan Gabriel + SRS Club Hypnos Data Blitz

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Brendan Gabriel to discuss the recently published paper in the journal...

SRS Podcast (#12): Extending weeknight sleep of delayed adolescents using weekend morning bright light and evening time management - Dr. Stephanie Crowley

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary:  In this month's episode, Jesse Cook, MS (host) sits down with Dr Stephanie Crowley to discuss the recent publication“Extending we...

SRS Podcast (#11): Cannabis dosing and administration for sleep: a systematic review - Dr. Wayne Wei-Ku Lai and Rob Velzeboer

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary:  In this month's episode, Jesse Cook, MS (host) sits down with Rob Velzeboer and Dr. Wayne Lai, PhD to discuss their recently publis...

SRS Podcast (#10): Genome-wide gene by environment study of time spent in daylight & chronotype identifies emerging genetic architecture underlying light sensitivity - Dr. Jackie Lane & Angus Burns

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary:  In this month's episode, Jesse Cook, MS (host) sits down with Angus Burns and Dr. Jacqueline Lane, PhD to discuss their recently pu...

SRS Podcast (#9): SRS Position Statement on Clock Change and Permanent Standard Time in the United States - Dr. Beth Malow

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook, MS (Host) sits down with Dr. Beth Malow, PhD to discuss their recently published paper in the j...

SRS Podcast (#8): Pulling Back the Covers (#1) - Trainee Member At-Large, Upcoming SRS Events and Opportunities, and Most Downloaded Manuscripts from 2022

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook, MS (Host) sits down with Dr. Darlynn Rjo-Wissar, PhD, MPH and Miranda Chappel-Farley, the curre...

SRS Podcast (#7): Melatonin suppression does not automatically alter sleepiness, vigilance, sensory processing, or sleep - Dr. Christine Blume

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook, MS (Host) sits down with Dr. Christine Blume, PhD to discuss her recently published paper in th...

SRS Podcast (#6): A Multisensor Ring's Ability to Evaluate Sleep Using Generalized and Personalized Algorithms - Dr. Michael Grandner

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Micheal Grandner to discuss his recently published paper in journal SL...

SRS Podcast (#5): Sleep and Circadian Informatics Data Harmonization - Dr. Diego Mazzotti

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary: In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) and Dr. Diego Mazzotti reviewed the major takehomes from a recent workshop focused on da...

SRS Podcast (#4): Sleep, School Start Times, and Education Modality - Dr. Lisa Meltzer

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: Just in time for the return to school, Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr Lisa Meltzer to discuss two vital papers at the intersect of sleep...

SRS Podcast (#3): Glycemic Control During Eastbound Transatlantic Travel - Dr. Josiane Broussard

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: Join Jesse Cook, MS and Dr Josianne Broussard as they discuss Dr Broussard’s latest SLEEP paper ‘Impairments in glycemic control during E...

SRS Podcast (#2): Physiological Correlates of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale - Dr. Renske Lok

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(00:11) Welcome (00:26) Disclaimers (00:50) Overview of Today’s Episode (01:45) Orientation to Today’s Main Episode Topic (04:28) Dr. Renske Lok’...

SRS Podcast (#1): Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (Telemedicine Versus Face-to-Face Delivery) - Dr. J. Todd Arnedt

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the SRS Podcast, Jesse Cook (host) digitally sits down with Dr. J. Todd Arnedt to discuss their recent publication in SLEEP entitle...

SRS Podcast (Pilot): Predictors of Vulnerability/Resiliency to Sleep Loss - Dr. Olga Galli

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this pilot episode of the SRS Podcast, Jesse Cook (host) digitally sits down with Dr. Olga Galli to discuss their recent publication in SLEEP entit...