Health Disparities, Sleep & Development Mona El-Sheikh Human Development & Family Studies Sleep, Health & Development Lab Mona El-Sheikh Human Development & Family Studies Sleep, Health & Development Lab
Multi-Disciplinary Biobehavioral Developmental Framework National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health - Heart, Lung & Blood - Heart, Lung & Blood - Child Health & Human Development - Child Health & Human Development - Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism - Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism NSF NSF - Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences - Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences
Sleep Children & Adolescents Autonomic nervous system activity (SNS & PNS) Autonomic nervous system activity (SNS & PNS) Central nervous system activity (fMRI) Central nervous system activity (fMRI) Salivary measures stress/immune system (cortisol, sAA, IL-6, SigA) Salivary measures stress/immune system (cortisol, sAA, IL-6, SigA)
Sleep BMI BMI Adjustment: Aggression, depression, etc. Adjustment: Aggression, depression, etc. Cognitive/Academic functioning Cognitive/Academic functioning Family context Family context Socio-cultural milieu Socio-cultural milieu (poverty, ethnicity) (poverty, ethnicity)
Enhanced Collaborations & Cluster Hires ??? Health Disparities Health Disparities - Many disciplines & domains - Many disciplines & domains - Alabama - Alabama Developmental perspective Developmental perspective