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 Sleep journal, to discuss many topics related to the journal broadly. including elements like its history, scope, mission, recent changes, and future intentions. Additionally, we cover topics related to the editorial ecosystem, the post-submission process from the journal’s perspective, and current challenges with the peer review process, among other things.

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Timestamps:

(00:49) – Orientation to Topic of Focus for This Episode’s Interview

(01:36) – Brief Biography on Dr. Allan Pack

(02:47) – Beginning of Guest Interview with Dr. Allan Pack

(03:56) – Dr. Allan Pack’s Journey into Sleep and Circadian Research

(17:45) – Keyword Association!

(19:59) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Transition

(20:29) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Journal History and Evolution

(27:52) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Changes Under Dr. Pack & Progressing the Impact Factor

(36:25) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Editorial Ecosystem and Challenge of Finding Peer Reviewers

(45:25) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Discussing the Peer Review “Crisis”

(53:49) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Getting the Trainees Involved

(56:46) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Improving the Quality of the Submissions in Sleep

(01:09:58) - Thank you, Acknowledgments, and Outro

Relevant Links and Social Media:

• Guest(s) Contacts:
  • Allan Pack’s University of Pennsylvania Faculty Profile

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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 journal SLEEP by Dr. Ravindran and colleagues that unpacks an investigation evaluating the capabilities of two commercially available contactless monitoring devices as tools to capture nocturnal and daytime sleep periods and other characteristics, relative to the currently relied upon objective (e.g., actigraphy) and subjective (e.g., sleep diaries) longitudinal sleep tracking tools. Here is a link to the article on the SLEEP journal website.

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Timestamps:

(00:50) – Orientation to Topic of Focus for This Episode’s Interview

(04:38) – Brief Biography on Dr. Ravindran

(06:00) – Beginning of Guest Interview with Dr. Ravindran

(07:08) – Dr. Ravindran’s Journey into Sleep and Circadian Research

(12:51) – Keyword Association!

(16:09) – 10,000 Foot View of the Paper: Rationale, Methodology, and Findings

(24:56) – A Deeper Dive into the Scientific Weeds (DDSW)

(25:26) – DDSW: Unpacking the major challenges of longitudinal sleep monitoring and measurement in persons experiencing cognitive decline and neurocognitive disorders

(30:06) – DDSW: Potential role of contactless devices in current clinical care and evolution of devices over time to address existing shortcomings

(40:37) - Thank you, Acknowledgments, and Outro

Relevant Links and Social Media:

• Link to Paper: Contactless and longitudinal monitoring of nocturnal sleep and daytime naps in older men and women: a digital health technology evaluation study
• Kiran Ravindran’s Contacts:
  • Webpage
  • LinkedIn

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Episode Summary:

In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Hailey Meaklim, PhD, DBSM to discuss the recently published paper in the journal SLEEP by Dr. Meaklim and colleagues that evaluated the implementation of a large-scale roll-out of the Sleep Psychology Workshop, a previously validated, behavioral sleep medicine program, into graduate psychology programs across Victoria, Australia. Here is a link to the article on the SLEEP journal website.

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Timestamps:

(00:50) – Orientation to Topic of Focus for This Episode’s Interview

(04:13) – Brief Biography on Dr. Hailey Meaklim

(05:24) – Beginning of Guest Interview with Dr. Meaklim

(09:02) – Dr. Meaklim’s Journey into Sleep and Circadian Research

(18:00) – Keyword Association!

(19:40) – 10,000 Foot View of the Paper: Rationale, Methodology, and Findings

(35:14) – A Deeper Dive into the Scientific Weeds (DDSW)

(36:06) – DDSW: Future Modifications and Changes to the Sleep Psychology Workshop Based on Results and Feedback from Participants

(39:25) – DDSW: Knowledge Versus Competency – Why Didn’t Knowledge of Sleep Restriction Therapy (SRT) Translate into use of SRT

(45:48) – DDSW: Expanding the Training Beyond the Focus of Insomnia (i.e., CPAP Desensitization)

(49:43) – DDSW: Ask the Expert – Why is There Still a Deficiency of Sleep Training in Programs Training Mental Health Providers?

(01:02:42) - Thank you, Acknowledgments, and Outro

Relevant Links and Social Media:

• Link to Paper: Disseminating sleep education to graduate psychology programs online: A knowledge translation study to improve the management of insomnia
• Hailey Meaklim’s Contacts:
  • Twitter/X: @SleepPsych_Aus
  • LinkedIn

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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 journal SLEEP Advances by Dr. Hilditch and colleagues that assessed the role of biological sex on the subjective experience and objective cognitive manifestation of sleep inertia following nighttime awakenings. Here is a link to the article on the SLEEP Advances journal website.

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Timestamps:

(00:50) – Orientation to Topic of Focus for This Episode’s Interview

(03:32) – Brief Biography on Dr. Cassie Hilditch

(04:32) – Beginning of Guest Interview with Dr. Cassie Hilditch

(06:45) – Dr. Cassie Hilditch’s Journey into Sleep and Circadian Research

(12:21) – Keyword Association!

(14:08) – 10,000 Foot View of the Paper: Rationale, Methodology, and Findings

(29:53) – A Deeper Dive into the Scientific Weeds (DDSW)

(30:36) – DDSW: Asking the Expert – What is Sleep Inertia?

(33:22) – DDSW: Asking the Expert – Can we Define what is Normal Sleep Inertia?

(37:18) – DDSW: Asking the Expert – What Factors (Outside of Biological Sex) Moderate Sleep Inertia Severity?

(40:41) – DDSW: Recent Publication by Ogawa K and colleagues on the Influence of Snoozing on Sleep Inertia Severity

(48:02) – DDSW: Asking the Expert – What Efficacious Proactive and Reactive Countermeasures can be used to Attenuate Sleep Inertia?

(01:03:35) - Thank you, Acknowledgments, and Outro

Relevant Links and Social Media:

• Link to Paper: Sex Differences in Perceptions of Sleep Inertia Following Nighttime Awakenings
• Cassie Hilditch’s Contacts:
  • LinkedIn
  • ResearchGate

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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 recently published paper in the journal SLEEP by Drs. Hunki Kwon, Catherine Chu, Dara Manoach and colleagues that describes an investigation that identified age- and region-specific normative values for sleep spindles across the first two decades of development. Here is a link to the article on the SLEEP journal website.

Enjoy!

Timestamps:

(00:50) – Orientation to Topic of Focus for This Episode’s Interview

(03:40) – Brief Biography on Drs. Catherine Chu and Dara Manoach

(06:27) – Beginning of Guest Interview with Drs. Catherine Chu and Dara Manoach

(08:02) – Drs. Catherine Chu and Dara Manoach’s Journey into Sleep and Circadian Research

(23:11) – Keyword Association!

(25:06) – 10,000 Foot View of the Paper: Rationale, Methodology, and Findings

(44:32) – A Deeper Dive into the Scientific Weeds (DDSW)

(45:21) – DDSW: Best Clinical Application of Normative Spindle Values

(48:39) – DDSW: Utility/Promise of Wearable Headbands for Enhancing the Accessibility of Sleep Spindle Assessment

(55:07) – DDSW: Sleep Spindles as a Potential Therapeutic Target

(01:06:14) - Thank you, Acknowledgments, and Outro

Relevant Links and Social Media:

• Link to Paper: Sleep spindles in the healthy brain from birth through 18 years
• Contact Information: Dr. Catherine Chu, MD, MA, MSC
  • Mass General Research Institute Information Page
• Contact Information: Dr. Dara Manoach, PhD
  • Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging Information Page
  • Sleep, Cognition, and Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) Lab Page

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