School Start Time Research Summit

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​SAVE THE DATE!

Summit on Adolescent Sleep and School Start Times: 
Setting the Research Agenda for California and Beyond

Tentative Date: January 23, 2021

​Stanford Medical School
Stanford, CA

An unprecedented opportunity for researchers from a wide variety of disciplines has emerged as a result of California law SB328 which mandates that all public middle and high school in the state implement start times of 8:30am or later by the 2022 school year. Educators and policy makers in California and across the nation will be seeking to assess the impact of start time change across a broad range of outcomes.
This one-day summit at Stanford University will bring together a multi-disciplinary group of experts in the field to provide participants with a unique opportunity to:

• learn the latest information about sleep and findings from school start time research
• identify and discuss novel and innovative topics for exploration
• establish cross-disciplinary research collaborations with fellow attendees
• make recommendations regarding future research across these areas

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Who Should Attend:
Researchers from a wide range of academic backgrounds, including sleep and circadian biology, neuroscience, psychology, education, medicine, mental health,
safety, public policy, economics, implementation science, and diversity science.

Summit Content:
The morning session will include a summary of “what we know” by experts in their respective fields with ample time to discuss research questions. The afternoon will be devoted to small group workshop sessions on a variety of topics including research design and tools, methodological issues, logistical challenges in conducting school-based research and novel approaches. The day will conclude with a summary of these discussions for all workshop participants.

Speakers/Workshop Leaders (preliminary list):
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Orfeo Buxton, Ph.D., Penn State University                                      Judith Owens MD MPH, Harvard Medical School
Mary Carskadon PhD, Brown University                                            Wendy Troxel PhD, Rand Corporation
Stephanie Crowley PhD, Rush University                                           Kyla Wahlstrom PhD, University of Minnesota
Lauren Hale PhD, SUNY Stonybrook University                                Amy R. Wolfson PhD, Loyola University Maryland

Registration Coming Soon!

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