The SRS Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
 
Enjoy!
 
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
 
Get in Contact with us!
sleepresearchsocietypodcast@gmail.com