Director, Sleep and Health Research Program; Director, Behavioral Sleep and Circadian Medicine Clinic; Associate Director for Translational and Behavioral Science, Center for Sleep, Circadian, and Neuroscience Research; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, Psychology, Nutritional Sciences, and Clinical Translational Science — University of Arizona
Dr. Grandner is the Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine in the College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Psychology in the College of Science, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and Associate Professor of Clinical Translational Science. He is a licensed Psychologist and Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. He directs the Behavioral Sleep and Circadian Medicine Clinic. He is a member of the Sarver Heart Center, the Hispanic Center of Excellence, and a faculty member of the Graduate Inter-Disciplinary Programs in Neuroscience and Physiological Sciences. His research focuses on how sleep and sleep-related behaviors are related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, neurocognitive functioning, mental health, and longevity. Specific areas of focus include: (1) Downstream cardiovascular, metabolic, and behavioral health outcomes associated with insufficient sleep, (2) Upstream social, behavioral, and biological determinants of insufficient sleep, and (3) Development and implementation of behavioral interventions for sleep as a domain of health behavior. Dr. Grandner has published over 300 articles and chapters on issues relating to sleep and health and serves on the editorial boards of several journals in the field. He was a co-author of the American Heart Association's health framework Life's Essential 8 and served as that organization's inaugural Sleep Health Committee chair. He is past President of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. He served on both the Mental Health Task Force and the Sleep and Wellness Task Force for the NCAA, was a member of the mental health consensus conference of the International Olympic Committee, serves on the Google Health Advisory Panel, and has partnered with a number of athletic, health, and corporate organizations. He is a regular lecturer on topics related to sleep and health for students, patients, corporations, and athletes, has been invited multiple times to the National Institutes of Health, and has presented for the US Congress (twice). His research has been profiled in hundreds of national and international news outlets, TV programs, magazines, and newspapers. He has received awards and honors for his work from the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research Society, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Heart Association, Population Association of America, Sleep Research Network, and other groups. He is an elected fellow of both the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Heart Association. He has also received two separate Outstanding Professor Awards for his teaching.