Sleeping for success: everything you need to know but are too tired to ask with rebecca robbins, MMSci, PHD
Americans suffer from an epidemic of both insufficient and poor-quality sleep, an epidemic that poses unique challenges for older adults. Join Dr. Rebecca Robbins – researcher, educator and author – as she pulls back the covers on what happens in the brain and body when we sleep. She will also debunk common myths about sleep and script steps to sleep success. After her presentation Dr. Robbins will welcome your questions.
Dr. Rebecca Robbins is an Assistant Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Scientist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her research uses marketing and novel communication tools and technologies (i.e., smartphones and other mobile devices) to design persuasive behavior change interventions to improve sleep and circadian health. Her research has appeared in such peer-reviewed publications as JAMA Network Open, Plos ONE, Sleep Health, Prevention Science, Health Communication, Preventing Chronic Disease, and the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. In 2011, Dr. Robbins co-authored a book on techniques for how to get good sleep entitled Sleep for Success! with Dr. James B. Maas. Dr. Robbins’ research has appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, and Readers' Digest. She has appeared in National television segments for The Today Show, Live! With Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, Fox Business News, ABC Nightline, CNBC, and CBS This Morning. Dr. Robbins holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Health Marketing from Cornell University. She has held a teaching position in psychology at the Weill Cornell Medical College in Doha, Qatar.
LOGISTICS AND REGISTRATION
This virtual program is presented in partnership with the Boston Public Library, as part of Beacon Hill Village’s Living Well Ending Well series. Closed captioning will be available on Zoom.
Advance online registration required here by clicking "Register Now" at top-right (BHV members must log in before registering) or by calling Beacon Hill Village at 617-723-9713. Registrants will receive a reminder and Zoom webinar link the day prior to the program.
Virtual webinar format; on Zoom. Free and open to the public.
