Sleep Disorders Experts
Michael Calik
Expert on: Sleep and sleep apnea
Dr. Michael Calik is a teaching associate professor of Nursing in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science. He is a neuroscientist with expertise in the study of the neurobiology, neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of sleep and sleep apnea in rat models. His research focuses on innovative pharmacological treatments of sleep apnea. Dr. Calik also studies the effect of exercise and meal timing on sleep in normal and obese rats.
Anne Fink
Expert on: Sleep disorders and cardiovascular disease
Anne M. Fink, PhD RN FAHA, is an associate professor and head of the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science. Her research program focuses on understanding how sleep deprivation and night-shift schedules alter the nervous system. To determine the pathogenic mechanisms that link sleep disorders with cardiovascular and brain diseases, her research teams investigate hypothesized neurological, vascular, renal, immunological, microbial, and social factors that underlie the development of chronically elevated blood pressure. This research is leading to new strategies to improve public health by preventing diseases, such as heart failure and stroke, and reducing workplace accidents caused by insufficient sleep.
Cynthia Fritschi
Expert on: Diabetes, self-care behaviors, real-time data collection
Dr. Cynthia Fritschi is an associate professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science. Her research has focused on the relationships between physical function, physical activity and system experiences among obese, sedentary adults with Type 2 diabetes. The overarching goal of her research is to develop real-world physical activity interventions in aging, urban adults with or at risk for cardiometabolic diseases to maximize metabolic health, enhance quality of life, and attenuate the risks for early disability associated with being sedentary.
Dr. Fritschi has conducted behavioral intervention studies in which she assesses the effects of using real-time continuous physical activity and glucose monitoring to examine the psychological, behavioral, and glucose outcomes in aging adults with Type 2 diabetes.