Screen Deep

Lauren Hale, PhD is a Professor of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Program in Public Health, at Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine. She studies the social patterning of sleep health and how it contributes to inequalities in health and well-being with current or previous funding from NICHD, NIDDK, NHLBI, NIA, and the Della Pietra Family Foundation. Dr. Hale is interested in sleep health equity, policies related to sleep health (i.e. high school start time, daylight saving time), and behavioral modifications (i.e. reducing evening screen use, increasing physical activity) for improving sleep health at the individual and population level. Dr. Hale has over 175 peer-reviewed journal articles, served on the National Sleep Foundation’s Board of Directors and is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Sleep Health.  She also serves on the Scientific Advisory Panel of the Pajama Program and Children and Screens.