Research & Science
Sleep is biological. It is also behavioral, environmental, social, and temporal.
Michael Grandner’s research examines sleep as a health behavior embedded in daily life. His work connects the causes and consequences of insufficient or poor-quality sleep with the development and implementation of interventions that can improve sleep and health.
A connected research program
From context to consequences to intervention.
Determinants and context
How social, behavioral, and biological factors shape sleep duration, insufficient sleep, and poor sleep quality.
Health and functioning
How habitual sleep duration and insufficient sleep relate to cardiovascular, metabolic, and behavioral outcomes.
Intervention and implementation
How behavioral interventions can address sleep as a health behavior and move evidence into practice.
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University program
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MichaelGrandner.com explains Michael’s work. The Sleep and Health Research Program site is the authoritative source for current projects, team members, and program operations.
Mission and approach
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Current projects
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Program team
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Selected research
Representative work
These publications illustrate the program’s multi-level view of sleep and health.
The translational neuroscience of sleep: A contextual framework
Grandner MA, Fernandez F-X. Science. 2021;374(6567):568–573.
This framework places sleep within the biological, behavioral, environmental, and social conditions in which it occurs.
Sleep and circadian rhythms in cardiovascular resilience
Aggarwal B, et al. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 2026;23:84–104.
This Roadmap connects sleep and circadian mechanisms with behavioral, environmental, and societal influences on cardiovascular health.
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