Faculty
Orfeu Buxton
- Elizabeth Fenton Susman Professor of Biobehavioral Health
205 Biobehavioral Health
University Park, PA
- Email omb104@psu.edu
- Phone 814-863-7256
Overview
The causes of chronic sleep deficiency in the workplace, home, and society; the health consequences of chronic sleep deficiency, especially cardiometabolic outcomes, and the physiologic and social mechanisms by which these outcomes arise. Successful aging is a central focus of this work. Ongoing interdisciplinary human studies involve sleep loss, aging, and insomnia, as well as health disparities.
Areas of Expertise
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Sleep Duration Keyphrases
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Sleep Health Keyphrases
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Actigraphy Keyphrases
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Sleep Quality Keyphrases
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REM Sleep Keyphrases
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Work-family Keyphrases
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Work-family Conflict Keyphrases
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Cambodian Americans Keyphrases
