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Featured Researcher – Mattina Davenport, PhD
 Featured Researcher – Mattina Davenport, PhD 150 150 Gina Vitale
By: Gina Vitale

What happens when a passion for law and social advocacy intersects with science and mentorship? The result is a remarkable research scientist driven to improve pediatric health equity and access, eager to lead the next generation of scientists. Meet Mattina A. Davenport, PhD. She’s a principal investigator in the Center for Child Health Equity and…

After Concussion: Monitor Sleep and Limit Daytime Naps for Faster Recovery
 After Concussion: Monitor Sleep and Limit Daytime Naps for Faster Recovery 1024 540 Laura Dattner
By: Laura Dattner

A new study reinforces the importance of sleep for concussion recovery and supports recommendations for quality nighttime sleep with limited naps. Researchers have found that when it comes to concussion recovery, sleep matters. In a study published in British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers from Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that limiting daytime sleep and getting…

Good Intentions but Low Adherence for Safe Sleep Guidelines
 Good Intentions but Low Adherence for Safe Sleep Guidelines 1024 585 JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM
By: JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM

Although mothers are aware of the Safe Sleep Guidelines developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, they frequently deviate from them to try to help their babies sleep better and longer. Research recently published in Pediatrics and conducted by Lara B. McKenzie, MA, PhD, FAAHB, principal investigator in the Center for Injury Research and Policy…

Uncovering Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Sleep Research
 Uncovering Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Sleep Research 1024 683 Erin Gregory
By: Erin Gregory

In a recent study published in the Journal of Biomedical Informatics, Mattina Davenport, PhD, principal investigator in the Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, explores the impact of biases in clinical documentation on pediatric sleep research. The Motivation Behind the Study Pediatric sleep…

New Approach to Understanding Slow Oscillations in the Sleeping Brain
 New Approach to Understanding Slow Oscillations in the Sleeping Brain 150 150 Jessica Nye, PhD
By: Jessica Nye, PhD

Investigators have proposed a novel model-based approach that leverages data generated during sleep to mimic global slow oscillations in the sleeping brain with closed-loop (cl) Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS). “We’re really interested in the sleeping brain because as we develop, the brain is changing. During sleep, we process information that we learn during the…