Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, CBSM, FAASM

Assistant Professor, Medicine
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Psychology

Dr. Grandner is the director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, and an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UArizona College of Medicine, with joint appointments in the Departments of Medicine, Psychology (College of Science), Nutritional Sciences (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences), and Clinical Translational Science. In addition, he is a faculty member of the Neuroscience and Physiological Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs (GIDP). He is Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine and is a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

Research Summary: 

Dr. Grandner's research focuses on how sleep and sleep-related behaviors are related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, neurocognitive functioning, mental health, and longevity. Current and recently-completed research projects were funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), American Heart Association (AHA), National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and other organizations. Read more about his research or select publications

Select Publications

2018

Patterson, F., M. A. Grandner, A. Lozano, A. Satti, and G. Ma, "Transitioning from adequate to inadequate sleep duration associated with higher smoking rate and greater nicotine dependence in a population sample.", Addict Behav, vol. 77, pp. 47-50, 2018 Feb. PMCID: PMC5701829  PMID: 28950118 PubMed ID: 28950118 
Petrov, M. E., G. Howard, M. A. Grandner, D. Kleindorfer, J. R. Molano, and V. J. Howard, "Sleep duration and risk of incident stroke by age, sex, and race: The REGARDS study.", Neurology, 2018 Oct 03. PubMed ID: 30282769 
Grandner, M. A., N. F. Watson, M. Kay, D. Ocaño, and J. A. Kientz, "Addressing the need for validation of a touchscreen psychomotor vigilance task: important considerations for sleep health research.", Sleep Health, vol. 4, issue 5, pp. 387-389, 2018 Oct. PMCID: PMC6152888  PMID: 30241651 PubMed ID: 30241651 
Seixas, A. A., J. Vallon, A. Barnes-Grant, M. Butler, A. T. Langford, M. A. Grandner, A. R. Schneeberger, J. Huthchinson, F. Zizi, and G. Jean-Louis, "Mediating effects of body mass index, physical activity, and emotional distress on the relationship between short sleep and cardiovascular disease.", Medicine (Baltimore), vol. 97, issue 37, pp. e11939, 2018 Sep. PubMed ID: 30212927 
Balserak, B. Izci, B. Zhu, M. A. Grandner, N. Jackson, and G. W. Pien, "Obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy: performance of a rapid screening tool.", Sleep Breath, 2018 Sep 19. PMID: 30232680 PubMed ID: 30232680