The Effect of Sleep on the Overall Health of College Students
Location
Hopwood Auditorium
Access Type
Open Access
Presentation Type
Oral presentation
Entry Number
2410
Start Date
4-16-2025 3:15 PM
End Date
4-16-2025 3:30 PM
School
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department
Public Health
Abstract
Many undergraduate college students don't understand how critical sleep can be to their overall health and academic success. Some aspects of effective sleep are under the students control while others may be more challenging to modify such as mental health issues. This presentation will look at students perceptions and experiences trying to improve their sleep, including such topics as: melatonin, sleep supplements, sleep deprivation, irregular sleep patterns and paired cognitive function and immune system compromise. Additionally, a campus based sleep program will be proposed including a variety of interventions to improve the student experience.
Primary Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Price
Primary Faculty Mentor(s) Department
Public Health
Additional Faculty Mentor(s)
Ei Hlaing Sara Bailey
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The Effect of Sleep on the Overall Health of College Students
Hopwood Auditorium
Many undergraduate college students don't understand how critical sleep can be to their overall health and academic success. Some aspects of effective sleep are under the students control while others may be more challenging to modify such as mental health issues. This presentation will look at students perceptions and experiences trying to improve their sleep, including such topics as: melatonin, sleep supplements, sleep deprivation, irregular sleep patterns and paired cognitive function and immune system compromise. Additionally, a campus based sleep program will be proposed including a variety of interventions to improve the student experience.