Matthew Rosengart, MD, MPH
Watson Family Chair in Surgery
Light and Critical Illness
1.    Participants will gain a basic understanding of the biological and physiological mechanisms by which light modifies recovery from critical illness, including sepsis.
2.    Participants will learn of the ongoing basic and preclinical research at Pitt on the role of clock biology and circadian rhythms in sepsis.
3.    Participants will become familiar with the current clinical trials of chronotherapy to improve the outcomes from critical illness and cancer.

Delainey L. Wescott, MS
Graduate Fellow, Clinical Psychology and Biological and Health Psychology
Melanopsin driven pupil responses in sleep and circadian rhythms
1.    Participants will be able to explain how the post-illumination pupil response can be used to measure retinal responses to light.
2.    Participants will understand the relationship between the PIPR and sleep and circadian rhythms.

Isabella Soreca, MD
Director of Psychiatry, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Can bright light therapy aid with symptoms associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
1.    I will review treatments options for obstructive sleep apnea and response rates
2.    I will explain how disrupted circadian rhythms may explain daytime symptoms of sleep apnea and partial response to current therapies
3.    I will present preliminary data on the use of Bright Light Therapy to improve sleep and daytime symptoms in sleep apnea

Dana L. Rofey, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Psychology and 
Clinical and Translational Science 
Sleep in transgender and gender diverse youth and adults
1.    Review current research on sleep in transgender adolescents and adults
2.    Understand the impact of hormones on sleep for transgender people
3.    Explore data for sleep quality in our trans community attending an intensive outpatient program

Jonna Morris, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nursing  
Women with OSA: Symptom Subtype Transitions & Exploring Psychosocial Barriers to CPAP adherence
1.    Using data from the Sleep Heart Health Study, participants will be able to describe symptom subtypes in men and women with obstructive sleep apnea and the transitions of those subtypes within participants over a 5 year a period with a particular focus on women’s symptoms.
2.    Using preliminary data from the ongoing study, Facilitators and Barriers to Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Adherence in Women with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, participants will be able to identify 2 psychosocial barriers to CPAP adherence in women that may be impeding their long term success with treatment.

Amanda Tapia, PhD 
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Psychiatry
Effect of daily discrimination on sleep health features in young adults
1.    Understand the frequency and type of daily discrimination experienced by young adults in Pittsburgh
2.    Learn about the associations between daily discrimination and sleep
3.    Recognize implications for inequities in sleep health

David J. Kupfer Keynote Lecture
Samer Hattar, PhD 
Chief, Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms (SLCR) 
National Institute of Mental Health
Retinal and brain circuits underlying the effects of light on behavior

1.    I will show the effects of atypical mammalian retinal photoreceptors in influencing circadian rhythms, sleep, learning and mood.
2.    I will show how light may impact the medial prefrontal cortex and social behaviors.