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Laura Barger, Ph.D.

617-732-7991
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Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Administrative and Hospital Titles

Associate Physiologist, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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221 Longwood Avenue, Suite 438
Boston, MA 02115

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The Hidden Cost of Caregiving: The Association Between Self-Assessed Caregiving-Related Awakenings and Nighttime Awakenings and Workplace Productivity Impairment Among Caregivers to Older Adults in the US.
Authors: Robbins R, Weaver MD, Quan SF, Barger LK, Zhivotovsky S, Czeisler CA.
J Occup Environ Med
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Guiding Principles For Determining Work Shift Duration And Addressing The Effects Of Work Shift Duration On Performance, Safety, And Health.
Authors: Gurubhagavatula I, Barger LK, Barnes CM, Basner M, Boivin DB, Dawson D, Drake CL, Flynn-Evans EE, Mysliwiec V, Patterson PD, Reid KJ, Samuels C, Shattuck NL, Kazmi U, Carandang G, Heald JL, Van Dongen HPA.
Sleep
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Guiding principles for determining work shift duration and addressing the effects of work shift duration on performance, safety, and health: guidance from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.
Authors: Gurubhagavatula I, Barger LK, Barnes CM, Basner M, Boivin DB, Dawson D, Drake CL, Flynn-Evans EE, Mysliwiec V, Patterson PD, Reid KJ, Samuels C, Shattuck NL, Kazmi U, Carandang G, Heald JL, Van Dongen HPA.
Sleep
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Guiding Principles for Determining Work Shift Duration and Addressing the Effects of Work Shift Duration on Performance, Safety, and Health: Guidance from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.
Authors: Gurubhagavatula I, Barger LK, Barnes CM, Basner M, Boivin DB, Dawson D, Drake CL, Flynn-Evans EE, Mysliwiec V, Patterson PD, Reid KJ, Samuels C, Shattuck NL, Kazmi U, Carandang G, Heald JL, Dongen HPAV.
J Clin Sleep Med
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Delay or avoidance of routine, urgent and emergency medical care due to concerns about COVID-19 in a region with low COVID-19 prevalence: Victoria, Australia.
Authors: Czeisler MÉ, Kennedy JL, Wiley JF, Facer-Childs ER, Robbins R, Barger LK, Czeisler CA, Rajaratnam SMW, Howard ME.
Respirology
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Associations between changes in daily behaviors and self-reported feelings of depression and anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults.
Authors: Robbins R, Weaver MD, Czeisler MÉ, Barger LK, Quan SF, Czeisler CA.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
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Mental Health Among Parents of Children Aged <18 Years and Unpaid Caregivers of Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic - United States, December 2020 and February-?March 2021.
Authors: Czeisler MÉ, Rohan EA, Melillo S, Matjasko JL, DePadilla L, Patel CG, Weaver MD, Drane A, Winnay SS, Capodilupo ER, Robbins R, Wiley JF, Facer-Childs ER, Barger LK, Czeisler CA, Howard ME, Rajaratnam SMW.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Interns' perspectives on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the medical school to residency transition.
Authors: Winn AS, Weaver MD, O'Donnell KA, Sullivan JP, Robbins R, Landrigan CP, Barger LK.
BMC Med Educ
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Mental health, substance use, and suicidal ideation during a prolonged COVID-19-related lockdown in a region with low SARS-CoV-2 prevalence.
Authors: Czeisler MÉ, Wiley JF, Facer-Childs ER, Robbins R, Weaver MD, Barger LK, Czeisler CA, Howard ME, Rajaratnam SMW.
J Psychiatr Res
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Sleep difficulties, incident dementia and all-cause mortality among older adults across 8 years: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.
Authors: Robbins R, Weaver MD, Barger LK, Wang W, Quan SF, Czeisler CA.
J Sleep Res
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