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A Sleep Scientist on Tech and Rest as a Social Justice Issue

With guest Azizi A. Seixas, Ph.D.
Azizi A Seixas Dean Ford
Dr. Azizi A. Seixas and Dean Henri Ford

April 12, 2023 

GuestAzizi A. Seixas, Ph.D.
Listen Time: 26m 8s

While the study of sleep is a relatively new field, researchers over the past two decades have revealed the powerful effects of sleep — or the lack of it — on overall health and well-being. But who are these slumber scientists, who research a realm that begins when their patients slip into a dream state? Meet Azizi Seixas, Ph.D. Dr. Seixas dedicates his career to advancing our knowledge of sleep to improve the health of communities, particularly those that are underserved.

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Azizi Seixas, Ph.D.

Azizi A. Seixas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Biography: Azizi Seixas, Ph.D., is Interim Inaugural Chair of the Department of Informatics and Health Data Science at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He is also Founding Director of The Media and Innovation Lab (The MIL), Associate Director of the Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences (TSCS) and Director of Population Health Informatics in the...
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