“Prioritize sleep as a couple. Think of it as an investment in your relationship, because you really are a better partner as well as more productive and healthier and happier when you sleep better”. - Wendy Troxel

 

In addition to her academic credentials, Dr. Troxel’s work has been widely covered by the media, and she demonstrates a high level of poise and comfort in translating behavioral science to a mainstream audience. Arianna Huffington recently called her one of the 5 most influential people in sleep, saying “Wendy Troxel is on the front lines of the sleep revolution. Again and again, her research shows just how funda­mentally sleep affects every aspect of our lives…”

Her work has been featured on numerous national and international radio and television outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, ABC World News Tonight, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, and the BBC, and she is a regular contributor to HuffPost and Thrive Global. Her work on military couples and sleep was featured in the National Geographic documentary “Sleepless in America.” Her TEDx talk on the impact of school start times on adolescent sleep has received over 1.9 million views and is at the forefront of conversations nationally and internationally, for schools considering later start times.

 

Ted Talks

 

Teens don't get enough sleep, and it's not because of Snapchat, social lives or hormones -- it's because of public policy, says Wendy Troxel. Drawing from her experience as a sleep researcher, clinician and mother of a teenager, Troxel discusses how early school start times deprive adolescents of sleep during the time of their lives when they need it most.

"Is it bad if my partner and I sleep apart?" is a question frequently asked of Sleep Scientist Wendy Troxel. Wendy shares the science behind the health of sl...

PBS News Hour

Early school start times make kids feel jetlagged every day, says behavioral and social scientist Wendy Troxel. She shares her humble opinion on why it's tim...

CNN

Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed a law making California the first state to mandate public middle schools start no earlier than 8 a.m., and high schools before ...

LIVE Kelly and Ryan

Dr. Wendy Troxel explains what a "sleep divorce" is and how it can improve the quality of sleep for couples.