Disparities in Youth Sleep: Longitudinal and Multilevel associations with Racism

Tiffany Yip, PhD
Fordham University

ABSTRACT:
In this presentation, Dr. Tiffany Yip will present a comprehensive program of research investigating links between racism, sleep and health disparities among young people. A key aspect of this research is investigating sleep as a biobehavioral pathway through which racism impacts youth health. Dr. Yip will present longitudinal evidence across multiple time frames including day-to-day and year-to-year associations. Complementing longitudinal analyses, the research also considers multiple levels of context spanning everyday discrimination to neighborhood conditions and associations with youth sleep and mental health. Finally, the presentation will conclude with a discussion of sleep-focused interventions as a possible avenue to interrupt the linkages between racism and downstream health disparities.