Jesse Cook is a 5th year Clinical Psychology PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His primary research program focuses on advancing the classification, assessment, and treatment of unexplained excessive daytime sleepiness, which is classified as either Idiopathic Hypersomnia or Hypersomnolence Disorder. Supplementarily, he has unique expertise in the capabilities and shortcomings of commercially available sleep tracking technology. He has a longstanding affiliation with the Sleep Research Society and previously served as the Sleep Research Society Trainee Member At-Large, while currently assisting efforts on the Communications Committee. In his free time, I loves to stay active by running, biking, hiking, and playing all the sports. Also, he finds comfort and accomplishment in making healthy, delicious meals and desserts. Ultimately, he aspires for a career that bridges clinical, research, and commercial domains, and intends to pursue a clinical specialty as a Behavioral Sleep Medicine provider.
Tune in for answers to questions like...
Why do we sleep?
Is sleep an automatic process?
What goes into a good night's sleep?
How do we define (and what are the different) sleep-states across the animal kingdom?
What does abnormal sleep look like?
What treatments exist for people with abnormal sleep behaviors?
Topics & Concepts
Sleep Evolution, Behavior & Importance
Sleep Hygiene & Process
Sleep States & Stages
Rapid Eye Movement (REM) & Non-REM Sleep
Sleep Duration, Quality & Consistency
Hypersomolence
Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy & Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Intl. Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD) & Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)
Sleep Inertia
The Bed: Refuge vs. Restoration
Sleep Tolerance
The Sleep Seesaw
Treatment & Management
The Future of Hypersomnolence Disorder
Kline-Levin Syndrome (KLS)
Fatal Familial Insomnia
/// Contact
Jesse's Twitter & Instagram:@SleepAndSports
/// Misc.
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