Dr. Jared Saletin Discusses Sleep and School Start Times on WPRI
On Tuesday, Dr. Jared Saletin sat down with 12 News anchor Kim Kalunian, along with teacher and parent Sarah Fulford, to discuss the importance of a good night’s sleep for school-aged children and adolescents.
During the discussion, Dr. Saletin highlighted the importance of sleep for all aspects of functioning, including attention, learning, mood, memory, and growth.
He went on to discuss the role of melatonin and exposure to blue light in winding down before bed, how much sleep is “enough” for kids and adolescents, and how school start times interact with teenagers’ circadian rhythms—affecting sleep quality and morning grogginess, even when sleep duration is adequate.
The discussion concluded with recommendations for strategies to improve sleep hygiene during the back-to-school season.
Online Social Networking as a Social Zeitgeber
Nugent NR, Armey MF, Bozzay M, Brick LA, Chun TH, Donise K, Huang J, Kudinova AY, Saletin JM. Online Social Networking as a Social Zeitgeber. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2025 Sep;27(9):483-490. doi: 10.1007/s11920-025-01618-4. Epub 2025 Aug 16. PMID: 40817319.
Sleep restriction impairs item memory discrimination but not general recognition in young adolescents
Saletin JM, Moyles SM, Dionisos VO, Christiansen TG, Sherman CM, Mason GM, Bunge SA, Castellanos FX, Owens J, Barker DH, Dickstein DP, Carskadon MA. Sleep restriction impairs item memory discrimination but not general recognition in young adolescents. Sleep Adv. 2025 Jun 13;6(3):zpaf038. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpaf038. PMID: 40934018; PMCID: PMC12418935.
Estimated Nutrient Intake and Association With Psychiatric and Sleep Problems in Autistic Youth in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development(SM) Study
Radoeva PD, Li EA, Legere CH, Saletin JM, Philip NS, Dickstein DP. Estimated Nutrient Intake and Association With Psychiatric and Sleep Problems in Autistic Youth in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentSM Study. Autism Res. 2025 Jun;18(6):1182-1186. doi: 10.1002/aur.70040. Epub 2025 May 6. PMID: 40329546.
Momentary Associations Across Specific Affective States and Dysregulated Eating Experiences Among Children and Adolescents With Loss of Control Eating Symptoms
Christian C, Bell V, Thomas JG, Haedt-Matt AA, Engel SG, Hart CN, Saletin JM, Goldstein SP, Cusack CE, Goldschmidt AB. Momentary Associations Across Specific Affective States and Dysregulated Eating Experiences Among Children and Adolescents With Loss of Control Eating Symptoms. Int J Eat Disord. 2025 Mar;58(3):542-553. doi: 10.1002/eat.24356. Epub 2024 Dec 17. PMID: 39690879; PMCID: PMC11891626.
Instructional approach, sleep, and perceived academic well-being in adolescents during COVID-19: Evidence from the NESTED study
Saletin JM, Wolfson AR, Wahlstrom KL, Honaker SM, Owens JA, Seixas AA, Wong P, Carskadon MA, Meltzer LJ. Sleep Health. 2024 Jun 13:S2352-7218(24)00089-5. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2024.04.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38876932
Instructional approach, sleep, and perceived academic well-being in adol during COVID-19