Leslie M Swanson, PhD

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Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Medical School
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Leslie M Swanson, PhD
portrait of Leslie M. Swanson
Clinical Professor
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    Areas of Interest

    - Behavioral sleep medicine
    - Depression
    - Perinatal mood disorders
    - Behavioral sleep medicine
    - Sleep and psychiatric illness
    - Sleep in the perinatal population

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Actigraphy-derived multidimensional sleep health among breast cancer survivors and controls: Pink SWAN
      Price SN, Crawford SL, Swanson LM, Hood MM, Avis NE. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 2026 Jun 1; 20 (3): 1131 - 1144. DOI:10.1007/s11764-024-01715-y
      PMID: 39615013
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      0014 A New Home Dim Light Melatonin Onset Kit with iPhone App
      Burgess H, Lorang K, Swanson L, Arthurs J. Sleep, 2026 May 10; 49 (Supplement_1): a6 - a7. DOI:10.1093/sleep/zsag091.0014
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      0476 Mindfulness Enhances Antidepressant Outcomes for Pregnant Women with Insomnia and Depression: A Comparative Effectiveness Randomized Controlled Trial
      Afaneh H, Kalmbach D, Cheng P, Reffi A, Jennings M, Hirata M, Pitts D, Ong J, Fresco D, Swanson L, O'Brien L, Drake C. Sleep, 2026 May 10; 49 (Supplement_1): a212 - a212. DOI:10.1093/sleep/zsag091.0475
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Satisfaction and experiences in a morning wearable light-therapy trial for postpartum depression
      DuBuc K, Lorang K, Raglan GB, Burgess H, Swanson LM. 2026 May 13;
    • Journal Article
      Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Sleep Disturbance in Postmenopausal Women: Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation
      Alur-Gupta S, Sun F, Zhang H, Derby CA, Kravitz HM, Neal-Perry G, Swanson LM, Vitek WS, Santoro N, Sammel MD. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2026 Mar 1; 111 (3): e680 - e690. DOI:10.1210/clinem/dgaf529
      PMID: 40994265
    • Journal Article
      An iPhone App to Guide the Collection of the Dim Light Melatonin Onset at Home
      Burgess H, Swanson L, Arthurs J. Sleep Medicine, 2026 Jan 30; 138: 107106 - 107106. DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2025.107106
    • Journal Article
      Mindfulness-imbued insomnia therapy enhances antidepressant outcomes for pregnant women with insomnia and depression: A comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial of CBTI and PUMAS
      Kalmbach D, Afaneh H, Cheng P, Reffi A, Jennings M, Hirata M, Pitts D, Ong JC, Fresco DM, Swanson L, O'Brien L, Drake C. Sleep Medicine, 2026 Jan 29; 138: 107360 - 107360. DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2025.107360
    • Journal Article
      Sociodemographic and Health-Related Disparities in 24-Hr Movement Cycles Among Older Adult Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.
      Dooley EE, Winkles JF, Badon SE, Colvin A, Derby CA, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Kline CE, Lange-Maia BS, Swanson LM, Ylitalo KR, Pettee Gabriel K. J Aging Phys Act, 2026 Jan 21; 1 - 13. DOI:10.1123/japa.2025-0082
      PMID: PMC12829905

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