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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    • 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
      Raglan GB, DuBuc K, Lorang K, Burgess H, Swanson LM. 2026 May 13;
    • 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 31; 138: 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 31; 138: 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: 41569823
    • Journal Article
      Midlife Sleep and Circadian Health
      Swanson LM, Raglan GB, Dunietz GL. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2026 Jan 1; DOI:10.1016/j.ogc.2026.03.006
    • Journal Article
      The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health symptoms in new patients presenting to outpatient psychiatry
      Swanson LM, Bommarito S, Kile K, Warren R, Montalva R, Bullard KH, McCabe VV, Patel PD, Dalack GW. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 2026 Jan 1; DOI:10.1080/13651501.2026.2620996
      PMID: 41626697

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