Louise M O'Brien, PhD, MS

 Louise M. O'Brien
Research Professor, Neurology
Research Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ombudsperson, Medical School
Research Scientist, Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry
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Louise M O'Brien, PhD, MS
Louise M. O'Brien
Research Professor
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      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

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    • Journal Article
      Circadian gene expression in adolescents: Associations with concurrent circadian disruption and subsequent changes in cardiometabolic risk measures
      Su D, Goodrich JM, Lee JT, Dolinoy DC, Peterson KE, Chervin RD, Burgess HJ, Téllez-Rojo MM, Cantoral A, Torres-Olascoaga L, Tolentino M, Song PXK, O'Brien LM, Jansen EC. Sleep Medicine, 2026 May 1; 141: DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2026.108819
    • Journal Article
      Feasibility of Sleep Assessment Modalities in Children with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
      Gupta G, O’Brien LM, Hassan F, Jun J, Rau S, Gupta A, Saeed R, Shellhaas RA. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, 2025 Nov 20; 101241 DOI:10.1016/j.spen.2025.101241
    • Journal Article
      Preconception sleep, pregnancy loss, and adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with a history of pregnancy loss.
      Freeman JR, Whitcomb BW, Bertone-Johnson ER, O'Brien LM, Dunietz GL, Purdue-Smithe AC, Kim K, Silver RM, Schisterman EF, Mumford SL. Hum Reprod, 2025 Apr 23; DOI:10.1093/humrep/deaf074
      PMID: 40267399
    • Journal Article
      Sleep timing and duration in relation to blood leukocyte DNA methylation in adolescents: an epigenome-wide analysis.
      Jansen EC, Lee JT, Dolinoy D, Burgess HJ, Chervin RD, Peterson KE, O'Brien LM, María Téllez-Rojo M, Cantoral A, Torres-Olascoaga L, Song PXK, Goodrich JM. Sleep, 2025 Mar 3; DOI:10.1093/sleep/zsaf050
      PMID: 40037318
    • Journal Article
      Patterns of Sleep Duration and Metabolic Biomarkers Across the Menstrual Cycle
      Dunietz GL, Shedden K, Lyu X, Chervin RD, Baylin A, O’Brien LM, Jansen EC, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF, Mumford SL. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2025 Feb 1; 110 (2): e363 - e371. DOI:10.1210/clinem/dgae191
      PMID: 38529946
    • Journal Article
      Maternal early pregnancy body mass index and risk of insomnia in the offspring
      Zhu MQ, Cnattingius S, O’Brien LM, Villamor E. Sleep, 2025 Jan 1; 48 (1): DOI:10.1093/sleep/zsae236
      PMID: 39373215
    • Journal Article
      Correlates of multidimensional sleep in premenopausal women: The BioCycle study
      Wu X, Dunietz GL, Shedden K, Chervin RD, Jansen EC, Lyu X, O'Brien LM, Baylin A, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF, Mumford SL. Sleep Epidemiology, 2024 Dec 1; 4: DOI:10.1016/j.sleepe.2024.100093
    • Journal Article
      Weight-neutral approach and later sleep midpoint in adolescents with “emerging polycystic ovary syndrome phenotype” as vehicles for sustainable weight loss
      Kasa-Vubu JZ, Waisanen A, Sturza J, Padmanabhan V, O'Brien LM. F and S Reports, 2024 Dec 1; 5 (4): 402 - 410. DOI:10.1016/j.xfre.2024.09.001

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