Galit Levi Dunietz, PhD, MPH

 Galit L. Dunietz
Associate Professor of Neurology, Medical School
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
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Galit Levi Dunietz, PhD, MPH
Galit L. Dunietz
Associate Professor
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      Frankel Institute for Heart and Brain Health
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      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

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    • Journal Article
      From awareness to action: Tackling sleep issues in college students
      Dunietz GL, Jansen EC. Sleep Medicine X, 2026 Dec 1; 11: DOI:10.1016/j.sleepx.2025.100171
    • Journal Article
      Diet and sleep among college student populations: a systematic review
      Almahasneh N, Halabicky O, Guzman O, Dunietz GL, Jansen EC. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2026 Oct 1; 89: DOI:10.1016/j.smrv.2026.102306
    • Journal Article
      Age at Menopause and Brain Atrophy Among Older Women
      Campagna MP, Schneider JA, Barnes LL, Arfanakis K, Levi Dunietz G, Bennett DA, Bove RM. JAMA Network Open, 2026 Aug 3; 9 (8): e2630973 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.30973
      PMID: 42640635
    • Journal Article
      Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in National Institutes of Health Career Development Award Submissions and Success: A 20-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.
      Koumpias AM, Kirch M, Steppe E, Coulter-Thompson E, Dunietz GL. J Womens Health (Larchmt), 2026 Jun 22; 15409996261454981 DOI:10.1177/15409996261454981
      PMID: 42332899
    • Journal Article
      1142 Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Use of Positive Airway Pressure Therapy, and Dementia Incidence: A Longitudinal Study of Medicare Beneficiaries
      Dunietz GL, Lyu X, Paulson H, Chervin R, Shedden K, Braley T. Sleep, 2026 May 10; 49 (Supplement_1): a509 - a509. DOI:10.1093/sleep/zsag091.1141
    • 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
      Midlife sleep and circadian health: Implications for cardiovascular and cognitive outcomes
      Raglan GB, Swanson LM, Dunietz GL. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2026 May 19;
    • Journal Article
      Public Health
      Ramos AR, Tarraf W, Decarli C, Daviglus ML, Dunietz GL, Gallo LC, Gonzalez KA, Kim YR, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Pike JR, Redline S, Sotres-Alvarez D, Wallace DM, Gonzalez HM. Alzheimer S Dementia the Journal of the Alzheimer S Association, 2025 Dec 1; 21: e105332 DOI:10.1002/alz70860_105332
      PMID: 41433967

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