Advanced Research in Sleep
PSYC 386
Spring 2026
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This advanced research course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of how to critique and analyze psychological research. Specifically, we will focus on research within the field of sleep and psychosocial functioning. This seminar course takes an intensive lab-based approach. Students will have access to a comprehensive dataset that includes assessments of stress, anxiety, depression, physical activity, interpersonal relationship quality, personality, procrastination, and chronotype. Based on this data, students will be expected to commit to a semester-long project, which involves analyzing data and reporting findings on a self-selected topic. Upon completion of this course, students will have a strong working knowledge of the field of sleep and psychosocial functioning. This course also provides opportunities for students to develop analytical, writing, critical thinking, and presentation skills. Students also will gain data analytic skills using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) program. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS PSYC |
| Course Format: Laboratory Course | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: (PSYC105 AND PSYC200) |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Psychology) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1. Why do we sleep? (Sejnowski & Destexhe, 2000)
2. Sleep duration and risk of mortality from chronic kidney disease among Japanese adults (Guo et al., 2025)
3. Similarities and differences in estimates of sleep duration by polysomnography, actigraphy, diary, and self-reported habitual sleep in a community sample (Matthews et al., 2018)
4. Sleep, health, and society (Grandner, 2018)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Lab tasks (50%); Research project (50%) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Dubar,Royette Times: .M..... 07:10PM-10:00PM; Location: TBA |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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