Why Do Teens Sleep Later? [Video]

Transcript

Alyssa Paschke: Hi, everyone, and welcome to our March Q&A. Today’s topic is one that has generated a lot of discussion between parents, teens, and even school administrators, and today I’m speaking with Dr. Lisa Meltzer, who is a pediatric psychologist and researcher at National Jewish Health. She has participated in research at several, or participated in research that led to changes in school start times for several school districts here in Colorado. Today we’re going to look more closely at her research and the importance of sleep for teens. If you have a question as we go along, feel free to type it in the comments section and we’ll try to get to as many as possible, so thanks again for speaking with us today. Dr. Meltzer. Can you start by talking a little bit about yourself and your research focus?

Dr. Meltzer: Sure, so I am a pediatric psychologist with …