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Penn State Affiliations and Service:
Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Associate Director, Social Science Research Instute (SSRI)
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Healthy Aging (CHA)
Faculty Affiliate, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Elizabeth Fenton Professor of Biobehavioral Health (2020-2025)
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Editor in Chief, Sleep Health (2019-2025), sleephealthjournal.org
Co-chair, Steering Committee of the Work, Family, and Health Network
Education/Academic qualification
Neuroscience, PhD, Northwestern University
… → 2000
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 20 Finished
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Psychosocial and Neighborhood Mechanisms and Consequences of Black-White Sleep Disparities on Cognition
Gamaldo, A. A. (PI) & Buxton, O. M. (PI)
8/15/21 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
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A non-pharmacological multi-modal therapy to improve sleep and cognition to reduce mild cognitive impairment risk
Gartenberg, D. (PI) & Buxton, O. M. (CoPI)
6/1/21 → 11/30/23
Project: Research project
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Investigating Sleep-Related Disparities in U.S. Childrens Learning Difficulties
Buxton, O. M. (PI), Woods, A. D. (CoPI), Morgan, P. (CoPI) & Moon, P. (CoPI)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
4/5/21 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
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Sleep Health Profiles in Middle-aged Workers in Relation to Cardiovascular and Cognitive Health
Lee, S. (PI) & Buxton, O. M. (CoPI)
9/30/20 → 8/31/21
Project: Research project
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Sleep as a Mechanism Through Which Marital Quality Influences Older Adults? Mental Health
Marini, C. M. (PI) & Buxton, O. M. (CoPI)
9/15/19 → 5/31/21
Project: Research project
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Associations between perceived discrimination and sleep health: Results from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Young Adult Sleep Study
Collie, A. I. M., Dadzie, A., Reichenberger, D. A., Master, L., Mathew, G. M., Hale, L., Chang, A. M. & Buxton, O. M., Apr 2026, In: Sleep health. 12, 2, p. 229-236 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measurement bias in adolescent sleep duration: Comparison of self-reported and actigraphy-assessed sleep duration among adolescents in the Future of Families and Child-Wellbeing Study
White, K. M., Ward, L., Saelee, R., Buxton, O. M., Hale, L., Chang, A. M. & Johnson, D. A., Feb 2026, In: Sleep health. 12, 1, p. 147-157 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceptions of health research participation in rural and urban Pennsylvanians
Bhandari, S., Whetzel, C., Collie, A., Eggleston, A. G., Kraschnewski, J. L. & Buxton, O. M., Mar 6 2026, In: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 10, 1, e72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The long-term associations between kindergarten bedtime and sleep duration, executive function, and academic achievement
Woods, A. D., Yang, Q., Morgan, P. L. & Buxton, O. M., Apr 2026, In: Sleep health. 12, 2, p. 237-249 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Within- and between-person associations of sleep characteristics with daily cognitive performance in a community-based sample of older adults
Buxton, O. M., Gao, Q., Hakun, J. G., Ji, L., Gamaldo, A. A., Bertisch, S. M., Sliwinski, M. J., Wang, C. & Derby, C. A., Apr 2026, In: Sleep health. 12, 2, p. 297-304 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Evan G. and Helen G. Pattishall Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Buxton, O. M. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Honorary award
Activities
- 1 Editorial activity
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Sleep Health (Journal)
Buxton, O. M. (Reviewer)
2019 → 2025Activity: Editorial work types › Editorial activity