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Sleep disruption is common in hospitalized patients due to interruptions from staff and other patients, discomfort from medical devices, and symptoms of their medical conditions.¹ In older adults, sleep disruption can lead to cardiometabolic derangements (e.g., increased blood sugar and blood pressure) and increased risk of delirium.² Loss of sleep can thus lead to downstream effects like worsening polypharmacy, slowed recovery, and even loss of independence.² Non-pharmacologic sleep interventions can be

Laura Bellows, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.N., is a Professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences. She is a public health nutrition scientist whose research program centers on developing, evaluating, and translating evidence-based interventions that improve nutrition, physical activity, and health among children and families.

Her interdisciplinary research integrates nutrition, physical activity, behavioral science, implementation science, and digital health to develop evidence-based interventions in partnership with communities. Working collaboratively with families, caregivers, educators, and community organizations, her

My interests relate to the formulation, implementation and evaluation of nutrition policy, primarily in low and middle income countries.  My approach to this work has been from a transdisciplinary, engaged and problem-oriented perspective, in which the key research questions and choice of methods emerges in the course of engaging with policy and program actors at global, national or sub-national levels.  This approach is guided by robust theoretical frameworks and ensures that the research is responsive to real-world concerns and more likely to

I am a retired Senior Extension Associate (Emeritus) with the College of Human Ecology, Cornell University. I am affiliated with the College's Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and the research and evaluation team of the Residential Child Care Project.  My professional purpose is consistent with the RCCP’s mission to provide high-quality, research-informed, and equitable services for children served by our nation’s child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health, and developmental disability systems. My focus is on