Publications
2023
Hartstein听LE, Wong SD, Abbas听L, Choubai听S, Wilson听JN, Jablin听T,听LeBourgeois听MK.听Creating the Cave: Conducting Circadian Science in Early Childhood.听Clocks and Sleep.听Feb 20. 2023.听Hartstein 2023
2022
Hartstein LE, Diniz Behn C, Wright KP, Akacem LD, Stowe SR,听LeBourgeois MK. Evening Light Intensity and Phase Delay of the Circadian Clock in Early Childhood.听Journal Biol Rhythms,听Nov 22. 2022. Hartstein 2022
Wong SD, Wright KP, Spencer, RL, Vetter C, Hicks LM, Jenni OG,听LeBourgeois MK.听Development of the circadian clock in early life: Maternal and environmental factors. Journal of Physiological Anthropology. May 16;41(1):22. 2022. Wong 2022
Hartstein LE, Diniz Behn C, Akacem LD, Wright Jr KP, Stack N, LeBourgeois MK. High sensitivity of melatonin suppression response to evening light in preschool-aged children. Journal of Pineal Research, 00:e12780. 2022. Hartstein 2022
Hartstein LE, Wright Jr KP, Akacem LD, Behn CD, LeBourgeois MK. Evidence of circalunar rhythmicity in young children's evening melatonin levels. Journal of Sleep Research, e13635. 2022. Hartstein 2022听
2021
Brown听S, Lunkenheimer听E, LeBourgeois听MK, & Heilman听K.听Child maltreatment severity and sleep variability predict mother鈥搃nfant RSA听coregulation. Development and Psychopathology, 33(5), 1747-1758. 2021.
LeBourgeois听MK, Hartstein听LE, Wong听SD, Ricker听A. Optimal sleep habits in infants and children. The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology, vol. 2, pp. 1-8; Elsevier. 2021.听LeBourgeois 2021
2020
Blackwell CK, Hartstein LE, Elliot AJ, Forrest CB, Ganiban J, Hunt K, Camargo JA, LeBourgeois MK. Better sleep, better life? How sleep quality influences children's life satisfaction. Quality of Life Research,听29(9): 2465-2474. 2020. Blackwell 2020
Staton S, Rankin PS, Harding M, Smith SS, Westwood E, LeBourgeois MK, Thorpe KJ. Many naps, one nap, none: A systematic review and meta-analysis of napping patterns in children 0-12 years. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 29; 50: 101247. 2020. Staton 2020
Timofeev I, Schoch SF, LeBourgeois MK, Huber R, Riedner BA, Kurth S. Spatiotemporal properties of sleep slow waves and implications for development. Current Opinion in Physiology/ Physiology of Sleep,听15: 172-182. 2020. Timofeev 2020
2019
Hale L, Li X, Hartstein LE, LeBourgeois MK. Media use in teenagers: What do we know? Current Sleep Medicine Reports,听5(3): 128鈥134. 2019. Hale 2019
Jansen EC, Peterson KE, Lumeng JC, Kaciroti N, LeBourgeois MK, Chen K, Miller AL. Associations between Sleep and Dietary Patterns among Low-Income Children Attending Preschool. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,听119(7):1176-1187. 2019. Jansen 2019
Julian MM, Leung CY, Rosenblum KL, LeBourgeois MK, Lumeng JC, Kaciroti N, Miller AL. Parenting and toddler self鈥恟egulation in low鈥恑ncome families: What does sleep have to do with it?. Infant Mental Health Journal,听40(4):479-495. 2019. Julian 2019
Koinis-Mitchell D, Boergers J, Kopel SJ, McQuaid EL, Farrow ML, LeBourgeois MK. Racial and ethnic disparities in sleep outcomes among urban children with and without asthma. Sleep Health,听听5(6): 532-538. 2019. Koinis-Mitchell 2019
LeBourgeois MK, Dean DC, Deoni SC, Kohler M, Kurth S. A simple sleep EEG marker in childhood predicts brain myelin 3.5 years later. NeuroImage,听199:342-350. 2019. LeBourgeois 2019
Miller AL, Miller SE, LeBourgeois MK, Sturza J, Rosenblum KL, Lumeng JC. Sleep duration and quality are associated with eating behavior in low-income toddlers. Appetite,听135:100-7. 2019. Miller 2019
2018
Akacem LD, Wright Jr KP, LeBourgeois MK. Sensitivity of the circadian system to evening bright light in preschool鈥恆ge children. Physiological Reports,听6(5):e13617. 2018. Akacem 2018
Cremone A, de Jong DM, Kurdziel LB, Desrochers P, Sayer A, LeBourgeois MK, Spencer RM, McDermott JM. Sleep tight, act right: Negative affect, sleep and behavior problems during early childhood. Child Development,听89(2):e42-59. 2018. Cremone 2018
Hale L, Kirschen GW, LeBourgeois MK, Gradisar M, Garrison MM, Montgomery-Downs H, Kirschen H, McHale SM, Chang AM, Buxton OM. Youth screen media habits and sleep: sleep-friendly screen behavior recommendations for clinicians, Educators, and Parents. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, 27(2):229-245. Hale 2018
Hartstein LE, LeBourgeois MK, Berthier NE. Light correlated color temperature and task switching performance in preschool-age children: Preliminary insights. PLOS one,听13(8):e0202973. 2018. Hartstein 2018
Schoch, SF, Riedner, B. A., Deoni, SC, Huber, R, LeBourgeois, MK, & Kurth, S.听Across-night dynamics in traveling sleep slow waves throughout childhood. Sleep, 41(11). 2018. Schoch 2018
2017
Cremone A, de Jong DM, Kurdziel LBF, Desrochers P, Sayer A, LeBourgeois MK. Sleep Tight, Act Right: Negative Affect, Sleep and Behavior Problems During Early Childhood. Child Development, 00(0):1-18. 2017.听Cremone 2017
Koinis-Mitchell D, Kopel SJ, Seifer R, LeBourgeois M, McQuaid EL, Esteban CA, Boergers J, Nassau J, Farrow M, Fritz GK, Klein RB. Asthma-related lung function, sleep quality, and sleep duration in urban children. Sleep Health, 3:148-156. 2017. Koinis-Mitchell 2017
LeBourgeois MK, Hale L, Chang A,听Akacem LD, Montgomery-Downs HE,听Buxton OM, Digital Media and Sleep in Childhood and Adolescence Pediatrics,听140:S92. 2017.听LeBourgeois 2017
Lopp S, Navidi W, Achermann P, LeBourgeois M, Behn CD. Developmental Changes in Ultradian Sleep Cycles across Early Childhood: Preliminary Insights. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 32(1):64-74. 2017.听Lopp 2017
Martin听SR, Boergers J, Kopel SJ, McQuaid EL, Seifer R, LeBourgeois M, Klein RB, Esteban CA, Fritz GK, Koinis-Mitchell D. Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Outcomes in a Sample of Urban Children With and Without Asthma. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(8):825-836. 2017. Martin 2017
Schumacher AM, Miller AL, Watamura SE, Kurth S, Lassonde JM, LeBourgeois MK. Sleep Moderates the Association Between Response Inhibition and Self-Regulation in Early Childhood. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 46(2):222-235. 2017. Schumacher 2017
Stothard ER, McHill AW, Depner CM, Birks BR, Moehlman TM, Ritchie HK, Guzzetti JR, Chinoy ED, LeBourgeois MK, Axelsson J, Wright KP. Circadian Entrainment to the Natural Light-Dark Cycle across Seasons and the Weekend. Current Biology, 27:508-513. 2017. Stothard 2017
Thellman KE, Dmitrieva J, Miller A, Harsh JR, LeBourgeois MK. Sleep timing is associated with self-reported dietary patterns in 9- to 15-year-olds. Sleep Health, 3(4):269-275. 2017.听Thellman 2017
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2016
Akacem LD, Wright KP, LeBourgeios MK. Bedtime and evening light exposure influence circadian timing in preschool-age children: A field study.听Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rythms听1(2):27-31. 2016.听Akacem 2016
de Jong DM, Cremone A, Kurdziel LBF, Desrochers P, LeBourgeois MK, Sayer A, Ertel K, Spencer RMC. Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Household Income in Relation to Sleep in Early Childhood. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 1-10. 2016. de Jong 2016
Kurth S, Dean DC, Achermann P, O'Muircheartaigh J, Huber R, Deoni SCL, LeBourgeois MK. Increased Sleep Depth in Developing Neural Networks: New Insights from Sleep Restriction in Children.听Frontiers in Human Neuroscience听10:456.听2016.听Kurth 2016
Lassonde JM, Rusterholz T, Kurth S, Schumacher AM, Achermann P, LeBourgeois MK. Sleep physiology in toddlers: Effects of missing a nap on subsequent night sleep.听Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rythms听1:19-26. 2016.听Lassonde 2016
LeBourgeois MK, Harsh JR.听Development and psychometric evaluation of the Children's Sleep-Wake Scale.听Sleep Health听2:198-204.听2016.听LeBourgeois 2016
McClain IJ, Lustenberger C, Achermann P, Lassonde JM, Kurth S, LeBourgeois MK. Developmental Changes in Sleep Spindle Characteristics and Sigma Power across Early Childhood.听Neural Plasticity,听2016.听McClain 2016
Mullins EN, Miller AL, Cherian SS, Lumeng JC, Wright KP, Kurth S, LeBourgeois MK. Acute sleep restriction increases dietary intake in preschool-age children.听Journal of Sleep Research, 2016.听Mullins 2016
Schumacher AM, Miller AL, Watamura SE, Kurth S, Lassonde JM, LeBourgeois MK. Sleep Moderates the Association Between Response Inhibition and Self-Regulation in Early Childhood.听Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology听00(00): 1-14. 2016.听Schumacher 2016
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2015
Akacem L, Simpkin CT, Carskadon MA, Wright KP, Jenni OG, Achermann P, LeBourgeois MK. 听The Timing of the Circadian Clock and Sleep Differ between Napping and Non-Napping Toddlers. 听PLoS ONE听10(4).听2015.听Akacem 2015
Chevalier N, Kurth S, Doucette MR, Wiseheart M, Deoni SCL, Dean DC, III, O'Muircheartaigh J, Blackwell KA, Munakata Y, LeBourgeois MK. 听Myelination is Associated with Processing Speed in Early Childhood: Preliminary Insights. 听PLoS ONE听10(10). 2015.听Chevalier 2015
Doucette MR, Kurth S, Chevalier N, Munakata Y, LeBourgeois MK. 听Topography of Slow Sigma Power during Sleep is Associated with Processing Speed in Preschool Children. 听Brain Sciences听5: 494-508, 2015.听Doucette 2015
Kurth S, Lassonde JM, Pierpoint LA, Rusterholz T, Jenni OG, McClain IJ, Achermann P, LeBourgeois MK. Development of nap neurophysiology: preliminary insights into sleep regulation in early childhood.听Journal of Sleep Research, 2015.听Kurth 2015 -2
Kurth S, Olini N, Huber R, LeBourgeois MK. 听Sleep and Early Cortical Development. 听Current Sleep Medicine Reports, 2015.听Kurth 2015
Miller AL, Lumeng JC, LeBourgeois MK. 听Sleep patterns and obesity in childhood.听Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity听22: 41-17, 2015.听Miller 2015
Miller听AL, Seifer听R, Crossin听R,听Lebourgeois听MK.听Toddler's self鈥恟egulation strategies in a challenge context are nap鈥恉ependent.听Journal of sleep research,听24(3), 279-287, 2015.听Miller 2015
Tribble RC, Dmitrieva J, Watamura SE, LeBourgeois MK. 听The cortisol awakening response (CAR) in toddlers: 听Nap-dependent effects on the diurnal secretory pattern. 听Psychoneuroendocrinology听60: 46-56, 2015. 听Tribble 2015
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2014
Crowley SJ, Van Reen E, LeBourgeois MK, Acebo C, Tarokh L, Seifer R, Barker DH, Carskadon MA. 听A Longitudinal Assessment of Sleep Timing, Circadian Phase, and Phase Angle of Entrainment across Human Adolescense. 听PLoS ONE听9(11): 1-11.听Crowley 2014
Simpkin CT, Jenni OG, Carskadon MA, Wright KP, Akacem LD, Garlo KG, LeBourgeois MK. Chronotype is associated with the timing of the circadian clock and sleep in toddlers.听Journal of Sleep Research听23: 397-405, 2014.听Simpkin 2014
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2013
Kurth S, Achermann P, Rusterholz T, LeBourgeois MK. Development of Brain EEG Connectivity across Early Childhood: Does Sleep Play a Role?听Brain Sciences听3: 1445-1460, 2013.听Kurth 2013
LeBourgeois MK, Wright KP, LeBourgeois HB, Jenni OG. Dissonance Between Parent-Selected Bedtimes and Young Children's Circadian Physiology Influences Nighttime Settling Difficulties.听Mind, Brain, and Education听7(4): 234-242, 2013.听LeBourgeois 2013
LeBourgeois MK, Carskadon MA, Akacem LD, Simpkin CT, Wright KP, Achermann P, Jenni OG. Circadian Phase and Its Relationship to Nighttime Sleep in Toddlers.听Journal of Biological Rhythms听听28(5): 322-331, 2013.听LeBourgeois 2013 -2
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2012
Berger RH, Miller AL, Siefer R, Cares SR, LeBourgeois MK. Acute sleep restriction effects on emotion repsonses in 30- to 36-month-old-children.听Journal of Sleep Research听21: 235-246, 2012.听Berger 2012
Gribbin CE, Watamura SE, Cairns A, Harsh J, LeBourgeois MK. The Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR) in 2- to 4-Year-Old Children: 听Effects of Actue Nighttime Sleep Restriction, Wake Time, and Daytime Napping.听Developmental Psychobiology听54: 412-422, 2012.听Gribbin 2012
Tarokh L, Van Reen E, Acebo C, LeBourgeois MK, Seifer R, Fallone G, Carskadon MA. Adolescence and Parental History of Alcoholism: Insights from the Sleep EEG.听Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research:听1-12, 2012.听Tarokh 2012
Wright KP, Lowry CA, LeBourgeois MK. Circadian and wakefulness-sleep modulation of cognition in humans.听Fronteirs in Molecular Neuroscience听50: 2012.听Wright 2012
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2004-2010
Kurth S, Ringli M, Geiger A, LeBourgeois MK, Jenni O, Huber R. Mapping of cortical activity in the first two decades of life: A high-density sleep electroencephalogram study.听Journal of Neuroscience30: 13211-13219, 2010.听Kurth 2010
Werner H, LeBourgeois MK, Geiger A, Jenni O. Assessment of chronotype in 4- to 11-year-old children: Reliability and validity of the Children鈥檚 ChronoType Questionnaire (CCTQ).听Chronobiology International听26: 992-1014, 2009.听Werner 2009
Hale L, Berger LM, LeBourgeois MK, Brooks-Gunn J. Social and demographic predictors of preschoolers' bedtime routines.听Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics听30: 394-402, 2009.听Hale 2009
Fortunato V, LeBourgeois MK, Harsh J. Development of a five-dimensional measure of sleep quality.听Educational and Psychological Measurement听68: 488-514, 2008.听Fortunato 2008
Acebo C, LeBourgeois MK. Actigraphy.听Respiratory Care Clinics听12: 23-30, 2006. Acebo 2006
Jenni O, LeBourgeois MK. Understanding sleep-wake behavior and sleep disorders in children: The value of a model.听Current Opinions in Psychiatry听19: 282-287, 2006.听Jenni 2006
LeBourgeois MK, Giannotti F, Cortesi F, Wolfson AR, Harsh J.听The Relationship Between Reported Sleep Quality and Sleep Hygiene in Italian and American Adolescents.听Pediatrics听115: 257-265, 2005.听LeBourgeois 2005
Crosby B, LeBourgeois MK, Harsh J. Racial Differences in Reported Napping and Nocturnal Sleep in 2- to 8-Year-Old Children.听Pediatrics听115: 225-232, 2005. Crosby 2005
LeBourgeois MK, Giannotti F, Cortesi F, Wolfson AR, Harsh J. Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Quality in Italian and American Adolescents.听Annals of the New York Acadamy of Sciences听鈥1021: 352-354, 2004.听LeBourgeois 2004
LeBourgeois MK, Avis K, Mixon M, Olmi J, Harsh J. Snoring, Sleep Quality and Sleepiness Across Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Subtypes.听Sleep听27(3): 520-525, 2004. LeBourgeois 2004 -2