HSR&D Research Career Scientist Award

项目总结 马丁博士是一位有成就的研究人员，是一位广为人知的专家，也是睡眠领域的全国领导者。 退伍军人的健康和睡眠障碍。她在老年人睡眠方面的开创性工作得到了广泛认可， 她不断扩大的关于女性退伍军人睡眠障碍的研究组合处于 国家研究重点。她在腕部动作学领域的方法论贡献跨越了二十年。 并在研究和临床环境中带来了分析和解释方面的创新。不足和 睡眠障碍导致的睡眠质量不佳会对健康结果和睡眠质量产生负面影响 退伍军人的生活。对于面临不良结果风险的患者群体来说，情况尤其如此。在那里的时候 是管理睡眠障碍的既定治疗方法和最佳做法，包括睡眠呼吸暂停和 失眠，在如何最好地管理复杂的患者和改善患者方面仍然存在显著的知识差距- 以结果为中心。 此应用程序的目标是为现有的调查员提供支持，以扩展她目前的产品线 对这两种常见疾病的研究，重点放在退伍军人中风险最高的亚群 睡眠不佳的负面后果。马丁博士有在多个层次指导学员的记录 研究独立性，以及与其他研究人员和退伍军人管理局的广泛合作， 包括心理健康和自杀预防办公室。拟议的奖励将增强她的能力 为有前途的早期退伍军人管理局调查人员提供额外的指导，并使她能够开始新的和 与退伍军人睡眠障碍和睡眠健康相关的创新研究领域。

PROJECT SUMMARY Dr. Martin is an accomplished researcher, a widely known expert and a national leader in the field of sleep health and sleep disorders in Veterans. Her seminal work in sleep in older adults has been widely recognized, and her expanding portfolio of studies on sleep disorders among women Veterans is at the cutting edge of national research priorities. Her methodological contributions in the area of wrist actigraphy spans two decades and has led to innovations in analysis and interpretation in both research and clinical settings. Insufficient and poor quality sleep resulting from sleep disorders can have a negative impact on health outcomes and quality of life for Veterans. This is particularly true for patient populations who are at risk for poor outcomes. While there are established treatments and best practices for management of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea and insomnia, significant knowledge gaps remain in how best to manage complex patients and improve patient- centered outcomes. The goal of this application is to provide support for an established investigator to expand her current line of research on these two common diseases, with a focus on subgroups of Veterans who are most at risk for the negative consequences of poor sleep. Dr. Martin has a track record of mentoring trainees at multiple levels toward research independence, and extensive collaborations with other investigators and VA agencies, including the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. The proposed award will enhance her ability to provide additional mentoring to promising early-career VA investigators, and enable her to embark on new and innovative areas of investigation related to sleep disorders and sleep health among Veterans.