Dr. Rebecca Robbins, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, United States
Dr. Rebecca Robbins is an esteemed Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with a notable focus on sleep, circadian disorders, and health communication. She earned her BS in Hotel Administration with a concentration in Business and Finance from Cornell University in 2009, followed by an MS and PhD in Health Communication and Health Marketing from the same institution. In 2022, she completed a second MSc in Medical Sciences from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Robbins has completed extensive postdoctoral training, including research in population health at NYU School of Medicine and sleep and respiratory neurobiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston.
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Summary of Suitability for Best Researcher Award
Dr. Rebecca Robbins is an excellent candidate for the Best Researcher Award at Harvard Medical School, given her remarkable career trajectory, expertise in sleep research, and significant contributions to public health.
Education:
- 2009: BS in Hotel Administration, Business & Finance, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- 2013: MS in Health Communication & Health Marketing, Cornell University
- 2015: PhD in Health Communication & Health Marketing, Cornell University (advised by Drs. Jeff Niederdeppe, Brian Wansink, James Maas, and Sahara Byrne)
- 2022: MSc in Medical Sciences (Clinical Investigation), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Postdoctoral Training:
- 05/2015 – 08/2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Health & Health Disparities Research, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY (mentored by Dr. Girardin Jean-Louis)
- 08/2019 – 10/2020: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Boston, MA & Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA (mentored by Dr. Charles Czeisler)
Faculty Academic Appointments:
- 11/2020 – Present: Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- 03/2023 – Present: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- 01/2024 – Present: Assistant Professor at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
Appointments at Hospitals:
- 11/2020 – Present: Associate Scientist, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)
Publication top Notes:
Estimating Community Disruption from Nighttime Gunshots in 6 U.S. Cities, 2015 to 2021
Exploring sleep difficulties, alcohol, illicit drugs, and suicidal ideation among adolescents with a history of depression
Author Response: Sleep Apnea and Incident Stroke in a National Cohort of Black and White Adults
Accuracy of Three Commercial Wearable Devices for Sleep Tracking in Healthy Adults
Pioneering a multi-phase framework to harmonize self-reported sleep data across cohorts