Katherine M. Sharkey, MD, PhD is associate professor of Medicine and Psychiatry & Human Behavior and Associate Dean for Gender Equity at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Sharkey completed her MD-PhD at Rush University in Chicago, IL and stayed on at Rush for a combined medicine and psychiatry residency. She is board certified in Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry and serves as the Medical Director of the Sleep for Science Research Laboratory. Dr. Sharkey is a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American College of Physicians. She is an Associate Editor of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and serves on the editorial board of Sleep Health. Dr. Sharkey’s research focus is sleep and circadian rhythms, particularly as they relate to mood regulation and women's health.
| Kang AW, Pearlstein TB, Sharkey KM. "Changes in quality of life and sleep across the perinatal period in women with mood disorders." Qual Life Res, vol. 29, no. 7, 2020, pp. 1767-1774. |
| Obeysekare JL, Cohen ZL, Coles ME, Pearlstein TB, Monzon C, Flynn EE, Sharkey KM. "Delayed sleep timing and circadian rhythms in pregnancy and transdiagnostic symptoms associated with postpartum depression." Translational psychiatry, vol. 10, no. 1, 2020, pp. 14. |
| Mason IC, Boubekri M, Figueiro MG, Hasler BP, Hattar S, Hill SM, Nelson RJ, Sharkey KM, Wright KP, Boyd WA, Brown MK, Laposky AD, Twery MJ, Zee PC. "Circadian Health and Light: A Report on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Workshop." Journal of Biological Rhythms, vol. 33, no. 5, 2018, pp. 451-457. |
| Woods LA, Wetle TF, Sharkey KM. "Why Aren't More Women in Academic Medicine Reaching the Top?." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 101, no. 3, 2018, pp. 19-21. |
| Shochat T, Barker DH, Sharkey KM, Van Reen E, Roane BM, Carskadon MA. "An approach to understanding sleep and depressed mood in adolescents: person-centred sleep classification." Journal of Sleep Research, vol. 26, no. 6, 2017, pp. 709-717. |
| Putnam KT, Wilcox M, Robertson-Blackmore E, Sharkey K, Bergink V, Munk-Olsen T, Deligiannidis KM, Payne J, Altemus M, Newport J, Apter G, Devouche E, Viktorin A, Magnusson P, Penninx B, Buist A, Bilszta J, O'Hara M, Stuart S, Brock R, Roza S, Tiemeier H, Guille C, Epperson CN, Kim D, Schmidt P, Martinez P, Di Florio A, Wisner KL, Stowe Z, Jones I, Sullivan PF, Rubinow D, Wildenhaus K, Meltzer-Brody S, Postpartum Depression: Action Towards Causes and Treatment (PACT) Consortium. "Clinical phenotypes of perinatal depression and time of symptom onset: analysis of data from an international consortium." The Lancet Psychiatry, vol. 4, no. 6, 2017, pp. 477-485. |
| Barker EC, Puchowicz M, Letterio J, Higgins K, Sharkey KM. "GHB levels in breast milk of women with narcolepsy with cataplexy treated with sodium oxybate." Sleep Medicine, 2017. |
| Barker, Emily C., Puchowicz, Michelle, Letterio, John, Higgins, Kristine, Sharkey, Katherine M. "Response to “GHB concentration in breast milk of narcoleptic women treated with sodium oxybate. How important it is to be careful when interpreting values.” (Letter to the Editor by Busardò PB and Pichini S)." Sleep Medicine, vol. 40, 2017, pp. 130-131. |
| Di Florio A, Putnam K, Altemus M, Apter G, Bergink V, Bilszta J, Brock R, Buist A, Deligiannidis KM, Devouche E, Epperson CN, Guille C, Kim D, Lichtenstein P, Magnusson PK, Martinez P, Munk-Olsen T, Newport J, Payne J, Penninx BW, O'Hara M, Robertson-Blackmore E, Roza SJ, Sharkey KM, Stuart S, Tiemeier H, Viktorin A, Schmidt PJ, Sullivan PF, Stowe ZN, Wisner KL, Jones I, Rubinow DR, Meltzer-Brody S. "The impact of education, country, race and ethnicity on the self-report of postpartum depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale." Psychological Medicine, vol. 47, no. 5, 2017, pp. 787-799. |
| Garnaat SL, Weisberg RB, Uebelacker LA, Herman DS, Bailey GL, Anderson BJ, Sharkey KM, Stein MD. "The overlap of sleep disturbance and depression in primary care patients treated with buprenorphine." Substance Abuse, vol. 38, no. 4, 2017, pp. 450-454. |
| Balachandran JS, Thomson CC, Sumter DB, Shelgikar AV, Lachapelle P, Pamidi S, Fall M, Lal C, Baba RY, Shah N, Fields BG, Sarmiento K, Butler MP, Shea SA, Baptiste JV, Sharkey KM, Wang T. "ATS Core Curriculum 2016: Part I. Adult Sleep Medicine." Annals of the American Thoracic Society, vol. 13, no. 4, 2016, pp. 549-61. |
| Crowley SJ, Suh C, Molina TA, Fogg LF, Sharkey KM, Carskadon MA. "Estimating the dim light melatonin onset of adolescents within a 6-h sampling window: the impact of sampling rate and threshold method." Sleep Medicine, vol. 20, 2016, pp. 59-66. |
| Sharkey, Katherine M., Iko, Ijeoma N., Machan, Jason T., Thompson-Westra, Johanna, Pearlstein, Teri B. "Infant sleep and feeding patterns are associated with maternal sleep, stress, and depressed mood in women with a history of major depressive disorder (MDD)." Archives of Women's Mental Health, vol. 19, no. 2, 2016, pp. 209-18. |
| Sharkey KM, Boni GM, Quattrucci JA, Blatch S, Carr SN. "Women with Postpartum Weight Retention Have Delayed Wake Times and Decreased Sleep Efficiency During the Perinatal Period: A Brief Report." Sleep Health, vol. 2, no. 3, 2016, pp. 225-228. |
| Sharkey KM. "AASM Young Investigators Research Forum Helps Ensure a Bright Future for Sleep and Circadian Research." Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, vol. 11, no. 10, 2015, pp. 1077-8. |
| Bourjeily, Ghada, Sharkey, Katherine M., Mazer, Jeffrey, Moore, Robin, Martin, Susan, Millman, Richard. "Central sleep apnea in pregnant women with sleep disordered breathing." Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, vol. 19, no. 3, 2015, pp. 835-840. |
| Auger RR, Burgess HJ, Emens JS, Deriy LV, Thomas SM, Sharkey KM. "Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Intrinsic Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders: Advanced Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (ASWPD), Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (DSWPD), Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder (N24SWD), and Irregular Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder (ISWRD). An Update for 2015: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline." Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, vol. 11, no. 10, 2015, pp. 1199-236. |
| Auger RR, Burgess HJ, Emens JS, Deriy LV, Sharkey KM. "Do Evidence-Based Treatments for Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders Make the GRADE? Updated Guidelines Point to Need for More Clinical Research." Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, vol. 11, no. 10, 2015, pp. 1079-80. |
| Nota JA, Sharkey KM, Coles ME. "Sleep, Arousal, and Circadian Rhythms in Adults with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis." Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2015. |
| Hart CN, Carskadon MA, Demos KE, Van Reen E, Sharkey KM, Raynor HA, Considine RV, Jones RN, Wing RR. "Acute Changes in Sleep Duration on Eating Behaviors and Appetite-Regulating Hormones in Overweight/Obese Adults." Behavioral Sleep Medicine, vol. 13, no. 5, 2014, pp. 1-13. |
| Bourjeily G, Fung JY, Sharkey KM, Walia P, Kao M, Moore R, Martin S, Raker CA, Millman RP. "Airflow limitations in pregnant women suspected of sleep-disordered breathing." Sleep Medicine, vol. 15, no. 5, 2014, pp. 550-5. |
| Sharkey KM, Crawford SL, Kim S, Joffe H. "Objective sleep interruption and reproductive hormone dynamics in the menstrual cycle." Sleep Medicine, vol. 15, no. 6, 2014, pp. 688-93. |
| Sharkey KM, Van Reen E. "The "realities" of our modern light-dark cycle." Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, vol. 10, no. 7, 2014, pp. 723-4. |
| Sharkey KM, Waters K, Millman RP, Moore R, Martin SM, Bourjeily G. "Validation of the Apnea Risk Evaluation System (ARES) device against laboratory polysomnography in pregnant women at risk for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome." Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, vol. 10, no. 5, 2014, pp. 497-502. |
| Roane BM, Seifer R, Sharkey KM, Van Reen E, Bond TL, Raffray T, Carskadon MA. "What Role Does Sleep Play in Weight Gain in the First Semester of University?." Behavioral Sleep Medicine, vol. 13, no. 6, 2014, pp. 491-505. |
| Zhu Y, Fu A, Hoffman AE, Figueiro MG, Carskadon MA, Sharkey KM, Rea MS. "Advanced sleep schedules affect circadian gene expression in young adults with delayed sleep schedules." Sleep Medicine, vol. 14, no. 5, 2013, pp. 449-55. |
| Frank E, Sidor MM, Gamble KL, Cirelli C, Sharkey KM, Hoyle N, Tikotzky L, Talbot LS, McCarthy MJ, Hasler BP. "Circadian clocks, brain function, and development." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1306, 2013, pp. 43-67. |
| Sharkey KM, Pearlstein TB, Carskadon MA. "Circadian phase shifts and mood across the perinatal period in women with a history of major depressive disorder: a preliminary communication." Journal of affective disorders, vol. 150, no. 3, 2013, pp. 1103-8. |
| Roane BM, Seifer R, Sharkey KM, Van Reen E, Bond TL, Raffray T, Carskadon MA. "Reliability of a Scale Assessing Depressed Mood in the Context of Sleep." TPM. Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, vol. 20, no. 1, 2013, pp. 3-11. |
| Sands M, Loucks EB, Lu B, Carskadon MA, Sharkey K, Stefanick M, Ockene J, Shah N, Hairston KG, Robinson J, Limacher M, Hale L, Eaton CB. "Self-reported snoring and risk of cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal women (from the Women's Health Initiative)." The American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 111, no. 4, 2013, pp. 540-6. |
| Van Reen E, Sharkey KM, Roane BM, Barker D, Seifer R, Raffray T, Bond TL, Carskadon MA. "Sex of college students moderates associations among bedtime, time in bed, and circadian phase angle." Journal of Biological Rhythms, vol. 28, no. 6, 2013, pp. 425-31. |
| Sands-Lincoln M, Loucks EB, Lu B, Carskadon MA, Sharkey K, Stefanick ML, Ockene J, Shah N, Hairston KG, Robinson JG, Limacher M, Hale L, Eaton CB. "Sleep duration, insomnia, and coronary heart disease among postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative." Journal of Women's Health, vol. 22, no. 6, 2013, pp. 477-86. |
| Sharkey KM, Orff HJ, Tosi C, Harrington D, Roye GD, Millman RP. "Subjective sleepiness and daytime functioning in bariatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea." Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, vol. 17, no. 1, 2013, pp. 267-74. |
| Sharkey KM. "Time to treat problematic sleep disturbance in perinatal women." Behavioral Sleep Medicine, vol. 11, no. 4, 2013, pp. 308-10. |
| Coles ME, Schubert JR, Sharkey KM. "Delayed bedtimes and obsessive-compulsive symptoms." Behavioral Sleep Medicine, vol. 10, no. 4, 2012, pp. 258-65. |
| Rea MS, Figueiro MG, Sharkey KM, Carskadon MA. "Relationship of morning cortisol to circadian phase and rising time in young adults with delayed sleep times." International journal of endocrinology, vol. 2012, 2012, pp. 749460. |
| Carskadon, Mary A., Sharkey, Katherine M., Knopik, Valerie S., McGeary, John E. "Short sleep as an environmental exposure: a preliminary study associating 5-HTTLPR genotype to self-reported sleep duration and depressed mood in first-year university students." Sleep, vol. 35, no. 6, 2012, pp. 791-6. |
| Stein MD, Kurth ME, Sharkey KM, Anderson BJ, Corso RP, Millman RP. "Trazodone for sleep disturbance during methadone maintenance: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 120, no. 1-3, 2012, pp. 65-73. |
| Sharkey KM, Kurth ME, Anderson BJ, Corso RP, Millman RP, Stein MD. "Assessing sleep in opioid dependence: a comparison of subjective ratings, sleep diaries, and home polysomnography in methadone maintenance patients." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 113, no. 2-3, 2011, pp. 245-8. |
| Coles ME, Sharkey KM. "Compulsion or chronobiology? A case of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy augmented with chronotherapy." Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, vol. 7, no. 3, 2011, pp. 307-9. |
| Sharkey KM, Carskadon MA, Figueiro MG, Zhu Y, Rea MS. "Effects of an advanced sleep schedule and morning short wavelength light exposure on circadian phase in young adults with late sleep schedules." Sleep Medicine, vol. 12, no. 7, 2011, pp. 685-92. |
| Joffe H, Massler A, Sharkey KM. "Evaluation and management of sleep disturbance during the menopause transition." Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, vol. 28, no. 5, 2010, pp. 404-21. |
| Sharkey KM, Kurth ME, Anderson BJ, Corso RP, Millman RP, Stein MD. "Obstructive sleep apnea is more common than central sleep apnea in methadone maintenance patients with subjective sleep complaints." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 108, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 77-83. |
| Sharkey KM, Machan JT, Tosi C, Roye GD, Harrington D, Millman RP. "Predicting obstructive sleep apnea among women candidates for bariatric surgery." Journal of Women's Health, vol. 19, no. 10, 2010, pp. 1833-41. |
| Sharkey KM, Kurth ME, Corso RP, Brower KJ, Millman RP, Stein MD. "Home polysomnography in methadone maintenance patients with subjective sleep complaints." The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 35, no. 3, 2009, pp. 178-82. |
| Kurth ME, Sharkey KM, Millman RP, Corso RP, Stein MD. "Insomnia among methadone-maintained individuals: the feasibility of collecting home polysomnographic recordings." Journal of addictive diseases, vol. 28, no. 3, 2009, pp. 219-25. |
| Sharkey KM, Bearpark HM, Acebo C, Millman RP, Cavallo A, Carskadon MA. "Effects of menopausal status on sleep in midlife women." Behavioral Sleep Medicine, vol. 1, no. 2, 2003, pp. 69-80. |
| Burgess HJ, Sharkey KM, Eastman CI. "Bright light, dark and melatonin can promote circadian adaptation in night shift workers." Sleep medicine reviews, vol. 6, no. 5, 2002, pp. 407-20. |
| Sharkey KM, Eastman CI. "Melatonin phase shifts human circadian rhythms in a placebo-controlled simulated night-work study." American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, vol. 282, no. 2, 2002, pp. R454-63. |
| Sharkey KM, Fogg LF, Eastman CI. "Effects of melatonin administration on daytime sleep after simulated night shift work." Journal of Sleep Research, vol. 10, no. 3, 2001, pp. 181-92. |
| Carskadon MA, Bearpark HM, Sharkey KM, Millman RP, Rosenberg C, Cavallo A, Carlisle C, Acebo C. "Effects of menopause and nasal occlusion on breathing during sleep." Am J Respir Crit Care Med, vol. 155, no. 1, 1997, pp. 205-10. |
| Sadeh A, Sharkey KM, Carskadon MA. "Activity-based sleep-wake identification: an empirical test of methodological issues." Sleep, vol. 17, no. 3, 1994, pp. 201-7. |
ONGOING SUPPORT
Personalized Integrated Chronotherapy for Perinatal Depression
Role: PI
1 R01 MH118269
12/01/2019-11/30/2023
$5,107, 700
This study is a four-site confirmatory efficacy randomized clinical trial with Johns Hopkins, University of North Carolina, and Zucker Hospital to test an integrated sleep-circadian intervention for perinatal major depressive disorder and assess outcomes on infant sleep and circadian rhythms.
Sleep, Stress, Depressive Symptoms and Other Determinants of Infant Feeding (Risica)
Role: Co-investigator
Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Award
4/1/19– 4/30/21
$25,000
This project addresses determinants of childhood obesity, measuring potential key contributors of maternal stress, sleep and infant feeding attitudes and plans during pregnancy, followed by maternal and infant sleep, maternal stress and infant feeding attitudes and behaviors during the first four months postpartum.
Alpert Medical School Summer Research Program T35HL094308 (Multi-PIs: Harringon, Tunkel, Sharkey)
Role: Co-PI
NHLBI
08/01/2009 - 08/31/2024
$56,970
This grant provides support for summer training for medical students interested in pursuing careers as physician scientists.
Intervening in sleep to improve perinatal mental health outcomes
Role: Co-investigator
Health Research Council of New Zealand
10/01/20-9/30/21
$29,964
The aim of this research is to improve perinatal mental health in New Zealand through sleep and circadian health education and intervention. This activation project will be used to explore current knowledge and existing services in this space; expand current networks to bring together researchers, clinicians and health service delivery groups working on this issue; and develop future research that will implement and test the efficacy of psychoeducational methods with a sleep and circadian health focus.
COMPLETED SUPPORT
Advance CTR Grant Resubmission Award (Sharkey)
Role: PI
Advance CTR
3/20/19– 4/30/19
$10,000
This grant supports additional data collection to further support the PI’s R01 proposal on a novel chronotherapy intervention for perinatal depression.
Seleni Institute Grant (Sharkey) 5/1/2014-4/30/2016
Integrated Chronotherapy for Perinatal Anxiety
The goal of this project is to perform a pilot randomized controlled trial of integrated chronotherapy versus usual care for anxiety during the perinatal period.
R34 MH104377 (Sharkey) 3/6/2015-2/28/2018
Integrated Chronotherapy for Perinatal Depression
The goal of this project is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of administering a chronotherapy intervention for depression during pregnancy in a usual care outpatient setting.
K23 MH086689 (Sharkey) 12/12/10-11/30/15
NIH/NIMH
Postpartum Depression: Role of Sleep & Genetic Risk in Postpartum Mood Disorders
The goal of this project is to test the associations among selected genetic factors, sleep, and depressed mood in postpartum women.
DBDAT Foundation Grant (Sharkey) 1/1/2014-8/31/2015
The Depressive and Bipolar Disorder Alternative Treatment Foundation
Triple Chronotherapy for Perinatal Depression
The goal of this project is to perform a pilot randomized controlled trial of triple chronotherapy versus usual care for depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Brown University/Women & Infants Hospital National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Innovations in Women’s Health Research Seed Grant (PI: Sharkey)
01/01/10 – 06/30/11
Role of Sleep and Circadian Phase Disruption in Postpartum Depression
Role: Principal Investigator
The goals of this project are to describe changes in sleep times, patterns of light exposure, and circadian rhythms during the perinatal period in women with a history of major depression and to test the hypothesis that changes in sleep and circadian rhythms are associated with postpartum depressive symptoms. These pilot data will support a planned NIH grant proposal.
Sleep Research Society Foundation J. Christian Gillin, MD Research Grant (PI: Sharkey)
07/15/10 – 03/31/12
Sleep and Circadian Phase Disruption in Postpartum Depression
Role: Principal Investigator
The goals of this project are to describe changes in sleep times, patterns of light exposure, and circadian rhythms during the perinatal period in women with a history of major depression and bipolar disorder and to test the hypothesis that changes in sleep and circadian rhythms are associated with postpartum manic and depressive symptoms. These pilot data will support a planned NIH grant proposal
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | MD | Rush University |
| 2002 | PhD | Rush University |
| 1991 | BA | University of Pennsylvania |
1995 National Research Service Award, M.D.-Ph.D. Fellowship
Phase-Shifting & Sedative Effects of Melatonin (F30, MH11239-05)
2000 Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms Young
Investigator Award
2001 Alpha Omega Alpha
2001 Rush University Graduate College Research Excellence Award
2005 Chief Resident, Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center
7/10-6/2014 National Institutes of Health Clinical Loan Repayment Program (LRP), funded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
07/2011 Behavioral Sleep Medicine, recognized as an outstanding reviewer
07/2011 Elected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (FAASM)
08/2011 Christian Guilleminault World Association of Sleep Medicine Award for Sleep Research
05/2014 Society for Women’s Health Research, named to Interdisciplinary Studies In Sex Differences Network on Sleep
01/2019 Brown Physicians Inc., Leadership Training Fellow
11/2019 Fellow of the American College of Physicians
05/2020 Rhode Island Medical Women’s Association, Woman Physician of the Year
09/2020 AMA Inspiration Award
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bourjeily, Ghada | Professor of Medicine |
| Brewer, Judson | Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Brindle, Allison | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator |
| Carskadon, Mary | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Chung, Erica | Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator |
| Clark, Melissa | Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice |
| Knopik, Valerie | Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Machan, Jason | Associate Professor of Surgery (Research), Associate Professor of Orthopaedics (Research) |
| McGeary, John | Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| McGregor, Alyson | Professor of Emergency Medicine |
| Millman, Richard | Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Medicine |
| Molino, Janine | Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics (Research) |
| Palermo, Daniella | Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Pearlstein, Teri | Professor Emerita of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor Emerita of Medicine |
| Poitevien, Patricia | Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Associate Professor of Pediatrics |
| Risica, Patricia | Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Director of Undergraduate Studies at the School of Public Health, Associate Professor of Epidemiology |
| Robison, Katina | Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Stein, Michael | Adjunct Professor of Medicine |
| Ventetuolo, Corey | Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice |
| Wetle, Terrie | Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice |
| Wing, Rena | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
Sleep Research Society
- Executive Committee Trainee Representative, 1999 - 2000
- Trainee Program Organizing Committee Member, 1997 2000
Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms
Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American College of Physicians
American Medical Association
American Psychiatric Association
Sigma Xi
American Medical Women's Association
Dr. Sharkey lectures on sleep and circadian rhythms for medical students, internal medicine, neurology and psychiatry residents and pulmonary fellows. She supervises a clinical rotation in Sleep Medicine for 4th year psychiatry residents and is a preceptor in the Sleep Clinic for the Pulmonary/Critical Care fellows. Dr. Sharkey has supervised several medical students' summer research projects.
