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Gender and shift work influence police depression

Depression and suicidal thoughts among police officers differ based on gender and work shift, according to a recent study co-authored by Bryan Vila, professor of criminal justice and member of the Sleep and Performance Research Center at WSU Spokane. Results appear in the October 2008 edition of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.   A […]

Teamwork drives sleep-study success

Interactions between the principal scientists for WSU’s sleep research program. VCAPP is the department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology. (Diagram courtesy of James Krueger).   James Krueger talks teamwork like any other major league coach when he describes the faculty collaboration that forms the core of WSU’s highly successful sleep research program. […]