Lauren E. Hartstein, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Address:

1501 N Campbell Avenue, Room 7303A
Tucson, AZ 85724

Phone:

520-626-6336

Email:

laurenhartstein@arizona.edu

Education:

University of Massachusetts Amherst 2017 (PhD, Developmental Science)
University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014 (MS, Developmental Science)
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2010 (BA, Psychology)

Honors and Awards:

John C. Racy Endowment Project Award 2025
Trainee Merit Award, Sleep Research Society 2024
PAC Research/Outreach Grant, Postdoctoral Association of Colorado, Boulder 2023
Sleep and Circadian Science Scholar Award, Sleep Research Society Foundation 2023
Merit Award, Society for Research on Biological Rhythms 2022
Trainee Member Travel/Abstract Award, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology 2021
Christian Guilleminault Young Investigator Award, World Sleep Society 2021
PAC Travel Award, Postdoctoral Association of Colorado, Boulder 2021
Trainee Merit Award, Sleep Research Society 2021
NIH ECHO “Big Win” Award: Better sleep, better life? How sleep quality influences children’s life satisfaction 2020

Major Areas of Research Interest:

My research interests are focused on questions of how the modern lighting environment impacts sleep and circadian rhythms across child development. I utilize measures of behavior and physiology to examine sensitivity to the characteristics and timing of light and its contribution to sleep health and well-being.

Selected Publications:

Hartstein, L.E., LeBourgeois, M.K., Durniak, M.T., Najjar, R.P. (2024). Differences in the pupillary responses to evening light between children and adolescents. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 43, 16.

Hartstein, L.E., Garrison, M.M., Lewin, D., Boergers, J., LeBourgeois, M.K. (2024). Characteristics of melatonin use among US children and adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics, 178(1): 91-93.

Hartstein, L.E., Diniz Behn, C., Akacem, L.D., Wright, K.P., Jr., Stack, N., LeBourgeois, M.K. (2022). High sensitivity of melatonin suppression response to evening light in preschool-aged children. Journal of Pineal Research, 72(2): 00: e12780. doi:10.1111/ jpi.12780.