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Department of Psychology College of Arts and Sciences
Youth Safety Lab.

Sleep and Child Injury Risk

A series of studies have considered the risk for child and adolescent injury created by inadequate sleep. We have demonstrated links between inadequate sleep and injury risk both among healthy youth who are deprived of sleep and among youth with sleep disorders.

Sample Publications

  • Avis, K. T., Gamble, K. L., & Schwebel, D. C. (2019). Effect of positive airway pressure therapy in children with OSAS: Does PAP use reduce pedestrian injury risk? Sleep Health, 5, 161-165.
  • Avis, K. T., Gamble, K. L., & Schwebel, D. C. (2015). Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) increases pedestrian injury risk in children. Journal of Pediatrics, 166, 109-114.
  • Avis, K. T., Gamble, K. L., & Schwebel, D. C. (2014). Does excessive daytime sleepiness affect children’s pedestrian safety? Sleep, 37, 283-287.
  • Davis, A. L., Avis, K. T., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). The effects of sleep restriction on adolescents’ pedestrian safety in a virtual environment. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53, 785-790.