Wendy Troxel
Sleep Scientist | Improving Health and Performance
About
Wendy Troxel is a clinical psychologist and senior behavioral and social scientist at the RAND Corporation. Her research focuses on the impact of sleep on physical and mental health, as well as workplace and academic performance.
Troxel's TED talk 'Why School Should Start Later for Teens' has over 3 million views, advocating for later school start times based on adolescent sleep needs. Her insights have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR.
Troxel's keynotes provide science-backed strategies to help individuals and organizations optimize sleep for better health, focus, and productivity.
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What your sleep patterns say about your relationship
Wendy Troxel looks at the cultural expectations that pressure couples into sharing a bed and why some relationships would benefit from sleeping separately. This talk was filmed at TEDxManhattanBeach. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit go.ted.com/tedxshorts.
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