He received his PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder and did his fellowship training at Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His current research is understandingg why insufficient sleep and being awake during the night lead to poorer health and impaired cognitive performance. He has published articles on how modern technology influences the human biological clock and how metabolism changes when calories are consumed at night. He has presented his data at numerous national conferences and his work has been highlighted in many major news outlets (TIME, BBC, NPR, NY Times.).