Dr. Stephen James is a sleep researcher with the University of Washington, College of Nursing. He has a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice and studies the impact of sleep deprivation on police performance. Dr. James spent 23 years in the British Military as an Irish Ranger, and knows first hand the impact lack of sleep can have. Dr. James and his wife have created a sleep hygiene training based of their research which improves work performance and overall well being. His research findings have been published internationally and help to inform policy and decisions made by agency leaders.
During this episode, Dr. James talks about ideal shift length, his thoughts on rotating shifts, intermittent fasting, circadian rhythm, tactical napping, cops as functional athletes, yoga and why incorporating exercise into your shift is important.
Address/Contact:
Stephen James Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Washington State University
412 E Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 368-6835 [office] | (509) 385-9385 [cell] | stevejames@wsu.edu
Websites:
Simulated Hazardous Operational Tasks Laboratory in the Sleep & Performance Research Center
Counter Bias Training Simulation (CBTSim)
Tired Cops article: https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/jr000248d.pdf
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