Ari Shechter, PhD

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Ari Shechter is Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Shechter received his PhD in neuroscience at McGill University, with a focus on human chronobiology. He then completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center at Columbia University. Dr. Shechter conducts laboratory-based experiments, observational studies, and clinical interventions to understand the biobehavioral pathways by which sleep and circadian rhythms influence health.

Gender

  • Male

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • PhD, 2011 Neuroscience, McGill University

Research

Dr. Shechter's research examines how pathophysiologic states and behaviors associated with disrupted sleep and/or circadian rhythms, and their treatment, affect cardiometabolic and psychological outcomes. Areas of interest include obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, shift work, and non-pharmacologic/behavioral approaches to improve sleep.

Research Interests

  • circadian rhythms
  • food intake regulation
  • insomnia
  • obstructive sleep apnea
  • sleep and cardiometabolic health

Selected Publications

Shechter A, Julian J, Davidson KW, Cheung K, Lee J, Kronish IM. (2019). A within-subject comparison of the effect of two putative sham light therapies on mood and fatigue in cancer survivors: Results from a series of N-of-1 trials. Psychiatry Research. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.04.018. [Epub ahead of print]

Chen Y, Lauren S, Chang BP, Shechter A. (2018). Objective Food Intake in Night and Day Shift Workers: A Laboratory Study. Clocks & Sleep. Dec;1(1):42-49.

Shechter A, Kim EW, St-Onge M-P, and Westwood A. (2018). Blocking nocturnal blue light for insomnia: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 96:196-202.

Shechter A, Foster GD, Lang W, Reboussin DM, St-Onge M-P, Zammit G, Newman AB, Millman RP, Wadden TA, Jakicic JM, Strotmeyer E, Wing RR, Pi-Sunyer FX, Kuna ST, and the Sleep AHEAD Research Group of the Look AHEAD Research Group. (2017). Effects of a lifestyle intervention on REM sleep-related OSA severity in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Sleep Research. 26:747-755.

Shechter A. (2016). Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on energy balance regulation: a systematic review. European Respiratory Journal. Dec;48(6):1640-1657

Boivin DB, Shechter A, Boudreau P, Begum EA, Ying-Kin NMKN. (2016). Diurnal and circadian variation of sleep and alertness in men vs. naturally cycling women. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(39):10980-10985.

Shechter A and St-Onge M-P. (2014). Delayed sleep timing is associated with low levels of free-living physical activity. Sleep Medicine. 15(12):1586-1589.

Shechter A, Rising R, Albu JB, and St-Onge M-P. (2013). Experimental sleep curtailment causes wake-dependent increases in 24-hour energy expenditure as measured by whole-room indirect calorimetry. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 98(6):1433-9.

Shechter A, O'Keeffe M, Roberts AL, Zammit GK, RoyChoudhury A, and St‑Onge M-P. (2012). Alterations in sleep architecture in response to experimental sleep curtailment are associated with signs of positive energy balance. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 303(9):R883-9.

Shechter A, Varin F, and Boivin DB. (2010). Circadian variation of sleep during the follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle. Sleep. 33(5):647-656.

For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov