Dr. Conroy is a research fellow for the
University of Michigan's Addiction Research Center (UMARC).
She received her Ph.D. in Psychology - Cognitive Neuroscience
from the Graduate School and University Center at The City
University of New York (CUNY). At CUNY, she specialized
in sleep disorders medicine with an emphasis in circadian
rhythm and insomnia research. In 2004, Dr. Conroy joined
Dr. Kirk Brower's research at UMARC on the mechanisms and
treatment implications of alcohol-associated sleep abnormalities.
She also collaborates with Dr. J. Todd Arnedt of the Sleep
and Chronophysiology Laboratory on his research on cognitive
behavioral treatments for alcohol dependent insomnia patients.
Her current interests include the relationship between insomnia
and alcoholism and sleep disturbance in children as a risk
factor for behavioral problems and future drinking.
Selected publications:
Conroy DA, Spielman AJ, Scott RQ (2005) Daily rhythm of
cerebral blood flow velocity. Journal of Circadian Rhythms
http://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/content/3/1/3.
Spielman, A., Conroy, D., Glovinsky, P.
Evaluation of Insomnia. In: Treating Sleep Disorders, Principles
and Practice of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. John Wiley &
Sons, Inc; 2003.
Khalsa, SB., Conroy, DA., Duffy, J., Czeisler,
C., Dijk, DJ. (2002) Sleep- and circadian dependent modulation
of REM density. J. Sleep Res. Mar; 11(1):53-59.
