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CURRICULUM VITAE
Date Prepared: December 18, 2019

Name:	Erin E. Flynn-Evans PhD ALM RPSGT
Office Address:	NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field CA 94035
Work Email	erin.e.flynn-evans@nasa.gov
Work Phone	650-604-5543

Education

1999	B.Sc.	Psychology	Aquinas College, Grand Rapids MI
2010	Ph.D.	Health and Medical Sciences (SW Lockley PhD, DJ Skene PhD)	University of Surrey, U.K. in collaboration with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston MA
2011	ALM	Biology (Dean's List)	Harvard Extension School, Boston MA
2012		Clinical Effectiveness	Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA
2014	MPH	Clinical Effectiveness	Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA

Certifications

2002-2012

Registered Polysomnographic Technician (RPSGT) certification

Appointments at Hospitals/Affiliated Institutions

2005-2008	Research Trainee	Medicine/Sleep Medicine	Pre-doctoral fellowship, Harvard Medical School Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology (Grant HL07901-08)
2010-2012	Research Fellow	Harvard Medical School	Post-doctoral fellow, Harvard Medical School Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology (Grant HL07901-08)
2010-2013	Research Fellow	Brigham and Women's Hospital	Post-doctoral fellow
2013	Instructor in Medicine	Harvard Medical School	Faculty member, Division of Sleep Medicine
2013-present	Research Psychologist	NASA Ames Research Center	Sleep and Fatigue Research

Other Professional Positions

Major Administrative Leadership Positions

Local

2005-2006	Manager, Summer Internship Program in Reproductive and Hormonal Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Blind Women	Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2012	Member, Clinical Advisory Board	Isis Parenting, Boston MA

Committee Service

Local

2002-2013	Member, Sleep Committee	Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2009-2013	Member, Light Committee	Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2014-present	Member, NASA Engineering Safety Center Technical Discipline Team	NASA Engineering Safety Center
2015-present	Voting Member, Human Subject Institutional Review Board	NASA Ames Research Center
2015-2016	Voting member, Source Evaluation Committee	NASA Ames Research Center
2017	Member, Human Torpor Workshop Technical Advisory Board	NASA Ames Research Center
2018-present	Member, Public Safety Committee	American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2018-present	Member, Shift Work Duration consensus conference	American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research Society
2019-present	Member, Extrinsic Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders Guideline Task Force	American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research Society

Professional Societies

2007-present	Society for Research on Biological Rhythms	Member
2007-present	American Academy of Sleep Medicine	Member
2007-2013	Massachusetts Sleep Society	Member
2010-present	National Sleep Foundation	Member
2016-present	Sleep Research Society	Member

Editorial Activities

Ad Hoc Reviewer

2009	Journal of Industrial Medicine, Cancer Research
2012	Cancer Causes Control
2013	BHP Public Health
2014	J Sleep, J Clinical Sleep Medicine
2016	Physiology and Behavior, Physiological Measurement
2017	Sleep, J Sleep Research, J Color Research, Sleep Health
2018	Sleep Medicine Reviews, Building and Environment, Cancer Research, Nature Microgravity
2019	Acta Astronautica, Sleep, Sleep Health, Sleep Medicine Reviews, PLoS One, Sleep Medicine

Honors and Prizes

2005-2008	Pre-doctoral Fellowship	Harvard Medical School Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology (Grant HL07901-08).	Research
2007	Research Merit Award	Society for Research on Biological Rhythms	Research
2010	Travel Award	Gordon Pineal Conference	Research
2010-2012	Post-doctoral Fellowship	Harvard Medical School Training Program in sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology (Grant HL07901-08).	Research
2012	Research Merit Award	Society for Research on Biological Rhythms	Research
2012	Young Investigator	William C. Dement Retreat, Brown University	Research
2016	Early Career Award	NASA Ames Research Center	Research
2017	Spotlight Award	NASA Ames Research Center	Research
2018	Team Award	NASA Ames Research Center	Research
2019	NASA Honor Award, Scientist or Researcher	NASA Ames Research Center	Research

Report of Funded and Unfunded Projects

Funding Information

2015-present	Real-time safety monitoring for aviation (PI: EE Flynn-Evans) NASA Ames Research Center Principal Investigator Major Goals: To develop tools and strategies for detecting human incapacitation that can be integrated into National Airspace System modeling.
2016-present	Effect of Sleep Deprivation and Circadian Phase on Comprehensive Oculometric Behavioral Response Assessment (COBRA) Measures (PI: L Stone) Office of Naval Research Co-Investigator Major Goals: To evaluate the impact of acute sleep loss and circadian phase on COBRA measures.
2017-present	Quantifying natural sleep history and its impact on emotional task performance (PI: S Thurman) Army Research Laboratory Co-Investigator Major Goals: To determine how chronic sleep loss impacts alertness, performance, brain activity, and biomarkers under real world conditions.
2019-present	Evaluation of fatigue during real-time, reactive telerobotic operations for the optimization of control center staffing requirements NASA Engineering and Safety Center Principal Investigator Major Goals: To evaluate rover operator alertness and performance during extended telerobotic operations.
2019-present	Investigating Field-Deployable, Reactive Countermeasures to Sleep Inertia Naval Post-graduate School Principal Investigator Major Goals: To investigate reactive countermeasures to improve alertness and performance following awakening from sleep.
2019-present	Integrated Extravehicular Activity Human Research and Testing Plan: 2019 NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Assurance Directorate Co-Investigator Major Goals: To investigate the effectiveness of integrating passive monitoring sensors for the detection of fatigue into EVA spacesuits.
2019-present	United States Air Force Co-Investigator Major Goals: To determine how cognitive state monitoring during flight training modifies performance and Air Force pilot training timelines.

Report of Local Teaching and Training

Teaching of Students in Courses

Brigham and Women's Hospital

2002-2004	Oral Examiner 5 research assistants	General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) 1 x 1 h practical examination
2002-2004	Sleep Scoring Trainer 10 research assistants	Division of Sleep Medicine 40h/wk 6 weeks
2004	Staff Education Seminar 15 research assistants	General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) 1 x 1 h lecture

Harvard University

2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012	Trainee Research in Progress Presentation Division of Sleep Medicine Trainees	Division of Sleep Medicine 1 x 1 h lecture
2013	Circadian Biology (MCB 186)	Guest lecturer, 1 x 1 h lecture

University of Surrey

2006

Neuroendocrinology Meeting University Faculty and Students

School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences 1 x 1 h lecture

San Jose State University

2017

Advanced Research Methods Undergraduate Students

School of Psychology 1 x 1 h lecture

University of Chicago

2018, 2019

Conquest of Pain Undergraduate Students

School of Medicine 1 x 1.5 h lecture

Stanford University

2018, 2019

Sleep and Dreams Undergraduate and Graduate Students

School of Psychology 2 x 2 h lecture

Laboratory and Other Research Supervisory and Training Responsibilities

2002-2004	Supervisor for 8 Professional Training Year visiting undergraduates, University of Surrey, UK	40 h/wk over 1 year each
2002-2003	Supervisor for 1 undergraduate, Harvard University	10 h/wk over 18 months
2005	Supervisor for Summer Internship Program, 8 undergraduates, Brigham and Women's Hospital	40 h/wk over 10 weeks each
2005	Supervisor for Fall Semester Internship, 8 undergraduates, Brigham and Women's Hospital	15 h/wk over 3 months each
2006	Supervisor for Spring Semester Internship, 8 undergraduates, Brigham and Women's Hospital	15 h/wk over 3 months each
2006	Supervisor for Summer Internship Program, 6 undergraduates, Brigham and Women's Hospital	40 h/wk over 14 weeks each
2007, 2008, 2009	Supervisor for undergraduate honors thesis, 3 undergraduate students, University of Surrey, UK	90 h over 9 months
2010-2011	Supervisor for two research assistants	40 h/wk
2013	Mentor for two summer interns	40 h/wk
2013-2014	Mentor for one intern	8 h/wk
2014	Mentor for one master's student and four summer interns	40 h/wk
2015	Mentor for one master's student and five summer interns	40 h/wk
2016	Mentor for two master's students, one post-doctoral fellow and eight summer interns	40 h/wk
2017	Mentor for three master's students, two post-doctoral fellows and 12 summer interns	40 h/wk
2018	Mentor for five master's students, three post-doctoral fellows and 12 summer interns	40 h/wk
2019	Mentor for five master's students, two post-doctoral fellows, and six summer interns	40 h/wk

Local Invited Presentations

No presentations below were sponsored by outside entities

2002	Scientific Staff Meeting Seminar Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2004	Scientific Staff Meeting Seminar Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2005	Scientific Staff Meeting Seminar Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2006	Seminar Neuroendocrinology Research Group, University of Surrey, UK
2007	Scientific Staff Meeting Seminar Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2010	Scientific Staff Meeting Seminar Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2010	Employee Work-Life Seminar Harvard School of Public Health
2011	Employee Work-Life Seminar Harvard School of Public Health
2012	Employee Work-Life Seminar Massachusetts General Hospital
2012	Employee Work-Life Seminar Harvard School of Public Health

Report of Regional, National and International Invited Teaching and Presentations

Invited Presentations and Courses

Regional

2010	'Sleep in space' (plenary session speaker) Invited Speaker, 24th Annual Conference of the North East Sleep Society, Boston MA
2012	'Current controversies in breastfeeding and sleep' Breastfeeding in the Bay State Conference, Waltham MA
2013	'Current controversies in breastfeeding and sleep' (plenary session speaker) Breastfeeding in the Bay State Conference, Waltham MA

National

2010	'Sleep in astronauts' (plenary session speaker) Invited Speaker, Annual Conference of the New Jersey Sleep Society, Newark NJ
2011	'Prevalence of circadian rhythm disorders among blind people with and without light perception' Invited Speaker, Envision Conference, St. Louis MO
2011	'Beyond shiftwork: Sleep and circadian disruption in physiologically demanding occupations' Invited Speaker, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View CA
2012	'Sleep duration, disruption and hypnotic use among 80 short duration missions' Oral Presentation, NASA Human Research Program Conference, Houston TX
2012	'Prevalence of circadian rhythm disorders in 127 blind women with and without light perception living in North America' Oral Presentation, Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Conference, San Destin FL
2012	'Managing fatigue in aviation operations' Invited Speaker, Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference, San Francisco CA
2012	'Sleep during short-duration spaceflight' Invited Speaker, William C. Dement Fellowship Retreat, Brown University Providence RI
2014	'Circadian Rhythms During Spaceflight: Impact on Sleep' Invited Speaker, NASA NSBRI BHP Sleep Workshop
2014	'Sleep in High Stress Occupations' Invited Speaker, Sleep, Health and Safety Meeting, Washington DC
2015	'Managing Fatigue during the New Horizons Pluto Flyby' Invited Speaker, New Horizons Team Meeting, Laurel MD
2016	'The NASA Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory: Report of Current Activities' Invited Speaker, Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group Meeting, Hampton VA
2016	'Best Practices for Fatigue Risk Management in Non-traditional Shiftwork' Invited Speaker, Office of the NASA Chief Health and Medical Office Retreat, Columbia MD
2016	'Alternative Career Pathways for Sleep Researchers' Invited Speaker, Sleep Research Society, Denver CO
2016	'Circadian Phase and Phase Angle Disorders in Primary Insomnia' Oral Presentation, SLEEP Meeting, Denver CO
2016	'Best Practices for Fatigue Risk Management in Non-traditional Shiftwork' Invited Speaker, NASA Engineering Network Webinar on behalf of the NASA Engineering Safety Center
2017	'Validation of Model Predictions of Alertness, Performance, and Sleepiness' Oral Presentation, NASA Human Research Program Investigator Meeting
2017	'Current Activities and Future of the NASA Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory' Invited Speaker, Fatigue Risk Management Forum, San Diego CA
2017	'Factors Influencing Astronaut Sleep Duration During Spaceflight' Oral Presentation, Aerospace Medical Association Conference, Denver CO
2017	'Sleeping on Mars: A Hidden Challenge for Human Space Exploration' Invited Speaker, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles CA
2017	'Fatigue During Non-traditional Shiftwork: Lessons Learned from Aviation and Spaceflight' Invited Speaker, International Forum on Perioperative Safety and Quality, Boston MA
2018	'Sleeping in Space' Keynote Speaker, Inland Northwest Research Symposium, Spokane WA
2018	'The Influence of Work Start Time on Alertness, Performance, and Circadian Phase among Short-Haul Airline Pilots' Invited Speaker, Sleep and Performance Research Center Seminar Series, Spokane WA
2018	'Managing Fatigue During Non-Traditional Work: Lessons Learned from Aviation and Spaceflight' Invited Speaker, Medical Grand Rounds, University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago IL
2019	'Optimizing Inflight Rest During Ultra Long-Haul Flight' Panel Speaker, Aerospace Medical Association Conference
2019	'Fatigue Risk Management in Aviation and Spaceflight' Invited Speaker, Stanford Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
2019	'Sleep Loss and Circadian Misalignment in the Field: New Challenges and Countermeasure Implementation' Invited Speaker, Centre for Chronobiology, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel
2019	'To the Moon and Beyond: The Importance of Managing Sleep Loss and Circadian Alignment for Optimal Astronaut Performance' Keynote Speaker, NIOSH Working Hours, Sleep, and Fatigue Forum, Couer d'Alene ID
2019	'Sleep and Circadian Rhythms during Spaceflight' Invited Speaker, World Sleep Congress, Vancouver WA
2019	'The Human Factor' Panel Speaker, International Aviation Women's Association, Lima Peru
2019	'Causes and Consequences of Sleep Deficiency during Spaceflight' Invited Speaker, International Sleep Research Training Program, World Sleep Society

Report of Media Activities and Service to the Community

Activities

No activities below were sponsored by outside entities

2005	Sleep and health information booth host 65th Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind, Louisville, LA
2008	'Sleep during the first year of life' Invited 'expert speaker' lecture, Isis Maternity
2010	'Total visual blindness is protective against breast cancer' Interviewed on Insight radio show for the blind
2010	'Sleep in infants and young children' WBZ news Interviewed for news segment
2010	'Risk assessments’ by Jessica Cerretani, Harvard Medicine, Spring, 2010 Interviewed for health article on blindness and breast cancer
2010	Somerville Speaker Series Invited speaker for family sleep issues
2012	LexFun Speaker Series Invited speaker for family sleep issues
2013	LexFun Speaker Series Invited speaker for family sleep issues
2013	'To Sleep, Perchance to Research,' Profiled in the Boston Globe
2013	'Graveyard Shifts lead to increased risk of Prostate Cancer' Interviewed for news article
2014	'In the Pursuit of Happiness,' Participated in PBS show on sleep
2016	'A NASA Psychologist on the "Pervasive" use of sleep aids among astronauts and why Ambien won't work on Mars' by Ben Guarino Interviewed for article, Van Winkles
2016	'How to spend six months in a space station without losing your mind' by Josh Barrett Interviewed for news show, WAAY
2016	'How airline pilots beat jet lag' by Katia Moskvitch Interviewed for article, BBC
2016	'Sleep and circadian rhythms during spaceflight' by Alexandra Ranz Participated in documentary on human spaceflight
2016	'Sleep and circadian rhythms during spaceflight' by Sarah Kaplan Interviewed for Washington Post article
2017	NASA in Silicon Valley by Matthew Buffington Interviewed for Podcast, NASA Public Affairs
2017	'Bed and Beyond' by Melissa Goldberg Featured in 'O The Oprah Winfrey Magazine'
2017	'Sleep in Space' by Michael Nedelman Featured in CNN TV and web segment on sleep
2018	'Can Research on Astronauts Lead to a Good Night's Sleep on Earth?' by Lee Hotz Featured in the Wall Street Journal
2018	Interviewed by Jacqui Detwiler Featured in Popular Mechanics
2019	'Too sleepy to drive?' by Caroline Ash and Jesse Smith Research publication featured in Science
2019	Featured on BBC podcast CrowdScience

Report of Scholarship

Publications

Peer reviewed publications in print or other media

Research Investigations

1. Lockley SW, Cronin JW, Evans EE, Cade BE, Lee CJ, Landrigan CP, Rothschild JM, Katz JT, Lilly CM, Stone PH, Aeschbach D, Czeisler CA. Effect of reducing interns’ weekly work hours on sleep and attentional failures. New England Journal of Medicine 2004; 351(Pt 17):1829-1837.
2. Lockley SW, Evans EE, Scheer FAJL, Brainard GC, Czeisler CA, Aeschbach D. Short-wavelength sensitivity for the direct effects of light on alertness, vigilance and waking electroencephalogram in humans. Sleep 2006; 29(Pt 2):161-168.
3. Flynn-Evans EE, Stevens RG, Tabandeh H, Schernhammer ES, Lockley SW. Total visual blindness is protective against breast cancer. Cancer Causes Control 2009; 20(9):1753-6.
4. Flynn-Evans EE, Stevens RG, Tabandeh H, Schernhammer ES, Lockley SW. Effect of light perception on menarche in blind women. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2009; 16:243-248.
5. Gordon JA, Alexander EK, Flynn-Evans EE, Venkatan SK, Landrigan CP, Czeisler CA. Does simulator-based clinical performance correlate with actual hospital behavior? The effect of extended work hours on patient care provided by medical interns. Academic Medicine, 2010; 85(10):1583-8.
6. Anderson C, Sullivan JP, Flynn-Evans EE, Cade BE, Czeisler CA, Lockley SW. Deterioration of neurobehavioral performance in resident physicians during repeated exposure to extended duration work shifts. Sleep, 2012; 35(8):1137-46.
7. Barger LK, Sullivan JP, Vincent A, Fiedler E, McKenna L, Flynn-Evans EE, Gilliland K, Sipes W, Brainard GC, Lockley SW. Learning to live on a Martian day: Introduction of a photic fatigue countermeasure during the Phoenix Mars Lander Mission. Sleep, 2012; 35(10):1423-35.
8. St Hilaire M, Flynn-Evans EE, Higginbotham S, Witt-Enderby P, Lockley SW. Analysis of 48-hr Profiles of Melatonin and the Bone Resorption Marker Crosslinked N-terminal Telopeptide of Collagen I (NTx) in Blind Women With and Without Light Perception. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2013; 28.
9. Flynn-Evans EE, Stevens RG, Mucci L, Lockley SW. Association between Shift Work and Prostate Specific Antigen in the National Health Nutrition Examination Survey. JNCI, 2013; 105(17):1292-7.
10. Rahman SA, Flynn-Evans EE, Aeschbach DA, Brainard GC, Czeisler CA, Lockley SW. Diurnal spectral sensitivity of the acute alerting effects of light. Sleep. 2014; 37(2):271-81.
11. Shekleton JA, Flynn-Evans EE, Miller B, Epstein LJ, Kirsch D, Brogna LA, Burke LM, Bremer E, Murray JM, Gehrman P, Lockley SW, Rajaratnma SMW. Neurobehavioral performance impairment in insomnia: Relationships with self-reported sleep and daytime functioning. Sleep, 2014; 37(1):107-16.
12. Flynn-Evans EE, Tabandeh H, Skene DJ, Lockley SW. Circadian rhythm disorders and melatonin production in 127 blind women with and without light perception. J Biol Rhythms, 2014; 29(3):215-224.
13. Barger LK, Flynn-Evans EE, Kubey A, Walsh L, Ronda JM, Wang W, Wright KP, Czeisler CA. High prevalence of sleep deficiency and hypnotic use among astronauts before and during spaceflight. Lancet Neurology, 2014; 13(9):904-912.
14. Sigurdardottir LG, Markt SC, Rider JR, Haneuse S, Fall K, Schernhammer ES, Tamimi RM, Flynn-Evans EE, Batista JL, Launer L, Harris T, Aspelund T, Stampfer MJ, Gudnason V, Czeisler CA, Lockley SW, Valdimarsdottir UA, Mucci LA. Urinary melatonin levels, sleep disruption, and risk of prostate cancer in elderly men. European Eurology, 2015; 67(2):191-194.
15. Markt SC, Valdimarsdottir UA, Shui IM, Sigurdardottir LG, Rider JR, Tamimi RM, Batista JL, Haneuse S, Flynn-Evans EE, Lockley SW, Czeisler CA, Stampfer MJ, Launer L, Harris T, Smith AV, Gudnason V, Lindstrom S, Kraft P, Mucci LA. Circadian Clock genes and risk of fatal prostate cancer. Cancer Causes and Control, 2015; 26:25-33.
16. Sletten TL, Segal AY, Flynn-Evans EE, Lockley SW, Rajaratnam SMW. Inter-individual differences in neurobehavioural impairment following sleep restriction are associated with circadian rhythm phase. PloS One, 2015; 10(6):e0128273.
17. Lockley SW, Dressman MA, Licamele L, Xiao C, Fisher DM, Flynn-Evans EE, Hull JT, Torres R, Lavedan C, Polymeropoulos MH. Tasimelteon for non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder in totally blind people (SET and RESET): two multicentre, randomised, double-masked, placebo-controlled phase 3 trials. The Lancet, 2015; 386(10005):1754-64.
18. Flynn-Evans EE, Barger LK, Kubey AA, Sullivan JP, Czeisler CA. Circadian misalignment affects sleep and medication use before and during spaceflight. npj Microgravity, 2016; 2:15019.
19. Markt SC, Flynn-Evans EE, Valdimarsdottir UA, Sigurdardottir LG, Tamimi RM, Batista JL, Haneuse S, Lockley SW, Stampfer M, Wilson KM, Czeisler CA. Sleep duration and disruption and prostate cancer risk: a 23-year prospective study. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers, 2016; 1;25(2):302-8.
20. Flynn-Evans EE, Lockley SW. A Pre-Screening Questionnaire to Predict Non-24 Hour Sleep Wake Rhythm Disorder (N24HSWD) Among the Blind. J Clin Sleep Med, 2016; 12(05):703-10.
21. Segal AY, Sletten TL, Flynn-Evans EE, Lockley SW, Rajaratnam SMW. Daytime Exposure to Short- and Medium-Wavelength Light Did Not Improve Alertness and Neurobehavioral Performance. J Biol Rhythms, 2016; 31(5): 470-482.
22. Arsintescu L, Mulligan JB, Flynn-Evans EE. Evaluation of a psychomotor vigilance task for touch screen devices. Human Factors, 2017; 59(4):661-670.
23. Caddick ZC, Flynn-Evans EE. Sleep Environment Recommendations for Future Spaceflight Vehicles. Advances in Human Asp of Transp, 2017; 923-933.
24. Flynn-Evans EE, Shekleton JA, Miller B, Epstein LJ, Kirsch D, Brogna LA, Burke LM, Bremer E, Murray JM, Gehrman P, Rajaratnam SMW, Lockley SW. Circadian Phase and Phase Angle Disorders in Primary Insomnia. Sleep, 2017; 40(12):163.
25. Arsintescu L, Kato KH, Cravalho PF, Feick NH, Stone LS, Flynn-Evans EE. Validation of a touchscreen psychomotor vigilance task. Accid Anal Prev. 2017.
26. Wong LR, Flynn-Evans E, Ruskin KJ. Fatigue Risk Management: The Impact of Anesthesiology Residents' Work Schedules on Job Performance and a Review of Potential Countermeasures. Anesth Analg. 2018; 126(4):1340-8.
27. Caddick ZA, Gregory K, Arsintescu L, Flynn-Evans EE. A review of the environmental parameters necessary for an optimal sleep environment. Building and Environment. 2018; 132:11-20.
28. Flynn-Evans EE, Arsintescu L, Gregory K, Mulligan J, Nowinski J, Feary M. Sleep and neurobehavioral performance vary by work start time during non-traditional day shifts. Sleep Health. 2018; 4(5):476-84.
29. St Hilaire MA, Anderson C, Anwar J, Sullivan JP, Cade BE, Flynn-Evans EE, Czeisler CA, Lockley SW; for the Harvard Work Hours Health and Safety Group. Brief (4 hour) sleep episodes are insufficient for restoring performance in first-year resident physicians working overnight extended-duration work shifts, Sleep, 2019; 42(5):zsz041.
30. Flynn-Evans EE, Ahmed O, Berneking M, Collen JF, Kancherla BS, Peters BR, Rishi MA, Sullivan SS, Upender R, Gurubhagavatula I. Industrial regulation of fatigue: Lessons learned from aviation. JCSM 2019; 15(4):537-538.
31. Arsintescu LA, Kato KH, Hilditch CJ, Gregory KB, Flynn-Evans EE. Collecting Sleep, Circadian, Fatigue, and Performance Data in Complex Operational Environments. J. Vis. Exp. 2019 150(e59851) https://www.jove.com/video/59851/collecting-sleep-circadian-fatigue-performance-data-complex
32. Stone L, Tyson TL, Cravalho PF, Feick NH, and Flynn-Evans EE. Distinct Pattern of Oculomotor Impairment Associated with Acute Sleep Loss and Circadian Misalignment. J. Physiology, 2019; 0:1-18.
 
Technical Reports
1. Flynn-Evans EE, Gregory K, Arsintescu L, Whitmire A. Risk of Performance Decrements and Adverse Health Outcomes Resulting from Sleep Loss, Circadian Desynchronization, and Work Overload. 2015. NASA Technical Memorandum.
2. Flynn-Evans EE, Caddick ZA, Gregory K. Sleep Environment Recommendations for Future Spaceflight Vehicles. 2017. NASA Technical Memorandum TM-2016-21982.
3. Hobbs A, Gregory K, Parke B, Pradhan S, Caddick Z, Bathurst N, Flynn-Evans EE. San Francisco Bar Pilot Fatigue Study. 2018. NASA Technical Memorandum.

Selected Abstracts, Poster Presentations and Exhibits Presented at Professional Meetings
1. Lockley SW, Evans EE, Brainard GC, Czeisler CA, Aeschbach D. Wavelength dependent effects of light on vigilance and performance. Journal of Sleep Research 2004; 13 (s1), 446.
2. Evans EE, Schernhammer ES, Silver ES, Stevens RG, Lockley SW. Reproductive and hormonal risk factors for breast cancer in blind women. New Investigators’ Poster Session Research in Health Disparities; 2005, April 15; Boston USA.
3. Evans EE, Schernhammer ES, Silver ES, Stevens RG, Lockley SW. Reproductive and hormonal risk factors for breast cancer in blind women. The Peter C. Farell Annual Lectureship in Sleep Medicine Poster Session; 2005; Jun 6; Boston, USA.
4. Evans EE, Schernhammer ES, Silver ES, Stevens RG, Lockley SW. Reproductive and hormonal risk factors for breast cancer in blind women. Era of Hope Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Meeting; 2005; Jun 8-11; Philadelphia, USA.
5. Evans EE, Schernhammer ES, Silver ES, Stevens RG, Lockley SW. Reproductive and hormonal risk factors for breast cancer in blind women. Era of Hope Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Meeting Poster Session; 2005; Jun 8-11; Philadelphia, USA.
6. Evans EE, Lockley SW. Reproductive and hormonal risk factors for breast cancer in blind women. Brigham Research Institute Cancer Research Retreat Poster Session; 2006; Oct 10; Boston, USA
7. Gordon JA, Venkatan S, Lockley SW, Evans EE, Landrigan CP, Czeisler CA, Alexander EK. Correlation of physician performance in a simulator-based environment to actual error rates in the intensive care unit. Abstract. Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality (AHRQ) Annual Patient Safety and Health Information Technology Conference; 2006 June 10-16; Washington DC, USA.
8. Landrigan CP, Evans EE, Lockley SW, Rothschild JM, Ayas NT, Barger LK, Czeisler CA. Designing Health Care Schedules to Improve Patient Safety by Reducing Provider Fatigue. National Patient Safety Foundation Congress; 2007; May 2-4; Washington DC, USA.
9. Sullivan JP, Evans EE, Cade BE, Landrigan CP, Lockley SW. Predicting risk of cognitive performance decrements in intern work schedules. Abstract. 11th meeting of the Society for Research in Biological Rhythms (SRBR); 2008 May 17-21; Destin, USA.
10. Sullivan JP, Chidgey RC, Evans EE, Czeisler CA, Lockley SW. Chronic deterioration in psychomotor vigilance performance during resident work schedules. Abstract. 11th meeting of the Society for Research in Biological Rhythms (SRBR); 2008 May 17-21; Destin, USA.
11. Evans EE, Lockley SW. Urinary melatonin and estrogen production in pre- and post-menopausal blind women. Abstract and Poster Session. Era of Hope Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Meeting; 2008; Jun 25-28; Baltimore, USA.
12. Barger LK, Brainard GC, Evans EE, Fielder E, Gilliland K, Vincent A, Sipes W, Sullivan JP, Lockley SW. Acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of fatigue countermeasures for ground controllers during Phoenix Mars Lander mission. Abstract. NASA Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop; 2009 Feb 2-4; League City, USA.
13. Sullivan JP, Evans EE, Cade BE, Landrigan CP, Lockley SW. Predicting risk of cognitive performance decrements during residents’ commute home. Abstract. 2009 International Conference on Fatigue Management in Transportation Operations: A Framework for Progress; 2009 Mar 24-26; Boston, USA.
14. Anderson C, Sullivan JP, Flynn-Evans EE, Cade BE, Czeisler CA, Lockley SW. Real world impact of acute and chronic sleep restriction on PVT performance: A study of medical residents. Abstract. 23rd meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS); 2009 June 6-11; Seattle, USA.
15. Walsh L, Barger LK, Flynn-Evans EE, Lockley SW. Comparison between actigraphy and polysomnography in a real world environment. Abstract. 23rd meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS); 2009 June 6-11; Seattle, USA.
16. Oman CM, Liu AM, Rueger M, Evans E, Natapoff A, Czeisler CA, Barger LK, Lockley SW Validation of assessment tests and countermeasures for detecting and mitigating changes in cognitive function during robotics operations. Abstract. NASA Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop; 2010 Feb 3-5; League City, USA.
17. Barger LK, Brainard GC, Evans EE, Fielder E, Gilliland K, Sipes W, Sullivan JP, Vincent A, Lockley SW. The use of the Phoenix Mars Lander mission as an operational analog. Abstract. 81st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association; 2010 May 9-13; Phoenix, AZ.
18. Flynn-Evans EE, Skene DJ, Lockley SW. 6-sulphatoxymelatonin production in blind women with and without light perception. Abstract and Poster Session. Gordon Conference on Pineal Cell Biology; 2010 Feb 7-12; Galveston, USA.
19. Barger LK, Brainard GC, Evans EE, Fielder E, Gilliland K, Sipes W, Sullivan JP, Vincent A, Lockley SW. The use of the Phoenix Mars Lander mission as an operational analog. Abstract. 81st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association; 2010 May 9-13; Phoenix, AZ.
20. Flynn-Evans EE, Skene DJ, Lockley SW. Prevalence of circadian rhythm disorders in 118 blind women. Abstract and Poster Session. 12th meeting of the Society for Research in Biological Rhythms (SRBR); 2010 May 22-26; Destin, USA.
21. Hanifin J, Thiessen M, Balaicuis J, Evans E, West K, Warfield B, Cecil K, Kemp J, Jablonski M, Downes M, James M, Byrne B, Gerner E, Pineda C, Sliney D, Maida J, Bowen C, Goel N, Dinges D, Lockley S, Brainard G. Effects of blue solid-state lighting on melatonin suppression and alertness. Abstract. 12th meeting of the Society for Research in Biological Rhythms (SRBR); 2010 May 22-26; Destin, USA.
22. Flynn-Evans EE, Skene DJ, Lockley SW. Prevalence of circadian rhythm disorders in 118 blind women. Abstract. The Peter C. Farell Annual Lectureship in Sleep Medicine Poster Session; 2010; June 2; Boston, USA.
23. Hanifin J, Thiessen M, Balaicuis J, Evans E, West K, Warfield B, Cecil K, Kemp J, Jablonski M, Downes M, James M, Byrne B, Gerner E, Pineda C, Sliney D, Maida J, Bowen C, Goel N, Dinges D, Lockley S, Brainard G. Effects of short wavelength solid-state lighting on melatonin suppression and alertness. Abstract. 22nd Annual meething of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLTBR), 2010 July 1-3, Vienna Austria.
24. Barger LK, Sullivan JP, Vincent A, Fielder E, McKenna L, Flynn-Evans EE, Gilliland K, Sipes W, Brainard GC, Lockley SW. Learning to live on a Martian sol. The story of the Phoenix Mars Lander mission. Abstract. 18th IAA Humans in Space Symposium; 2011 April 11-15; Houston, TX.
25. Barger LK, Flynn-Evans EE, Wright KP, Kubey A, Czeisler CA. Sleep and the use of sleep-promoting medications on multiple space shuttle and international space station missions. Abstract. 25th meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2011 June; Minneapolis, USA.
26. Flynn-Evans EE and Lockley SW. Prevalence of circadian rhythm disorders in blind women with and without light perception living in North America. Poster. The Peter C. Farell Annual Lectureship in Sleep Medicine Poster Session; 2011 September; Boston, MA.
27. Flynn-Evans EE, Kubey A, Wright Jr. KP, Czeisler CA, and Barger LK. Sleep duration, disruption and hypnotic use among 76 astronauts on short duration missions. Oral presentation. NASA Human Research Program Meeting; 2012 February; Houston, TX.
28. Flynn-Evans EE, Skene DJ, Lockley SW. Prevalence of circadian rhythm disorders in 126 blind women with and without light perception living in North America. Oral Presentation. 13th meeting of the Society for Research in Biological Rhythms (SRBR); 2012 May; Destin, USA.
29. Flynn-Evans EE, Kubey A, Wright Jr. KP, Czeisler CA, and Barger LK. Sleep and circadian rhythms in crewmembers during space shuttle missions. Poster. 13th meeting of the Society for Research in Biological Rhythms (SRBR); 2012 May; Destin, USA.
30. Flynn-Evans EE, Kubey A, Wang W, Wright Jr. KP, Czeisler CA, and Barger LK. Sleep duration among 64 astronauts on space shuttle missions. Poster. 25th meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2012 June; Boston, USA.
31. Flynn-Evans EE, Feary M, Statler I, Nowinski J, Arsintescu L. Managing fatigue in aviation operations. Oral Presentation. Human Factors and Engineering Society Meeting; 2013 October, San Diego, CA, USA.
32. Flynn-Evans EE, Arsintescu L, Nowinski J and Feary M. Variation in sleep duration and circadian phase by duty start time among short-haul commercial airline pilots. Poster. 14th meeting of the Society for Research in Biological Rhythms (SRBR); 2014 May; Big Sky, MT, USA.
33. Flynn-Evans EE, Sullivan J, Kubey A, Barger LK and Czeisler CA. Sleep and Circadian Rhythms among 21 ISS astronauts. Oral presentation. NASA Human Research Program Meeting; 2015 February; Houston, TX.
34. Flynn-Evans EE, Arsintescu L, Mulligan J, Nowinski J and Feary M. Variation in sleep duration and circadian phase by duty start time among short-haul commercial airline pilots. Poster. 29th meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2015 June; Seattle, WA, USA.
35. Flynn-Evans EE and Caddick ZC. Sleep Environment Recommendations for Future Spaceflight Vehicles. Oral presentation. NASA Human Research Program Meeting; 2016 February; Galveston, TX.
36. Flynn-Evans EE, Gregory KG and Arsintescu LA. Fatigue Monitoring in Scheduled Airline Operations. Poster. Aerospace Medical Association Conference; 2016 April; NJ, USA.
37. Martinez SB, Gregory KG and Flynn-Evans EE. Evaluation of Biomathematical Models in Predicting Cognitive Impairment among Short-haul Airline Pilots. Poster. Society for Research on Biological Rhythms; 2016 May; Tampa FL, USA.
38. Flynn-Evans EE, Shekleton JA, Miller B, Epstein LJ, Kirsch D, Brogna LA, Burke LM, Bremer E, Murray JM, Gehrman P, Rajaratnam SMW and Lockley SW. Circadian Phase and Phase Angle Disorders in Primary Insomnia. Oral Presentation. 30th meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2016 June; Denver CO.
39. Gregory KG, Martinez SM, Flynn-Evans EE. Validation of Fatigue Modeling Predictions in Aviation Operations. Oral Presentation. 10th International Conference on Managing Fatigue in Transporation; 2017; May; San Diego CA.
40. Arsintescu L, Kato K, Flynn-Evans EE. Psychomotor Vigilance Task Evaluation for Touchscreen Devices. Oral Presentation. 10th International Conference on Managing Fatigue in Transporation; 2017; May; San Diego CA.
41. Real V, Caddick Z, Flynn-Evans EE. Factors Influencing Astronaut Sleep Duration during Spaceflight. Oral Presentation.
42. Arsintescu L, Mulligan JB, Feary MS, Nowinski JL, Flynn-Evans EE. Subjective Fatigue is Influenced by Duty Duration among Short-Haul Airline Pilots. Poster Presentation. 88th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association; 2017 May; Denver CO.
43. Flynn-Evans EE, Tyson T, Cravalho PF, Feick N, Stone L. Oculomotor Behavior Metrics Change According to Circadian Phase and Time Awake. Poster Presentation. 31st meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2017 June; Boston MA.
44. Wong L, Caddick ZA, Kuriyagawa Y, Flynn-Evans EE. Influence of Sunlight Exposure on Daytime Cognitive Performance in and Office Setting. Poster Presentation. 31st meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2017 June; Boston MA.
45. Tyson T, Flynn-Evans EE, Stone L. Circadian and Fatigue Effects on the Dynamics of the Pupillary Light Reflex. 17th Annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society; 2017 May; St. Pete Beach FL.
46. Flynn-Evans EE, Arsintescu L, Gregory K, Mulligan J, Nowinski J, Feary M. Better Performance on the Psychomotor Vigilance Task is Associated with Longer Sleep Duration and Lower Self-reported Sleep Need in the Real World. 32nd meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2018 June; Baltimore MD.
47. Thurman SM, Wasylyshyn N, Garcia JO, Okafor G, Elliott JC, Giesbrecht B, Grafton ST, Flynn-Evans EE, Vettel J. Longitudinal Study of Psychomotor Vigilance Performance, Pupil Diameter, and Naturalistic Sleep History Across 16 Weeks. 32nd meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2018 June; Baltimore MD.
48. Lamp A, McCullough DU, Brown RE, Gregory KB, Flynn-Evans EE, Belenky G. Landing Pilot Sleep - Is Third Break the Best Choice for Recuperation? 32nd meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2018 June; Baltimore MD.
49. Thurman SM, Wasylyshyn N, Garcia JO, Okafor G, Elliott JC, Giesbrecht B, Grafton ST, Flynn-Evans EE, Vettel J. Longitudinal study of relationships between psychomotor vigilance, tonic and phasic pupil responses, and natural sleep history across 16 weeks. 18th Annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society; 2018 May; St. Pete Beach FL.
50. Arsintescu L, Matthews B, Feary M, Nowinski JL, Oza N, Flynn-Evans EE. Aircraft Exceedances are Associated with Pilot Performance and Sleep Time. 90th meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association; 2019 May, Las Vegas NV.
51. Wong L, Kuriyagawa Y, Gowda N, Cravalho PF, Wilaiprasitporn T, Garcia JO, Flynn-Evans EE. Sleepiness and Slow Rolling Eye Movements are Increased during Autonomous versus Manual Driving. 33rd meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2019 June; San Antonio TX.
52. Hilditch CJ, Arsintescu L, Gregory KB, Flynn-Evans EE. The Prevalence of Controlled Rest as a Countermeasure to Sleepiness on the Flight Deck. 33rd meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2019 June; San Antonio TX.
53. Lamp A, Gregory KB, Cook M, Smith RS, Rasmussen I, Gage N, Flynn-Evans EE, Belenky G. Time of Day Effects on Sleep, Fatigue, and Sleepiness Inflight, Layover, and Post-flight in Short and Long-Haul Commercial Aviation Routes. 33rd meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2019 June; San Antonio TX.
54. Flynn-Evans EE, Tyson T, Cravalho PF, Feick N, Stone L. Low-Dose Caffeine Administration during Acute Sleep Deprivation Eliminates Visual Motion Processing Impairment, but does not Improve Saccadic Rate. 33rd meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies; 2019 June; San Antonio TX.
55. Hilditch CJ, Arsintescu L, Gregory KB, Flynn-Evans EE. Schedule Factors Associated with the Use of Controlled Rest in a Long-Haul Airline. 24th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time; 2019 September; Coeur d'Alene ID.
56. Hobbs A, Gregory KB, Parke B, Bathurst N, Pradhan S, Flynn-Evans EE. Fatigue Factors in San Francisco Bar Pilot Operations. 24th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time; 2019 September; Coeur d’Alene ID.
57. Arsintescu L, Chachad R, Gregory KB, Mulligan JB, Flynn-Evans EE. The Relationship between Workload, Performance and Fatigue in a Short-haul Airline. 24th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time; 2019 September; Coeur d'Alene ID.
58. Wong L, Kuriyagawa Y, Gowda N, Cravalho PF, Wilaiprasitporn T, Garcia J, Flynn-Evans EE. Supervision of a self-driving vehicle unmasks latent sleepiness. 24th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time; 2019 September; Coeur d'Alene ID.