Dr. Badour and Sociologist Dr. Moloney Awarded Collaborative $3.5 million grant From the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to Conduct a Trauma-Informed Study of Sleep and Health Disparities in Appalachian Kentucky
Researching Equitable Sleep Time in Kentucky Communities (REST-KY)
The REST-KY study is a five-year collaborative R01 sponsored by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Dispartities (NIMHD) led by Dr. Christal Badour and Dr. Mairead Moloney in the Department of Sociology focused on understanding individual-, social/community-, and societal-level factors that impact sleep and health disparites among adults living in Appalachian Kentucky. Our lab is particularly interested in understanding how individual-level risk factors such as adverse childhood experiences, intimate partner violence, other trauma and stress, substance use behavior, and community-level risk factors such as community cohesion, availability of employment opportunities, and access to healthcare perpetuate disparities in sleep and other aspects of health.
