Researcher

Selected publications

Simonelli G. (In-Press 2020) Disparities in sleep health and potential urban interventions: the challenge of unintended consequences. Chest.

Alger S, Brager A, Balkin T, Capaldi V, Simonelli, G. (2020). Effect of cognitive load and emotional valence of distractors on performance during sleep extension and subsequent sleep deprivation. SLEEP. Zsaa013. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa013

Folgueira A, Simonelli G, Plano S, Tortello C, Cuiuli J, Blanchard A, Patagua A, Brager A, Capaldi V, Zimmerman A, Aubert A, Barbarito M, Golombek D, Vigo D. (2019). Sleep, napping and alertness during an overwintering mission at Belgrano II Argentine Antarctic station. Scientific Reports. Jul 26;9(1): 10875 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46900-7

Simonelli G, Mantua J, Gad M, St Pierre M, Moore L, Yarnell A, Quartana P, Braun A, Balkin T, Brager A, Capaldi V. (2019). Sleep extension reduces pain sensitivity. Sleep Medicine. Feb;54:172-176. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.10.023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2018.10.023

Simonelli G, Marshall NS, Grillakis A, Miller C, Hoyos C, Glozier N. (2018). Sleep health epidemiology in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review, and meta-analysis of the prevalence of poor sleep quality and sleep duration. Sleep Health, Jun; 4(3):239-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2018.03.001

Simonelli G, Dudley K, Weng J, Gallo L, Perreira K, Shah N, Alcantara C, Zee P, Ramos A, Llabre M, Sotres-Alvarez D, Wang R, Patel S. (2017). Neighborhood factors as predictors of poor sleep in the Sueño ancillary study of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). SLEEP. Jan 1;40(1):zsw025. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsw025

Projects

Chronobiology of Antarctic Isolation: the use of Belgrano II Antarctic Station as a Space Analogue

This study is a one-year longitudinal study evaluating the chronobiological impact of a wintering mission in Antarctica. We are studying a total of 20 healthy crew members (including scientists and military personnel) who will spend a year at the Belgrano II research station in Antarctica. Belgrano II comprises a series of scientific research facilities on the continent more specifically at Nunatak Bertrab, facing the Weddell Sea (77 ° 51S and 34 ° 33W). The primary objective of this study is to assess changes in sleep, circadian patterns, social interactions, mood, alertness, and decision-making among crew members during this mission to a year in Antarctica.

COHESION Study: COvid-19, HEalth and Social InteractiOn in Neighborhoods

COHESION is a longitudinal study aimed at capturing perceptions and attitudes towards COVID-19 and related societal containment measures, spaces for daily activities, sleep, social interactions as well as the mental health of individuals and households across Canada throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. https://etudecohesion.ca