Wendy Troxel

Wendy Troxel is a senior behavioral and social scientist at RAND and author of Sharing the Covers: Every Couple’s Guide to Better Sleep. She holds adjunct professor positions at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Utah and is a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in behavioral sleep medicine. Troxel is internationally recognized for her work on sleep in couples and how sleep affects health, well-being, relationships, and the economy.

Troxel has received several awards from national and international scientific societies, and her work has been published in top-tier journals. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of War, and private corporations and foundations. She is also an active clinical psychologist who specializes in evidence-based, behavioral (non-pharmacologic) treatments for sleep disorders. She has held leadership roles in several professional societies and is an associate editor for highly respected journals, including Sleep Health and Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.

Troxel’s research has received widespread media attention, including interviews on CBS Sunday Morning, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, MSNBC, and CNN. Her book was rated as one of the top sleep books to read by the NY Times. Troxel’s TEDx talk on the impact of school start times on adolescent sleep has received over 3 million views and is at the forefront of national and international policy discussions about school start times for teens.

Troxel holds a Ph.D. in clinical/health psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.