Research focus: School start time, sleep, and health of adolescents

Short description: My research focuses on the relationship between school start times in the morning, sleep behavior, and physical as well as psychological health of adolescents.

Academic CV:

2025 – present: Deputy Head of Institut Neumünster and Lead for Sustainable Healthcare [https://institut-neumuenster.ch/de/ueber-uns/joelle-albrecht]

Since 2023: Postdoc, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Child Development Center (Huber SLEEP Lab, Prof. Dr. Reto Huber)

2024-2025: Certificate in Advanced Studies (CAS) in Biomedical Ethics, Advanced Studies in Applied Ethics, University of Zurich

2022-2025: Senior Researcher at Research & Development of the Department of Justice and Home Affairs, Canton of Zurich

 2018-2022: PhD in Psychology, University of Zurich; PhD-student at the University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Child Development Center

2016-2018: Master of Science in Psychology, University of Zurich

2014-2018: Several research internships and student assistances at the Chairs of Neuropsychology, Psychopathology, and Statistics of the University of Zurich, and at the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich

2012-2016: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Zurich

Funding & Prices:

2025: Award for oral presentation, 13. CRC-Retreat

2020: Young Researchers Grant, Child Research Center (CRC), University Children’s Hospital Zurich

2020: Covid-19 SleepLoop Grant within the framework of the HMZ-Flagship project “SleepLoop”

Publications: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6067-8097