Kristen L. Knutson

Preventive Cardiology

Northwestern University

About

Kristen L. Knutson works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Northwestern University.

Kristen L. Knutson is an Associate Professor of Neurology (Sleep Medicine) and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the associations between sleep, circadian rhythms, and cardiometabolic health, including risks for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. She has contributed to multiple editions of the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics reports.

Research focus

Circadian disruption and cardiometabolic riskSleep duration and cardiovascular outcomesObstructive sleep apnea and heart healthSleep quality and metabolic syndromeEpidemiology of sleep in relation to diabetes and heart disease

Impact

229 pubs · 47,785 cites · h-index 59

Training

PhD in Biomedical Anthropology
University at Albany, State University of New York
2004
BA in English Literature
McGill University
1992

Affiliations

Work Experience

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

2017 - Present

University of Chicago

2005 - 2017