Sarah '20 | blogs

The Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Students

Mar. 29, 2019

Over the past week, I have been working on my SMART goals for April. I also emailed Dr. Matt Davis at Dominican University, who has a lot of experience working with questionnaire-based research. I have not yet heard back from him, but I hope he will be able to help me with my project.

Over the next few weeks, I plan on finishing my research proposal as well as completing the CITI human training course. When I finish, I will be able to start collecting data for my Science Symposium project.

Mar. 22, 2019

Earlier this week, I finished the research description of my research proposal and also found a few other sources that will be helpful as I draft my questionnaire. Over the next week, I will work on finishing my research proposal as well as compiling questions to include in my questionnaire.

Mar. 15, 2019

Over the past week, I have been working to find new sources, specifically ones that will help me form my questionnaire, working on my research proposal, and working on the proposal for our Science Symposium. Over the next week, I will be finishing my Science Symposium proposal and will work towards finishing the research description of my research proposal.

Mar. 8, 2019

Last week, I sent my email to Dr. Walker. Immediately, I received a return email alerting me to his leave on sabbatical for the rest of the year. As a result, I have begun to look into the background and work of some of his colleagues to see if any of them may be a possible mentor for me.

I have also been working on my research proposal, which I will continue to work on this upcoming week.

Feb. 22, 2019

Over the past week, I have been finalizing my email to Dr. Walker. I have also been working on my research proposal. Over Minicourse, I will be working on my proposal as well as sending my email.

Feb. 15, 2019

Over the past week, I have been working to complete my experimental design project, which I present in class on 02/13/19. I have also drafted an email for Dr. Walker, which I will be sending within the next week. Over the past week, I have also been looking into specifics of how I will collect data for my research. As of now, I will likely be sending out a questionnaire to the student body of Marin Academy which questions pertinent to my study. However, this plan is likely to evolve as I continue to develop my project.

Feb. 8, 2019

Over the past week, I have been working on my research proposal, as well as looking into possible mentors. I found a man named Matthew Walker, a professor at Berkeley University who teaches about the importance of sleep. I will be sending him an email soon. I have also been working on my experimental design project that I will be presenting to my classmates.

Feb. 1, 2019

I have spent the past week completing my resume and cover letter and completing the background of my research proposal. I have also continued to find more sources, specifically focusing on the methods that were used by the researchers to collect the data they needed. While researching, I have found that the majority of tests done surrounding the importance of sleep in students have used questionnaires completed by the students. Another source of data have been simple reflex or memory tests. While reading these sources, I have been thinking about how I may be gathering data for my project.

Jan. 25, 2019

Over the past week, I have been working on my resume and cover letter, as well as the background section of my research proposal. I have spent most of my time, however, continuing to find sources through which I can begin to develop a process through which I will be conducting my research.

Jan. 18, 2019

Over the past week I have continued my research, making sure to find sources that will aid me in my future project. I have found many sources, and as the week progresses I will be working on my project proposal.

I have found a lot of interesting information surrounding sleep deprivation in students;

Jan. 14, 2019

As a high school student, my classmates and I often comment on how tired we are, or how, before a test, we only got 'x' hours of sleep. There have been many recent experiments done about how students are not getting enough sleep, and how schools should start later than 8:00 in the morning. I found this idea very interesting, especially as the sleep schedule of students is something that directly affects me.

Currently, my MARC project is still a large work in progress. I recently changed my project from studying iron metabolism to sleep deprivation, so I have recently been doing a lot of research surrounding sleep deprivation in students. I will be spending the next week or so continuing my research.