Colin A Espie Ph.D.

About

Colin Espie, Ph.D., a Professor of Sleep Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford, is Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Big Health. Espie is focused on improving the clinical assessment and treatment of sleep disorders, particularly using cognitive behavioural therapeutics and studying sleep’s relationship to mental health. He has published more than 300 scientific papers and has been elected as a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, the Royal Society of Medicine, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Prior to founding the University of Oxford’s Experimental & Clinical Sleep Medicine research programme in the Sleep & Circadian Research Institute in 2013, Espie was the founding Director of the University of Glasgow Sleep Centre. In 2015, he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies, and was awarded the Mary A. Carskadon Outstanding Educator Award by the Sleep Research Society in 2017. Espie regularly lectures and shares his latest research on sleep and sleep disorders, and serves as a scientific expert in television and documentary interviews.

Recent Posts

Why Do We Fall Asleep?

The harder we try to sleep, the more elusive sleep becomes. Here’s how the brain can undermine efforts to get to sleep and how therapy can help us “fall” asleep.

The Importance of Sleep at Each Stage of Life

Sleep is a foundational biological need that has a psychological component. Supporting sleep can have cascading health benefits at all ages.

How to Discuss Sleep With Your Patients

Here are five pieces of important advice for healthcare systems and providers to educate patients on the health benefits and importance of sleep.

The Key to a Sustainable Mental Healthcare Model

Differentiating between "evidence-based" and "evidence-informed" mental health solutions is critical to scale access to much-needed mental health treatments.

Why the Mental Health Crisis Needs Behavioral Solutions

Due to a lack of psychologists, we have failed to deliver guideline-recommended care. Medications are filling the gap. We need to expand access to behavioral interventions.

Sleep Is Nature's Medicine

With the pandemic exacerbating mental health challenges, finding remedies for poor sleep is more important than ever.