Dr. Broussard is interested in understanding the role of sleep and circadian regulation in metabolic homeostasis. Specifically, our team studies how sleep and circadian disruption impair metabolic tissues and whether improving timing of behaviors such as sleep and eating can improve metabolic health.


Broussard JL, Reynolds AC, Depner CM, Ferguson SA, Dawson D, Wright KP. Jr. Circadian Rhythms versus Daily Patterns in Human Physiology and Behavior; pp 279-295. In V. Kumar Ed. Biological Timekeeping: Clocks, Rhythms and Behaviour. 2017.


Broussard JL, Van Cauter E. Disturbances of sleep and circadian rhythms: novel risk factors for obesity. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2016 Oct; 23(5):353-9. View in: PubMed


Broussard JL, Devkota S. The changing microbial landscape of Western society: Diet, dwellings and discordance. Mol Metab. 2016 Sep; 5(9):737-42. View in: PubMed

Broussard JL, Wroblewski K, Kilkus JM, Tasali E. Two nights of recovery sleep reverses the effects of short-term sleep restriction on diabetes risk. Diabetes Care. 2016; 39(3):e40-1.

Broussard JL, Kilkus JM, Delebecque F, Abraham V, Day A, Whitmore H, Tasali E. Elevated ghrelin predicts food intake during experimental sleep restriction. Obesity. 2016; 24(1):132-8.

Broussard JL, Kolka C, Castro AVB, Asare IB, Paszkiewicz RL, Szczepaniak EW, Szczepaniak LS, Knutson KL, Kim SP, Bergman RN. Elevated nocturnal NEFA are an early signal for hyperinsulinemic compensation during diet-induced insulin resistance. Diabetologia. 2015; 58(11):2663-70.

Broussard JL, Chapotot F, Abraham V, Day A, Delebecque F, Whitmore H, Tasali E. Sleep restriction increases free fatty acids in healthy men. Diabetologia. 2015; 58(4):791-798.

Broussard JL, Ehrmann D, Van Cauter E, Tasali E, Brady M. Experimental Reduction of Sleep Duration Is Associated with Impaired Insulin Signaling in the Adipocyte. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Oct 16;157(8):549-57.

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