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Andrea Silva Caballero

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

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First name

Andrea

Last name

Silva Caballero

Organization

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

City

Mexico City

State/Province/Region

México

ZIP/ Postal Code

04360

Country

Mexico

Webpage

https://www.dur.ac.uk/research/directory/staff/?mode=staff&id=16770

Biography

I completed my B.A. in Biological Anthropology in 2013 at the National School of Anthropology and History, Mexico City. Since then, I have specialized in medical anthropology with a focus on the pediatric population. I hold an MSc in Evolutionary Medicine and a PhD in Biological Anthropology awarded by the University of Durham, United Kingdom. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Anthropological Research at UNAM, Mexico City. In addition, I am an honorary member of the Durham Infancy & Sleep Center.

My study aims to reexamine current biomedical ideas concerning adolescent sleep by examining and comparing adolescents' sleep patterns in two rural sites and one urban site in Mexico. In particular, I address the phase shift in adolescents' sleep-wake cycle and the influence of artificial light and solitary sleep on their sleep timing and duration. My research has been funded by the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) and the Wenner-Gren Foundation.

Areas of interest

Human sleep ecology, Development of sleep patterns and circadian rhythms, Emotional dream content