Sleep and Circadian Health: A Promising Target for Preventing Suicide?

Peter Franzen, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

We hope you will join us on October 2, 2026 we will welcome Peter Franzen, PhD to present a Meet the PI Lecture on "Sleep and Circadian Health: A Promising Target for Preventing Suicide?"

Dr. Franzen is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After obtaining his PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Arizona, he relocated to Pittsburgh where completed his clinical internship at Western Psychiatric Hospital and postdoctoral training in the Pitt Department of Psychiatry. Since joining the faculty in 2007, his research has increased our understanding of why and how sleep is so important for emotional health in teens and adults. He has supported his work through funding by the National Institutes of Health, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, among other sponsors.

Join us in the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Auditorium or via Zoom for this hybrid event:

Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96882980840
Passcode: 918095

For More Information, please contact Shardai Key-Ward at keysj4@upmc.edu.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. The entirety of this program will be a lecture by the speaker(s). All individuals able to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. Registration is not required for this event. This event is free and there will be no refunds. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours. In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference. WPH is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. WPH maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits. The indicated number of clock hours of continuing education is provided through UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s Office of Educational Resources and Planning, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education in accordance with all the applicable educational and professional standards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapist. These clock hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT renewal. For more information, call (412) 204-9085.