Lois S. Sadler, FAAN, RN, PhD
Professor Emeritus of NursingCards
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Professor, School of Nursing and Yale Child Study Center
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Professor Emeritus of Nursing
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Professor, School of Nursing and Yale Child Study CenterBiography
Lois S. Sadler, PhD, RN, FAAN is a Professor Emerita and Senior Research Scientist/Scholar at the Yale University School of Nursing. Dr. Sadler received her BSN degree from the University of Massachusetts and her MSN degree from Yale University School of Nursing (YSN). She received her PhD from the UCONN School of Family Studies in 1997.
Professor Sadler has taught at the master’s, doctoral, and post-doctoral levels, including course content in the areas of family studies, child and family development, pediatric health promotion, adolescent health, qualitative research, research ethics, intervention development, philosophy of science, and knowledge development in nursing science. She has practiced clinically as a pediatric nurse practitioner and has conducted research with adolescent parents and young families in diverse communities, school settings, home visiting, and primary health care settings.
At YSN, she held a variety of academic leadership positions in addition to her research and teaching. Dr. Sadler’s NIH-funded research is in the areas of the transition to parenthood among adolescent parents and their families, adolescent pregnancy prevention, health equity, pediatric sleep, and evaluation of specialized support programs for young parents and children. In 2001 along with Drs. Arietta Slade and Linda Mayes, Dr. Sadler co-founded the home visiting program, Minding the BabyTM. Along with colleagues and community partners, she tested and implemented the program in the US, Scotland, England, Brazil, and Denmark. A full implementation and clinical trial is underway in 8 communities in Denmark.
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Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Connecticut, Family Studies (1997)
- MSN
- Yale University School of Nursing, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (1979)
- BS (Hon)
- University of Massachusetts (1974)
Research
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0000-0003-4192-1511- View Lab Website
Minding the Baby
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Nancy Schmieder Redeker, RN, MSN, PhD, FAHA, FAAN
Sangchoon Jeon, PhD
Monica Lynn-Roosa Ordway
Linda Mayes, MD
Alison Moriarty Daley
Craig Canapari, MD
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Adolescent Behavior
Publications
Featured Publications
0144 A Mixed Methods Exploration of Stigma, Discrimination, and Sleep among Individuals on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
Nwanaji-Enwerem U, Sadler L, Jeon S, Barry D, Yaggi H, Redeker N. 0144 A Mixed Methods Exploration of Stigma, Discrimination, and Sleep among Individuals on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder. Sleep 2023, 46: a65-a65. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersInsomnia severitySpearman correlationInsomnia Severity IndexSleep studiesExperience symptomsSleep outcomesExperiences of stigmaLarge diverse sampleStigma ScaleInsomniaChronic stressorsSeverity IndexSleepMedicationsConclusions FindingsOUDIntervention approachesNegative healthStigmatized populationsSeverityDisordersStigmaOutcomesSomething Has to Give: An Urban Community-Engaged Focus Group Study of Teen Sleep.
Daley A, O'Connell M, Sadler L, Redeker N. Something Has to Give: An Urban Community-Engaged Focus Group Study of Teen Sleep. The Journal Of School Nursing 2023, 10598405231179680. PMID: 37309163, DOI: 10.1177/10598405231179680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsNighttime sleepFocus group studySleep health interventionsGroup studyKnowledge/attitudesSleep interventionsDaily functionSleep deficiencySleep habitsHealth interventionsCommunity stakeholders' perspectivesSleepMental healthDiverse teensTeen healthMultilevel causesInterventionFocus groupsOverarching themesHealthTeensSchool performanceUrban communitiesMultilevel influencesVirtual interviewing with marginalized young adult mothers: appreciating the New Norm
Flaherty S, Sadler L. Virtual interviewing with marginalized young adult mothers: appreciating the New Norm. Public Health Nursing 2023, 40: 740-749. PMID: 37317821, PMCID: PMC10530169, DOI: 10.1111/phn.13220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsQualitative researchNew normsSpecific interview questionsQualitative interviewsInclusive representationMethodological best practicesIdentified categoriesOverarching themesQualitative studyInterview questionsEarly homeMethods studyBest practicesInterviewsParticipationOngoing stressorsNormsPerson interviewsLimited researchInterviewingYoung adult mothersResearchResponsibilityThemesCommunityEarly emergence of racial and ethnic differences in sleep health among toddlers living in low-income families
Ordway M, Sadler L, Jeon S, Pierre J, Canapari C, Redeker N. Early emergence of racial and ethnic differences in sleep health among toddlers living in low-income families. Sleep Health 2023, 9: 389-397. PMID: 37453903, PMCID: PMC10517059, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAverage sleep durationSleep healthGroup differencesEthnic differencesBrief Infant Sleep QuestionnaireAge-based recommendationsSleep health disparitiesInfant Sleep QuestionnaireLow-income familiesMonths of ageChildren's sleep healthSleep QuestionnaireSleep durationLarge effect sizesSleep diaryBedtime variabilityActigraph dataHealth disparitiesEarlier bedtimesSociodemographic variablesSocioeconomic differencesMarital statusBedtimeEarly childhoodYoung children
2024
The CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress
Condon E, Scheibner H, Kuzel M, Howard M, Cisse M, O'Connell M, Conley Y, Jeon S, Sadler L, Redeker N. The CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress. Research In Nursing & Health 2024, 47: 369-383. PMID: 38804202, PMCID: PMC11236528, DOI: 10.1002/nur.22400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsStudy of CaregivingReduce health disparitiesIntergenerational transmissionEffects of toxic stressCross-sectional studyCycle of adversityToxic stressChildren aged 3Health disparitiesHealth interventionsMental healthCare studiesCaregiversMultiple physiological systemsHypothesized pathwaysChildhood experiencesLife courseEarly childhood experiencesResearch protocolChildren's susceptibilityDaily routineProtective factorsCareAged 3HealthParenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study
Flaherty S, Knobf M, Holland M, Slade A, Nelson L, Sadler L. Parenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303119. PMID: 38748745, PMCID: PMC11095697, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMixed methods studyParenting outcomesRandomized clinical trialsAdolescent mothersMethods studyParents' experiencesSequential mixed methods studyExplanatory sequential mixed methods studyHome visiting programsPositive parenting outcomesPhase involved interviewsVisiting programsParticipants' experiencesChild behavior problemsPromote personal growthParticipants 2Maternal experienceQuantitative phaseQualitative dataPersonal growthEarly adulthoodBehavior problemsMothersHostile parentingOutcomes“Our life literally got turned upside down”: Mothers' experiences of the COVID‐19 pandemic
Condon E, O'Connell M, Jackson B, Redeker N, Sadler L. “Our life literally got turned upside down”: Mothers' experiences of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Family Relations 2024 DOI: 10.1111/fare.13032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreschool-aged childrenCaregivers of preschool-aged childrenSignificant caregiver burdenEffects of pandemic-related stressCOVID-19 pandemicQualitative descriptive studyPandemic related stressorsSemi-structured interviewsCaregiver burdenTargeted intervention effortsPandemic-related stressThematic analysisDescriptive studyYoung childrenCoping strategiesMothers' experiencesEarly childhood periodDisrupted routinesLives of familiesFamily functioningCOVID-19Family lifeIntervention effortsImproving long-term outcomesRelated stressorsExperiences of Stigma and Discrimination Compounded by Intersecting Identities among Individuals Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder.
Nwanaji-Enwerem U, Redeker N, O'Connell M, Barry D, Iheanacho T, Knobf T, Scheinost D, Wang K, Yaggi K, Sadler L. Experiences of Stigma and Discrimination Compounded by Intersecting Identities among Individuals Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2024, 35: 94-115. PMID: 38661862, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2024.a919810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderExperiences of stigmaIndividuals experience stigmaMarginalized social positionsIdentity of peopleUse disorderIntersectional identitiesMarginalized identitiesSupport interventionsSocial positionQualitative findingsStigmaNegative experiencesNortheast United StatesUnited StatesImprove outcomesIdentityTreatment centersMOUDIndividual vulnerabilityMedicationPeopleDiscriminationIndividuals
2023
“It’s all connected:” A mixed methods study of insomnia, stigma, and discrimination among individuals on medication for opioid use disorder
Nwanaji-Enwerem U, Sadler L, O'Connell M, Barry D, Knobf T, Jeon S, Scheinost D, Yaggi K, Redeker N. “It’s all connected:” A mixed methods study of insomnia, stigma, and discrimination among individuals on medication for opioid use disorder. Sleep Health 2023, 10: 31-40. PMID: 37980246, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricParticipation in an Attachment-Based Home Visiting Program Is Associated with Lower Child Salivary C-Reactive Protein Levels at Follow-Up
Tobón A, Condon E, Slade A, Holland M, Mayes L, Sadler L. Participation in an Attachment-Based Home Visiting Program Is Associated with Lower Child Salivary C-Reactive Protein Levels at Follow-Up. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2023, 44: e292-e299. PMID: 37126599, PMCID: PMC10353420, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSalivary inflammatory biomarkersInflammatory biomarkersEarly childhood adversityC-reactive protein levelsChildhood adversitySalivary cytokine levelsEarly adversityMaternal-child dyadsHome Visiting ProgramSalivary CRP levelsMother-infant dyadsBlack/African AmericanHispanics/LatinosRCT completionCRP levelsCytokine levelsFollow-upSalivary specimensVisiting ProgramEarly interventionNegative psychosocial outcomesPsychosocial outcomesLong-term biological effectsProtein levelsMtb
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Biological, Behavioral, and Genetic Mechanisms in the Intergenerational Transmission of Toxic Stress
HIC ID2000026331RolePrincipal InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date09/30/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderFemaleAge18+ years
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News
- April 15, 2020
Get Some Sleep!
- November 13, 2018
Child Study Center Represents Yale at AACAP
- August 09, 2017
Home-visiting program for first-time families expands in CT
- August 03, 2016
New NIH Grant to Support Pediatric Sleep Intervention