Aric Prather

Aric Prather is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. He serves as Director of the Center for Health and Community and is affiliated with the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.

• PhD in Clinical and Biological Health Psychology (University of Pittsburgh)
• Postdoctoral training (UCSF/UC Berkeley) and clinical psychology internship (Duke University Medical Center)

Research Focus: Sleep's impact on physical health, emotional well-being, and immune function. Key areas include insomnia treatment, stress-sleep-inflammation pathways, and health disparities related to discrimination and socioeconomic factors.

Scientific Awards:

• Robert Ader New Investigator Award (2015)
• Herbert Weiner Early Career Award (2018-2020)
• Excellence in Health Psychology Research by an Early Career Professional (2019-2020)

Grants: Principal or Co-Investigator on 10+ NIH-funded studies (R01, U24, T32 mechanisms) examining sleep's role in cardiovascular disease, pregnancy outcomes, immunosenescence, and precision prevention.