Melodee Mograss

Melodee Mograss, PhD

Researcher Associate

  • Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology; Department of Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology (HKAP)
  • Researcher Associate, Laboratoire de Sommeil, Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, CR-IUGM.
Overview: Dr. Mograss is a cognitive neuropsychologist with expertise in sleep, electrophysiological (EEG/PSG) methods and neurobehavioral performance. She coordinates research activities in the PERFORM Sleep lab. Dr. Mograss holds a PhD from the Départment de Psychologie of Université de Montréal; Training Certificate in Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Canadian Child Health Clinical Scientist certification, McGill University; and is registered in polysomnography (RPSGT, American Association of Sleep Medicine). She completed postgraduate training in the Sleep, Circadian & Respiratory Neurobiology Lab from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and in pediatric sleep from the Montreal Children’s Hospital, RI-MUHC, McGill University.

Prior to graduate studies, Dr. Mograss worked in both adult and pediatric clinical sleep laboratories across North America.  She holds a master’s degree (with distinction) in experimental psychology from Concordia University, and a FRSQ (FRQS) supported PhD in cognitive neuropsychology from the Départment de Psychologie, Université de Montréal. In 2011, she received a certificate in Sleep Medicine from Harvard Medical School, and is registered in polysomnography (American Association of Sleep Medicine). Dr. Mograss has an Affiliate Assistant Professor position in the Dept of Psychology, researcher associate positions in the Concordia PERFORM Sleep lab and Dept of Exercise Science at Concordia University, and in the Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal.

During her postdoctoral studies she received a National Institute of Health awarded postdoctoral fellowship in Sleep, Circadian & Respiratory Neurobiology at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston to study homeostatic and circadian factors in habitual short and long sleepers. Subsequently, she received the prestigious Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Banting fellowship to study the effects of sleep apnea on cognitive performance in children at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. She has won several research awards; Montreal Children’s Hospital Clinical Projects Funding Competition, Child Health Clinical Scientist Rising researcher award, Dept of Pediatrics Clinical Projects co-funding award, and the Foundation of Stars Award/fondation des étoiles.

In general, my research focuses on individual differences in sleep across lifespan and the influence of internal as well as external factors. It involves how to improve neurocognitive performance based on analysis of sleep structure, assessment of vigilance, and quantitative analysis of the sleep-wake spectral composition. A major part of my work is aimed at understanding sleep “need” and the interface among sleep, cognitive processes and extraneous influences.

Office


Concordia University, PC 2.4111
7141 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, QC
CA H4B 1R6

Phones


Concordia University
+1 (514) 848-2424, x4037, x5240

Peer-reviewed Articles  

 

Mograss M, Crosetta M, Abi-Abroud J, Robertson M, Pepin V, Dang-Vu T  Combined acute affects of short-term exercise & sleep on declarative memory in young, sedentary adults. Sleep Medicine suppl_ 2019.

 

Mograss M, Abi-Jaoude J, Lim A and Dang-Vu T. Analysis of Nighttime Sleep Fragmentation of Actigraphy Rest/Activity Patterns in Healthy, Young Sedentary Nappers. Sleep Medicine suppl_ 2019.

 

Mograss M, Crosetta M, Abi-Abroud J, Frolova E,Robertson M, Pepin V, Dang-Vu T, (submitted) Exercising before a nap benefits memory better than napping or exercising alone. SLEEP, 2019.

 

Weiner O, et al., M Mograss M, Cross N, Dang-Vu TT. Associations between brain oscillation cross-frequency coupling during sleep and declarative learning in healthy older adults, J of Sleep Res 27, 2018. 

 

Mograss M, Crosetta M, Robertson E, Pepin V, Dang-Vu T. Combined Acute Effects of Short-term Exercise and Sleep on Declarative Memory in Young, Sedentary Adults:  A pilot study. J of Sleep and Sleep Dis Res 40, 82, 2017. 

 

Dang-Vu TT, Hatch B, Salimi A, Mograss M, Boucetta S, O’Byrne J, Brandewinder M, Berthomier C, Gouin JP. Sleep spindles may predict response to cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia; Sleep Med, 39,54-61, 2017.  

 

Mograss MA, Mok E, Constantin E. Evaluating Recognition Memory in Children Referred for Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J of Neuro and Psycho, 3(2) 6. 2015. 

 

Mograss, M.A. and Wielinga, S.H. and Baddam, S. and Aeschbach, D.Short and long sleepers: a difference in sleep capacity or in the tolerance of sleep pressure? ESRS 21th Congress, 04. Sep. – 08. Sep. 2012.  

 

Mograss MA DC Jarrin, DC, Noel N, McGrath  JJ, Constantin E. Reliability of Youth and Parent- Report of Sleep Duration with Ambulatory Polysomnography. Sleep 35, 426-427, 2012. 

 

Mograss MA, Wielinga SH, Baddam S, Lockye BJ, Aeschbach D. Effects of Sleep Extension and Acute Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Performance in Habitual Short Sleeper and Long Sleepers. SLEEP 34, 79, 2011. 

  

Mograss M A, Guillem F, Stickgold R. Individual differences in face recognition memory: Comparison among habitual short, average & long sleepers. Behavioural Brain Research, 208; 576-583, 2010. 

 

Mograss M A, Guillem F, *Brazzini-Poisson V, Godbout R. The effects of total sleep deprivation on recognition memory processes: An event-related potential study. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 91; 343-352, 2009.   

 

Mograss M A, Guillem F, Godbout R. Event-related potentials differentiates the processes involved in the effects of sleep on recognition memory. Psychophysiology 45 (3), 420–434, 2007. 

 

Mograss M A, Godbout R, Guillem F. The classic old/new effect: A useful indicator in studying the effects of sleep on declarative memory. Sleep; 29(11) 1491-1500, 2006. 

 

Guillem F, Mograss Gender differences in memory processing: evidence from event-related potentials to faces. Brain Cognition, 57(1):84-92, 2005. 1st position in the top 25 jounral articles. 

 

Brazzini-Poisson V, Mograss M, Guillem F, Godbout R, Lavoie M E. Event-related potentials and frontal lobe functioning after total sleep deprivation. International Journal of Psychophysiology; 54 (1-2), 163-164, 2004. 

 

Brouillette R T, Jacobs S, Waters K, Morielli A, Mograss M A, Ducharme F. Cardiorespiratory sleep studies for children can often be performed in the home. Sleep (10 Suppl):S278-280, 1996. 

 

Jacobs S, Morielli A, Mograss M A, Ducharme F, Schloss M, Brouillette R. Home testing for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome secondary to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Pediatric Pulmonology (4):241-252, 1995. 

 

Brouillette R T, Jacobs S, Morielli A, Mograss M A, Lafontaine V, Ducharme F, Schloss M. There’s no place like home: Evaluations of obstructive sleep apnea in the child’s home, Pediatric Pulmonology (11) 86-88, 1995. 

 

Mograss M A, Ducharme F M, Brouillette R T. Movement/arousals:  Description, classification and relationship to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children.  American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 150 (6 Pt 1):1690-1696, 1994. 

 

Book Chapters 

Kotagal P. Ferber RA, Mograss M.  Sleep Disorders: Laboratory Evaluation. Relationship of EEG changes to periodic leg movement.  In Current Practice of Clinical Electroencephalography 3rd edition John S. Ebersole, Timothy A. Pedley (Eds.) Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins (USA) 2003, p 803-833. 

 

Dang-Vu TT, Ellenbogen JM, Foulkes D, Cartwright RD. Mograss, MA “sleep”. Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.  Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 11 Jan. 2016. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/548545/sleep 

Biography

Prior to graduate studies, Dr. Mograss worked in both adult and pediatric clinical sleep laboratories across North America.  She holds a master’s degree (with distinction) in experimental psychology from Concordia University, and a FRSQ (FRQS) supported PhD in cognitive neuropsychology from the Départment de Psychologie, Université de Montréal. In 2011, she received a certificate in Sleep Medicine from Harvard Medical School, and is registered in polysomnography (American Association of Sleep Medicine). Dr. Mograss has an Affiliate Assistant Professor position in the Dept of Psychology, researcher associate positions in the Concordia PERFORM Sleep lab and Dept of Exercise Science at Concordia University, and in the Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal.

During her postdoctoral studies she received a National Institute of Health awarded postdoctoral fellowship in Sleep, Circadian & Respiratory Neurobiology at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston to study homeostatic and circadian factors in habitual short and long sleepers. Subsequently, she received the prestigious Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Banting fellowship to study the effects of sleep apnea on cognitive performance in children at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. She has won several research awards; Montreal Children’s Hospital Clinical Projects Funding Competition, Child Health Clinical Scientist Rising researcher award, Dept of Pediatrics Clinical Projects co-funding award, and the Foundation of Stars Award/fondation des étoiles.

Research Interests

In general, my research focuses on individual differences in sleep across lifespan and the influence of internal as well as external factors. It involves how to improve neurocognitive performance based on analysis of sleep structure, assessment of vigilance, and quantitative analysis of the sleep-wake spectral composition. A major part of my work is aimed at understanding sleep “need” and the interface among sleep, cognitive processes and extraneous influences.

Contact details
Office


Concordia University, PC 2.4111
7141 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, QC
CA H4B 1R6

Phones


Concordia University
+1 (514) 848-2424, x4037, x5240

Selected publications

Peer-reviewed Articles  

 

Mograss M, Crosetta M, Abi-Abroud J, Robertson M, Pepin V, Dang-Vu T  Combined acute affects of short-term exercise & sleep on declarative memory in young, sedentary adults. Sleep Medicine suppl_ 2019.

 

Mograss M, Abi-Jaoude J, Lim A and Dang-Vu T. Analysis of Nighttime Sleep Fragmentation of Actigraphy Rest/Activity Patterns in Healthy, Young Sedentary Nappers. Sleep Medicine suppl_ 2019.

 

Mograss M, Crosetta M, Abi-Abroud J, Frolova E,Robertson M, Pepin V, Dang-Vu T, (submitted) Exercising before a nap benefits memory better than napping or exercising alone. SLEEP, 2019.

 

Weiner O, et al., M Mograss M, Cross N, Dang-Vu TT. Associations between brain oscillation cross-frequency coupling during sleep and declarative learning in healthy older adults, J of Sleep Res 27, 2018. 

 

Mograss M, Crosetta M, Robertson E, Pepin V, Dang-Vu T. Combined Acute Effects of Short-term Exercise and Sleep on Declarative Memory in Young, Sedentary Adults:  A pilot study. J of Sleep and Sleep Dis Res 40, 82, 2017. 

 

Dang-Vu TT, Hatch B, Salimi A, Mograss M, Boucetta S, O’Byrne J, Brandewinder M, Berthomier C, Gouin JP. Sleep spindles may predict response to cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia; Sleep Med, 39,54-61, 2017.  

 

Mograss MA, Mok E, Constantin E. Evaluating Recognition Memory in Children Referred for Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J of Neuro and Psycho, 3(2) 6. 2015. 

 

Mograss, M.A. and Wielinga, S.H. and Baddam, S. and Aeschbach, D.Short and long sleepers: a difference in sleep capacity or in the tolerance of sleep pressure? ESRS 21th Congress, 04. Sep. – 08. Sep. 2012.  

 

Mograss MA DC Jarrin, DC, Noel N, McGrath  JJ, Constantin E. Reliability of Youth and Parent- Report of Sleep Duration with Ambulatory Polysomnography. Sleep 35, 426-427, 2012. 

 

Mograss MA, Wielinga SH, Baddam S, Lockye BJ, Aeschbach D. Effects of Sleep Extension and Acute Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Performance in Habitual Short Sleeper and Long Sleepers. SLEEP 34, 79, 2011. 

  

Mograss M A, Guillem F, Stickgold R. Individual differences in face recognition memory: Comparison among habitual short, average & long sleepers. Behavioural Brain Research, 208; 576-583, 2010. 

 

Mograss M A, Guillem F, *Brazzini-Poisson V, Godbout R. The effects of total sleep deprivation on recognition memory processes: An event-related potential study. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 91; 343-352, 2009.   

 

Mograss M A, Guillem F, Godbout R. Event-related potentials differentiates the processes involved in the effects of sleep on recognition memory. Psychophysiology 45 (3), 420–434, 2007. 

 

Mograss M A, Godbout R, Guillem F. The classic old/new effect: A useful indicator in studying the effects of sleep on declarative memory. Sleep; 29(11) 1491-1500, 2006. 

 

Guillem F, Mograss Gender differences in memory processing: evidence from event-related potentials to faces. Brain Cognition, 57(1):84-92, 2005. 1st position in the top 25 jounral articles. 

 

Brazzini-Poisson V, Mograss M, Guillem F, Godbout R, Lavoie M E. Event-related potentials and frontal lobe functioning after total sleep deprivation. International Journal of Psychophysiology; 54 (1-2), 163-164, 2004. 

 

Brouillette R T, Jacobs S, Waters K, Morielli A, Mograss M A, Ducharme F. Cardiorespiratory sleep studies for children can often be performed in the home. Sleep (10 Suppl):S278-280, 1996. 

 

Jacobs S, Morielli A, Mograss M A, Ducharme F, Schloss M, Brouillette R. Home testing for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome secondary to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Pediatric Pulmonology (4):241-252, 1995. 

 

Brouillette R T, Jacobs S, Morielli A, Mograss M A, Lafontaine V, Ducharme F, Schloss M. There’s no place like home: Evaluations of obstructive sleep apnea in the child’s home, Pediatric Pulmonology (11) 86-88, 1995. 

 

Mograss M A, Ducharme F M, Brouillette R T. Movement/arousals:  Description, classification and relationship to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children.  American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 150 (6 Pt 1):1690-1696, 1994. 

 

Book Chapters 

Kotagal P. Ferber RA, Mograss M.  Sleep Disorders: Laboratory Evaluation. Relationship of EEG changes to periodic leg movement.  In Current Practice of Clinical Electroencephalography 3rd edition John S. Ebersole, Timothy A. Pedley (Eds.) Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins (USA) 2003, p 803-833. 

 

Dang-Vu TT, Ellenbogen JM, Foulkes D, Cartwright RD. Mograss, MA “sleep”. Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.  Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 11 Jan. 2016. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/548545/sleep