The Authors Of EYSD

Get to know a bit about the writers who create the content of End Your Sleep Deprivation:

Kevin Morton

I'm Kevin, and I'm the voice and pen behind much of the content on EYSD.

I created this site in honor of Dr. William Dement's 40th anniversary teaching the renowned Sleep and Dreams class at Stanford University. Dr. Dement has been my teacher for the last three years at Stanford, and an inspiration to me for what he has done to promote sleep health awareness in his lifetime. It is my wish that this site serve as a continuation of his efforts, taking his decades of research and evangelism to the Internet audience in a fun and interactive way.

After taking Dr. Dement's Sleep and Dreams class in early 2009, I served as one of Dr. Dement's Teaching Assistants in 2010, before taking over as Head Teaching Assistant for the 2011 and 2012 school years. In addition to writing a large amount of the content on this site, I also run the web design and oversee the organization and publishing of the other student-created contributions, which you can read about below.

Student Writers

If you've arrived at this section after clicking the name of an author on any given article on our site, that means the author of that article is a current or former Stanford Sleep and Dreams student.

The vast majority of content throughout EYSD is student-created, with the idea that articles, movies, games, and such about scientific subjects that can tend to be dense or jargon-filled on occasion, will be more fun and accessible when created by young people who have just recently been engaged in learning about the subject themselves. (More about this method here.)

And that's what this site is about: making sleep science fun and accessible so everyone who wants to can take control of their own sleep health, strategically.

Of course, this student-driven approach naturally has its drawbacks as well, namely with regards to the experience of the authors. While we are very careful in checking the accuracy of the information we publish on this site, and have a board of faculty and sleep professionals to oversee our work when they are able, we recognize that it is entirely possible for some errors to slip through the cracks.

If you notice any, or are compelled to critique any information published on this site, please let us know so we can continue to improve our content. You can leave a comment on the appropriate page, if applicable, or contact us via email.