ST. THOMAS DAY 2025 MEET OUR HONOREES
Roxanne is a Professor of Psychology at the University of St. Thomas. She is a widely sought-after speaker and served on the NCAA Taskforce for Sleep and Well-Being. Her research on sleep and mental health has been summarized in a variety of national media outlets, including the New York Times , Wall Street Journal and NPR’s 1A podcast, among others. Her TEDx talk “Addressing our Children’s Sleep Debt” was featured in the lecture series Transforming Education . Roxanne serves as the PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR AWARD J. ROXANNE PRICHARD, PHD PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM
principal investigator of the National Science Foundation S-STEM grant and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence grant, both of which aim to enhance the educational experience for historically marginalized students in STEM fields. She has a B.A. in Biopsychology with a minor in women’s studies from Transylvania University in Lexington, KY and a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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