Aric A. Prather Ph.D.

Aric Prather, Ph.D., is a clinical health psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. His research focuses on the interactions between psychological processes (stress and emotion) and behavioral processes (sleep) as they relate to physical and mental illness. With expertise in psychoneuroimmunology, much of his research involves understanding the immune system as one pathway through which psychological, social, and behavioral factors get under our skin and affect our health. He is the author of The Sleep Prescription.