Brienne Miner, MD, MHS
she/her/hers
Geriatrics, Sleep Medicine
Biography
Brienne Miner, MD, MHS, specializes in geriatric and sleep medicine with a focus on memory disorders and the evaluation and treatment of sleep disturbances. She is the vice chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Internal Medicine with a special interest in anti-ageism initiatives.
Dr. Miner’s research explores sleep deficiency and disorders in older adults, sleep assessment methods and technologies, and circadian rhythms and sleep patterns. Her work examines the accuracy of sleep-measuring tools, the link between sleep disturbances and age-related health problems, and advanced statistical methods for analyzing circadian rhythm data.
Dr. Miner is an assistant professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
Titles
- Assistant Professor
- Vice Chief for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Internal Medicine
- Member, Research Career Development Committee
- Early Career Faculty Working Group, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
- Junior Faculty Liaison, Research Committee
Education & Training
- Sleep Medicine FellowshipYale University (2017)
- MHSYale University (2016)
- Postdoctoral Research FellowshipYale University (2016)
- Geriatric FellowshipYale University (2014)
- Chief ResidentYale University (2013)
- ResidencyYale University (2012)
- MDSUNY Downstate College of Medicine (2009)
- BSMcGill University, Biology (2003)
Languages Spoken
- English
- Español (Spanish)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Tideswell Scholar : Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Program (2023)
- Travel Award: Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders in Aging Annual Meeting (2019)
- New Investigator Award: American Geriatrics Society (2018)
- Young Investigators Research Forum: American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (2018)
- Travel Award: Sleep Research Network (2017)
- Trainee Merit Based Award: Sleep Research Society (2017)
- Leadership Workshop: Sleep Research Society (2017)
- Junior Reviewer Program: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2017)
- Butler-Williams Scholar: National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (2015)
Professional Service
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (2023 - 2024): Ad-hoc mentored reviewer
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023 - Present): Editorial Board Member
- Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (2022): Reviewed applications for the Early Career Exchange Program.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (2021): Reviewed grants submitted for the Strategic Research Award.
- American Geriatrics Society Junior Research Faculty Special Interest Group (2020 - 2022): Chair
- SLEEP (2019 - Present): Reviewer
- Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (2017 - Present): Reviewer
- Sleep Research Society (2016 - Present): Member
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2016 - Present): Member
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2016 - Present): Reviewer
Publications
- Pan Y, Cho G, Burzynski C, Polisetty L, Doyle M, Iannone L, Knauert M, Yaggi H, Gill T, Miner B. 0230 Comparing Subjective and Objective Measures of Chronotypes and Their Associations with Age in Older Adults. Sleep 2024, 47: a99-a99. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0230.
- Miner B, Pan Y, Cho G, Burzynski C, Polisetty L, Doyle M, Iannone L, Knauert M, Gill T, Yaggi H. 0309 Concordance in Electroencephalography-Headband versus Polysomnography by Demographics and Cognitive Status. Sleep 2024, 47: a133-a133. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0309.
- Miner B, Pan Y, Cho G, Knauert M, Yaggi H, Gill T, Stone K, Ensrud K, Zeitzer J, Yaffe K, Doyle M. 0757 Association of Insomnia with Objective Short Sleep Duration and Other Phenotypes with Mortality in Older Persons. Sleep 2024, 47: a324-a325. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0757.
- Adirim Z, Pan Y, Doyle M, Knauert M, Yaggi H, Miner B. 0680 Body Clock and Aging: Relationships of Circadian Rhythm with Sleep Quality, Mental Health and Geriatric Conditions. Sleep 2024, 47: a291-a291. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0680.
- Cho G, Buxton O, Pan Y, Miner B. 1030 APOE Genotype and Sleep Architecture. Sleep 2024, 47: a442-a443. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.01030.
- Clocchiatti‐Tuozzo S, Rivier C, Renedo D, Lopez V, Geer J, Miner B, Yaggi H, de Havenon A, Payabvash S, Sheth K, Gill T, Falcone G. Suboptimal Sleep Duration Is Associated With Poorer Neuroimaging Brain Health Profiles in Middle‐Aged Individuals Without Stroke or Dementia. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 13: e031514. PMID: 38156552, PMCID: PMC10863828, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031514.
- Cantu P, Milani S, Mroz E, Pan Y, Miner B, Sheehan C, Jody S. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are Predictors of Disturbed Sleep in Mexican American Caregivers. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.078489.
- Reisert H, Miner B, Farhadian S. Sleep deficiency among people living with human immunodeficiency virus: A growing challenge. HIV Medicine 2023, 25: 5-15. PMID: 37485570, PMCID: PMC10803648, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13526.
- Miner B, Pan Y, Burzynski C, Iannone L, Knauert M, Gill T, Yaggi H. 0726 Agreement Between an Electroencephalography-Measuring Headband and Polysomnography in Older Adults with Sleep Disturbances. Sleep 2023, 46: a319-a320. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0726.
- Polisetty L, Pan Y, Iannone L, Knauert M, Yaggi K, Gill T, Miner B. 0733 The Association of Nocturia and Napping with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Older Adults with Insomnia and/or Daytime Sleepiness. Sleep 2023, 46: a322-a323. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0733.
- Miner B, Doyle M, Knauert M, Yaggi H, Stone K, Ancoli‐Israel S, Cauley J, Redline S, Blackwell T, Gill T, Groups F. Insomnia with objective short sleep duration in community‐living older persons: A multifactorial geriatric health condition. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 1198-1208. PMID: 36524599, PMCID: PMC10089942, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18195.
- Miner B, Zinchuk A. Obstructive sleep apnea pathophysiology: A key to understanding obstructive sleep apnea's impact on older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3064-3066. PMID: 36128735, PMCID: PMC9976776, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18026.
- Pappas JA, Miner B. Sleep Deficiency in the Elderly. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2022, 43: 273-286. PMID: 35659025, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.02.005.
- Miner B, Yaggi H, Gill T, Doyle M, Stone K, Redline S, Ensrud K, Blackwell T, Knauert M. 0321 Poor Agreement Among Self-Reported and Objective Sleep Deficiency Assessments in Older Persons. Sleep 2022, 45: a144-a145. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac079.319.
- Doyle MM, Murphy TE, Miner B, Pisani MA, Lusczek ER, Knauert MP. Enhancing cosinor analysis of circadian phase markers using the gamma distribution. Sleep Medicine 2022, 92: 1-3. PMID: 35306404, PMCID: PMC9356385, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.01.015.
- Miner B, Stone KL, Zeitzer JM, Han L, Doyle M, Blackwell T, Gill TM, Redeker NS, Hajduk A, Yaggi H. Self-reported and actigraphic short sleep duration in older adults. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2022, 18: 403-413. PMID: 34338629, PMCID: PMC8804982, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9584.
- Miner B, Kryger MH. Sleep in the Aging Population. Sleep Medicine Clinics 2020, 15: 311-318. PMID: 32386704, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2020.02.016.
- Miner B, Fragoso C, Han L, Yaggi H, Redeker N, Stone K. 0852 Geriatric Health Conditions And The Combined Outcome Of Poor Sleep Quality With Objective Short Sleep Duration. Sleep 2020, 43: a324-a325. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.848.
- Miner B, Fragoso C, Han L, Stone K, Redeker N, Yaggi H. 0855 Primary Sleep Disorders And The Combined Outcome Of Poor Sleep Quality With Objective Short Sleep Duration In Older Persons. Sleep 2020, 43: a325-a326. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.851.
- Miner B, Gill TM, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Van Ness PH, Han L, Fragoso C. The Epidemiology of Patient‐Reported Hypersomnia in Persons With Advanced Age. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 2545-2552. PMID: 31390046, PMCID: PMC6898735, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16107.
- Conley S, Knies A, Batten J, Ash G, Miner B, Hwang Y, Jeon S, Redeker NS. Agreement between actigraphic and polysomnographic measures of sleep in adults with and without chronic conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2019, 46: 151-160. PMID: 31154154, PMCID: PMC6594867, DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2019.05.001.
- Miner B, MHS M, Stone K, Hajduk A, Yaggi H, Redeker N, Fragoso C. 0709 Self-Reported and Actigraphic Short Sleep Duration in Older Persons. Sleep 2019, 42: a284-a285. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz067.707.
- Miner B, Jiwa N, Koo B. Chapter 4 Treatment of Sleep-Related Movement and Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Hypersomnolence, and Parasomnias. 2019, 77-95. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813014-8.00004-4.
- Miner B, Gill TM, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Van Ness PH, Han L, Fragoso CAV. Insomnia in Community‐Living Persons with Advanced Age. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1592-1597. PMID: 29785710, PMCID: PMC6167156, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15414.
- Miner B, Hajduk A, Yaggi H, Fragoso C. 0734 Subjective-Objective Sleep Discrepancy in Older Adults. Sleep 2018, 41: a272-a273. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy061.733.
- Miner B, Redeker N, Yaggi H, Van Ness P, Han L, Gill T, Fragoso C. 0755 LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATIONS OF RISK FACTORS WITH INSOMNIA SEVERITY IN OLDER PERSONS. Sleep 2017, 40: a280-a280. DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.754.
- Miner B, Kryger MH. Sleep in the Aging Population. Sleep Medicine Clinics 2016, 12: 31-38. PMID: 28159095, PMCID: PMC5300306, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2016.10.008.
- Miner B, Tinetti ME, Van Ness PH, Han L, Leo‐Summers L, Newman AB, Lee PJ, Fragoso C. Dyspnea in Community‐Dwelling Older Persons: A Multifactorial Geriatric Health Condition. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 2042-2050. PMID: 27549914, PMCID: PMC5073004, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14290.
- Miner B, Gill T, Vaz Fragoso C. Physiology of the Aging Lung. 2015, 39-70. DOI: 10.1142/9789814635011_0002.
- Ludvig J, Miner B, Eisenberg MJ. Smoking cessation in patients with coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 565-72. PMID: 15990735, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.09.040.
Departments and Programs
Biography
Brienne Miner, MD, MHS, specializes in geriatric and sleep medicine with a focus on memory disorders and the evaluation and treatment of sleep disturbances. She is the vice chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Internal Medicine with a special interest in anti-ageism initiatives.
Dr. Miner’s research explores sleep deficiency and disorders in older adults, sleep assessment methods and technologies, and circadian rhythms and sleep patterns. Her work examines the accuracy of sleep-measuring tools, the link between sleep disturbances and age-related health problems, and advanced statistical methods for analyzing circadian rhythm data.
Dr. Miner is an assistant professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
Titles
- Assistant Professor
- Vice Chief for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Internal Medicine
- Member, Research Career Development Committee
- Early Career Faculty Working Group, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
- Junior Faculty Liaison, Research Committee
Education & Training
- Sleep Medicine FellowshipYale University (2017)
- MHSYale University (2016)
- Postdoctoral Research FellowshipYale University (2016)
- Geriatric FellowshipYale University (2014)
- Chief ResidentYale University (2013)
- ResidencyYale University (2012)
- MDSUNY Downstate College of Medicine (2009)
- BSMcGill University, Biology (2003)
Languages Spoken
- English
- Español (Spanish)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Tideswell Scholar : Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Program (2023)
- Travel Award: Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders in Aging Annual Meeting (2019)
- New Investigator Award: American Geriatrics Society (2018)
- Young Investigators Research Forum: American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (2018)
- Travel Award: Sleep Research Network (2017)
- Trainee Merit Based Award: Sleep Research Society (2017)
- Leadership Workshop: Sleep Research Society (2017)
- Junior Reviewer Program: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2017)
- Butler-Williams Scholar: National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (2015)
Professional Service
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (2023 - 2024): Ad-hoc mentored reviewer
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023 - Present): Editorial Board Member
- Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (2022): Reviewed applications for the Early Career Exchange Program.
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (2021): Reviewed grants submitted for the Strategic Research Award.
- American Geriatrics Society Junior Research Faculty Special Interest Group (2020 - 2022): Chair
- SLEEP (2019 - Present): Reviewer
- Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (2017 - Present): Reviewer
- Sleep Research Society (2016 - Present): Member
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2016 - Present): Member
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2016 - Present): Reviewer
Publications
- Pan Y, Cho G, Burzynski C, Polisetty L, Doyle M, Iannone L, Knauert M, Yaggi H, Gill T, Miner B. 0230 Comparing Subjective and Objective Measures of Chronotypes and Their Associations with Age in Older Adults. Sleep 2024, 47: a99-a99. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0230.
- Miner B, Pan Y, Cho G, Burzynski C, Polisetty L, Doyle M, Iannone L, Knauert M, Gill T, Yaggi H. 0309 Concordance in Electroencephalography-Headband versus Polysomnography by Demographics and Cognitive Status. Sleep 2024, 47: a133-a133. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0309.
- Miner B, Pan Y, Cho G, Knauert M, Yaggi H, Gill T, Stone K, Ensrud K, Zeitzer J, Yaffe K, Doyle M. 0757 Association of Insomnia with Objective Short Sleep Duration and Other Phenotypes with Mortality in Older Persons. Sleep 2024, 47: a324-a325. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0757.
- Adirim Z, Pan Y, Doyle M, Knauert M, Yaggi H, Miner B. 0680 Body Clock and Aging: Relationships of Circadian Rhythm with Sleep Quality, Mental Health and Geriatric Conditions. Sleep 2024, 47: a291-a291. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0680.
- Cho G, Buxton O, Pan Y, Miner B. 1030 APOE Genotype and Sleep Architecture. Sleep 2024, 47: a442-a443. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.01030.
- Clocchiatti‐Tuozzo S, Rivier C, Renedo D, Lopez V, Geer J, Miner B, Yaggi H, de Havenon A, Payabvash S, Sheth K, Gill T, Falcone G. Suboptimal Sleep Duration Is Associated With Poorer Neuroimaging Brain Health Profiles in Middle‐Aged Individuals Without Stroke or Dementia. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 13: e031514. PMID: 38156552, PMCID: PMC10863828, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031514.
- Cantu P, Milani S, Mroz E, Pan Y, Miner B, Sheehan C, Jody S. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are Predictors of Disturbed Sleep in Mexican American Caregivers. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.078489.
- Reisert H, Miner B, Farhadian S. Sleep deficiency among people living with human immunodeficiency virus: A growing challenge. HIV Medicine 2023, 25: 5-15. PMID: 37485570, PMCID: PMC10803648, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13526.
- Miner B, Pan Y, Burzynski C, Iannone L, Knauert M, Gill T, Yaggi H. 0726 Agreement Between an Electroencephalography-Measuring Headband and Polysomnography in Older Adults with Sleep Disturbances. Sleep 2023, 46: a319-a320. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0726.
- Polisetty L, Pan Y, Iannone L, Knauert M, Yaggi K, Gill T, Miner B. 0733 The Association of Nocturia and Napping with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Older Adults with Insomnia and/or Daytime Sleepiness. Sleep 2023, 46: a322-a323. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0733.
- Miner B, Doyle M, Knauert M, Yaggi H, Stone K, Ancoli‐Israel S, Cauley J, Redline S, Blackwell T, Gill T, Groups F. Insomnia with objective short sleep duration in community‐living older persons: A multifactorial geriatric health condition. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 1198-1208. PMID: 36524599, PMCID: PMC10089942, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18195.
- Miner B, Zinchuk A. Obstructive sleep apnea pathophysiology: A key to understanding obstructive sleep apnea's impact on older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3064-3066. PMID: 36128735, PMCID: PMC9976776, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18026.
- Pappas JA, Miner B. Sleep Deficiency in the Elderly. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2022, 43: 273-286. PMID: 35659025, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.02.005.
- Miner B, Yaggi H, Gill T, Doyle M, Stone K, Redline S, Ensrud K, Blackwell T, Knauert M. 0321 Poor Agreement Among Self-Reported and Objective Sleep Deficiency Assessments in Older Persons. Sleep 2022, 45: a144-a145. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac079.319.
- Doyle MM, Murphy TE, Miner B, Pisani MA, Lusczek ER, Knauert MP. Enhancing cosinor analysis of circadian phase markers using the gamma distribution. Sleep Medicine 2022, 92: 1-3. PMID: 35306404, PMCID: PMC9356385, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.01.015.
- Miner B, Stone KL, Zeitzer JM, Han L, Doyle M, Blackwell T, Gill TM, Redeker NS, Hajduk A, Yaggi H. Self-reported and actigraphic short sleep duration in older adults. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2022, 18: 403-413. PMID: 34338629, PMCID: PMC8804982, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9584.
- Miner B, Kryger MH. Sleep in the Aging Population. Sleep Medicine Clinics 2020, 15: 311-318. PMID: 32386704, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2020.02.016.
- Miner B, Fragoso C, Han L, Yaggi H, Redeker N, Stone K. 0852 Geriatric Health Conditions And The Combined Outcome Of Poor Sleep Quality With Objective Short Sleep Duration. Sleep 2020, 43: a324-a325. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.848.
- Miner B, Fragoso C, Han L, Stone K, Redeker N, Yaggi H. 0855 Primary Sleep Disorders And The Combined Outcome Of Poor Sleep Quality With Objective Short Sleep Duration In Older Persons. Sleep 2020, 43: a325-a326. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.851.
- Miner B, Gill TM, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Van Ness PH, Han L, Fragoso C. The Epidemiology of Patient‐Reported Hypersomnia in Persons With Advanced Age. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 2545-2552. PMID: 31390046, PMCID: PMC6898735, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16107.
- Conley S, Knies A, Batten J, Ash G, Miner B, Hwang Y, Jeon S, Redeker NS. Agreement between actigraphic and polysomnographic measures of sleep in adults with and without chronic conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2019, 46: 151-160. PMID: 31154154, PMCID: PMC6594867, DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2019.05.001.
- Miner B, MHS M, Stone K, Hajduk A, Yaggi H, Redeker N, Fragoso C. 0709 Self-Reported and Actigraphic Short Sleep Duration in Older Persons. Sleep 2019, 42: a284-a285. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz067.707.
- Miner B, Jiwa N, Koo B. Chapter 4 Treatment of Sleep-Related Movement and Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Hypersomnolence, and Parasomnias. 2019, 77-95. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813014-8.00004-4.
- Miner B, Gill TM, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Van Ness PH, Han L, Fragoso CAV. Insomnia in Community‐Living Persons with Advanced Age. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1592-1597. PMID: 29785710, PMCID: PMC6167156, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15414.
- Miner B, Hajduk A, Yaggi H, Fragoso C. 0734 Subjective-Objective Sleep Discrepancy in Older Adults. Sleep 2018, 41: a272-a273. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy061.733.
- Miner B, Redeker N, Yaggi H, Van Ness P, Han L, Gill T, Fragoso C. 0755 LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATIONS OF RISK FACTORS WITH INSOMNIA SEVERITY IN OLDER PERSONS. Sleep 2017, 40: a280-a280. DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.754.
- Miner B, Kryger MH. Sleep in the Aging Population. Sleep Medicine Clinics 2016, 12: 31-38. PMID: 28159095, PMCID: PMC5300306, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2016.10.008.
- Miner B, Tinetti ME, Van Ness PH, Han L, Leo‐Summers L, Newman AB, Lee PJ, Fragoso C. Dyspnea in Community‐Dwelling Older Persons: A Multifactorial Geriatric Health Condition. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 2042-2050. PMID: 27549914, PMCID: PMC5073004, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14290.
- Miner B, Gill T, Vaz Fragoso C. Physiology of the Aging Lung. 2015, 39-70. DOI: 10.1142/9789814635011_0002.
- Ludvig J, Miner B, Eisenberg MJ. Smoking cessation in patients with coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 565-72. PMID: 15990735, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.09.040.
Departments and Programs