Cheri Mah Biography

Cheri D. Mah M.S. is a Clinical and Translational Research Fellow at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Human Performance Center and UCSF School of Medicine. Over the past decade her research has focused on the relationship between sleep and performance in elite athletes. In particular Cheri’s research investigates the impact of sleep on cognitive and physical performance across a wide range of sports. Cheri has focused on studying the possible benefits of sleep extension to reduce negative consequences of chronic sleep loss on daytime functioning as well as potentially enhance performance.
Cheri currently serves as the sleep expertise for the Nike Performance Council. Cheri also consults with professional teams in the NFL NBA NHL and MLB as well as international sports organizations on optimal performance and recovery strategies. She has worked with professional teams such as the World Champion Golden State Warriors (NBA) San Jose Sharks (NHL) Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) among other teams.
Cheri works with elite athletes across various sports and has developed comprehensive sleep programs for professional and collegiate sports. These programs integrate sleep education technology and applied sleep research to optimize performance and recovery. At Stanford she advises varsity teams on optimal sleep scheduling and peak performance as well as leads the sleep expertise on the Stanford Performance Enhancement Alliance a novel multidisciplinary approach to athlete performance. Her research and work have been featured in national and international media including the NY Times ESPN NPR NBC Bay Area Time CBS BBC Runner’s World National Geographic Adventure and the Wall Street Journal.

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