Ashley Mason, PhD
Ashley Mason, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF. She is core research faculty at the UCSF Osher Center and a provider in the UCSF Osher Center Clinic. She is the Co-Director of the UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study, and Treatment (COAST). She is Director of the UCSF Sleep, Affect, and Eating (SEA) Lab. She is primarily a researcher (80% time) but also does clinical work (20% time).
Research Focuses: Learn more at sealab.ucsf.edu
- Food cravings and overeating
- Role of endogenous opioid system in binge eating and obesity
- Adherence to ketogenic diet in Type 2 Diabetes
- Effects of ketogenic diet on cardiovascular health
- Impact of stress on metabolic health and biological aging
- Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) methods
- Effects of sugar on body and brain
- Thermogregulatory processes among individuals with depression
Clinical Work: Learn more (including insurance coverage) at oshersleepgroup.ucsf.edu
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Offers 6 groups focused on sleep problems per year
- Maintains small individual practice for people with sleep problems
- Can see patients in person (Mt. Zion) or over Zoom
- Covered for sleep treatment by medicare