Julia Chafkin, Ph.D. “Sleep and Aging: Tips and Information for a Better Night’s Sleep.”

RETIRED MEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GREENWICH, Inc. (RMA)

Invites you to its meeting, September 30, 2026, at 11 am at Christ Church, Parish Hall, 254 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich. The program will also be shown on Zoom (click here for live feed), and on  local cable channels 24 (Verizon) and 79 (Optimum)

Julia Chafkin, Ph.D.

“Sleep and Aging: Tips and Information for a Better Night’s Sleep.”

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Please join us at 11am on Wednesday, September 30th for a presentation on sleep and aging with Julia Chafkin, Ph.D. a clinical psychologist at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Chafkin will provide information about sleep mechanics and architecture, how sleep changes with age, factors that can interfere with sleep, tips and tricks to improve sleep, and information about stress and sleep.

Dr. Chafkin is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine. She completed her doctoral studies at The University of Texas at Austin, and her predoctoral internship at Duke University School of Medicine. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the Adult Outpatient Department at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Behavioral Health, Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Chafkin is a licensed clinical psychologist with interests in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. Her research interests are in biological and behavioral markers and predictors of psychopathology during critical periods across the lifespan. 

Our next presentation, on October 7, is by sportscaster Bob Heussler, on “Greatest Connecticut Athletes.”

The Greenwich Retired Men’s Association offers a free program every Wednesday that is open to the public, both men and women; no reservations are required. Our social break starts at 10:40 am followed promptly by our presentation at 11:00. For additional information, including parking, see www.greenwichrma.org/upcoming-speakers.