
Ashley Mason, PhD
Ashley Mason, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF. She is core research faculty at the UCSF Osher Center and a clinical psychologist leading behavioral sleep medicine treatment in the UCSF Osher Center Clinic. She is Director of the UCSF Sleep, Affect, and Eating (SEA) Lab. She is the Co-Director of the UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study, and Treatment (COAST). She is primarily a researcher (85% time) but also does clinical work (15% time).
Research Focuses: Learn more at sealab.ucsf.edu
- Non-pharmacologic interventions for mental health disorders
- Whole-body hyperthermia for depression
- Thermogregulatory processes among individuals with depression
- Food cravings and overeating
- Nutritional approaches in prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
- Impact of stress on metabolic health and biological aging
- Effects of sugar on body and brain
Clinical Work: Learn more (including insurance coverage) at oshersleepgroup.ucsf.edu
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Offers 5-6 groups focused on sleep problems per year
- Maintains small individual practice for people with sleep problems
- Sees patients over Zoom only
- Covered for sleep treatment by medicare